[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by daca55

GM is cutting their own throat. They have discontinued a lot of good cars under the guise of building all electric cars. The CEO has to go as she has no clue what people want. I have always been a GM guy. I have owned many Gm cars. I currently own a 2015 Impala and a 1994 Corvette. I have owned 3 Impalas and this one is the best. So what does GM do they decided to stop making them. GM has gone way down hill. Who would have of thought that out of all the great cars they have made in the past the one that outlasted is the Buick. The cars they make now are all SUVs and some of them are garbage.

Mr France and Mr ford would be pulling their hair out? IMO Ford just as bad, who puts small foreign V8 engine in thunderbird. Idiots that who, when they had one best SB engines on planet. Who makes aluminum heads for V8s with 4 threads holding in spark plugs in? idiots, who puts water pumps inside front timing chain cover in oiling system ? idiots that’s who.

[Birdrm]

I owned Toyota and Mazda autos until I was almost 50 years old, I purchased a Dodge vehicle and it was the worse car I have ever owned! Since then I have driven an Infinity and currently have a Genesis! I will never buy a US auto ever again!

[Danube]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

Totally agree. If I could afford it, I'd have two Jags. One to drive while the other's in the shop. It's a Jaguar joke and very apt. It'd be twins of this: Access Denied

To fully restore it'd be around $50K including a new straight 6 engine. Plus I'd change the exterior color - one would be British Racing Green (a British Motors color) and the other would be burgundy.

Good luck with the US ever making such a sleek, delicious, decadent, delightful vehicle. Corvettes are tacky. They're "look at me I have a fancy car!" while Jags are "I'm too awesome to care if you look at me or not"

The average Corvette customer’s age in 2019 had still climbed to 61 years old.

Heading into C8 production, individuals between 25 and 40 only accounted for 3% of sales, by dingy.

[jimjamuser]

Originally Posted by Michael G.

When I was in high school enjoying cars and working at a local Chevy/Buick dealership, I would never think twice about owning any car except from GM.
All 5 makes where the holy grail of the auto industry.

Well GM, today you can go to hell with all your producing expensive junk,
then convince the public to buy into it, then today, recall 80% of everything you make.

Remember when the word Cadillac could be used in the same sentence as Lexas?

Also, if Corvettes, (the only reliable car from GM) where smart, they would break away from GM and become their own company.

Your Thoughts

About 1955 US auto manufacturers decided to EMPHASIZE style OVER reliability. VW , MB and Volvo proved that foreign cars could be made to be reliable. Then in the 70s Japan entered the US market. Pretty soon they were producing excellently reliable cars and they were smart enough to improve their styling for the US market. Today Ford is probably the most reliable of the US brands. But, many people have their own favorite US brand.

[Michael G.]

Question:
Which car/truck is considered American made Today??

[biker1]

No. Ford is among the worst of the American brands according to J.D. Power. Buick, Chevrolet, Cadillac, Dodge, Jeep, and GMC were all better. Ford did manage to beat out Chyrsler and Lincoln.

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

About 1955 US auto manufacturers decided to EMPHASIZE style OVER reliability. VW , MB and Volvo proved that foreign cars could be made to be reliable. Then in the 70s Japan entered the US market. Pretty soon they were producing excellently reliable cars and they were smart enough to improve their styling for the US market. Today Ford is probably the most reliable of the US brands. But, many people have their own favorite US brand.

[Dilligas]

Originally Posted by Michael G.

When I was in high school enjoying cars and working at a local Chevy/Buick dealership, I would never think twice about owning any car except from GM.
All 5 makes where the holy grail of the auto industry.

Well GM, today you can go to hell with all your producing expensive junk,
then convince the public to buy into it, then today, recall 80% of everything you make.

Remember when the word Cadillac could be used in the same sentence as Lexas?

Also, if Corvettes, (the only reliable car from GM) where smart, they would break away from GM and become their own company.

Your Thoughts

Other than 50 years ago, I have not owned an American car (overpriced and under designed) except for company cars when working. I favor Japanese Lexus, but have had Audi, Volkswagen & Fiat. The great American cars of the 50s & 60s were not perpetuated in the 70s, 80s, 90s & 2000s. Some where around 2000, American auto makers woke up and began developing competition for the Japanese cars.

[craarmy]

So what is a forgien car these days? A Ford out of Mexico and Canada or a Toyota or Honda made in the USA?

[Woodbear]

I sure wish Toyota still made the Avalon. To me it was a Lexus with Toyota pricing. Loved Oldsmobiles, had a 1970 W-30 442 and an Aurora.

[mbene]

Currently drive a 2013 Chevy Cruze Eco from new, 1.4L turbo motor and 6 speed manual trans. 246k miles, had to replace the air conditioning compressor because they don't sell a replacement clutch and the thermostat leaks because they thought it was a good idea to make it plastic. Finally found a metal one and will be replacing it this week. Love the car, a blast to drive.

[kingofbeer]

Is the Corvette a reliable car? I see many for sale here with low miles. Wondering if I should buy one 2015 and newer.

[Ecuadog]

Originally Posted by Woodbear

I sure wish Toyota still made the Avalon. To me it was a Lexus with Toyota pricing. Loved Oldsmobiles, had a 1970 W-30 442 and an Aurora.

This review of a 2025 Toyota Crown Signia may interest you.

The Nicest Toyota in 2025 video... click here

[HORNET]

Have a good friend up north, who has a son that is Shop Manager/ fill in Mechanic at a Mercedes Dealership! He used to tell me, how many new Mercedes needed worked for workmanship problems! PS: I am a GM owner, and PS: I have a 95 Corvette, and it is still running great! I also have had Cadillac’s, also great. I will always buy American!!!!!!!!!

[BunnyA]

I hated that our new 2024 Subaru cut off, I felt the idle was too high as it would jerk us while foot on brake, feeling like we had been hit from behind. Dealership said twice that they couldn’t do anything about it since it was required by law. The oil change guy did tell me that someone else could do work so I looked online and found a highly rated auto stop eliminator. $99 and my son who watched the YouTube video instillation had it done in a snap. Makes me happy every time I start the car and see it is off!

[ithos]

Originally Posted by BunnyA

I hated that our new 2024 Subaru cut off, I felt the idle was too high as it would jerk us while foot on brake, feeling like we had been hit from behind. Dealership said twice that they couldn’t do anything about it since it was required by law. The oil change guy did tell me that someone else could do work so I looked online and found a highly rated auto stop eliminator. $99 and my son who watched the YouTube video instillation had it done in a snap. Makes me happy every time I start the car and see it is off!

Auto Starts only make sense for Hybrids.
Why Not to Buy a Car with Stop/Start Technology
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7524u5w4ZE