05-08-2003, 12:38 PM | #1 |
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I swear, I will never buy another American car!
What a piece of crap this thing is. 1999 Pontiac GrandAm GT In the first 8 weeks of ownership...was in the shop 5 times for a total of 6 weeks to get the air conditioner to work. Windshield Leak's X 2 Water pump broke..X 1 Electrical Panel shorted out X 2 Interior lining pulled loose X 5 Alternator Died X 1 Battery developed internal short X 1 I expected better for $21,000+ Oh and I have only owned this for 4 years Im buying a Bmer next time...or possibly a Lexus. |
05-08-2003, 12:40 PM | #2 |
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Honda is the way to go.
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05-08-2003, 12:48 PM | #3 |
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Hondas do have a great rep. I got stranded withing the first month of owning my RAV4 -- alternator busted while on I90 moving from NY to IL. No probs since then, and Toyota fixed it for free and begrudgingly paid my $500 tow bill (towed it back to Syracuse, NOT the nearest station). Nothing but smooth sailing since then -- and some alternators just come off the line bad.
After owning a Z24 as my first car, I vowed never to buy USA again. My main problem is that I want a car designed to run 200K miles before major problems rather than one designed to run 90K miles. So, unless it's a Corvette, and H1 Hummer, or a classic old car (boy, those were GREAT), then no more Detroit iron (erm... plastic and fiberglass) for me. |
05-08-2003, 12:51 PM | #4 |
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Thats my assessment as well TL> My battery light came on this morning on my way to work...at lunch time it died just feet from a dealership....fortunately I could get it repaird...unfortunately they don't take my credit card Now have to wait till tomorrow to get the thing back *sigh*
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05-08-2003, 01:12 PM | #5 |
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Honda - *thumbs up*
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05-08-2003, 01:22 PM | #6 |
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What is a "Bmer", please?
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05-08-2003, 01:27 PM | #7 |
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Honda, Toyota, and tome Chevy in that order are the best
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05-08-2003, 01:29 PM | #8 | |
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05-08-2003, 01:32 PM | #9 |
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I have a 2003 Toyota Corolla and I LOVE it!!! Although part of that may be because my last car was a 1990 Chevy Blazer that was in the shop every other month (not kidding) and only got 18 miles/gallon maximum.
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05-08-2003, 01:47 PM | #10 |
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I have a ford......
but it was built in Germany [img]tongue.gif[/img]
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