23rd Nov 2011, 15:02
Yeah... okay. One was a 2003 and the other was a 2004. Keep telling yourself that everyone that complains about GM is talking about cars from the 80's and 90's. GM still makes sub par vehicles, and I won't ever waste time or so much repair money on one ever again.
Of course now the next post will be about how I was duped into making unnecessary repairs. Save it. I know many mechanics, and I did research on every last issue I had down to the problem, parts costs, and everything was right on. Instead of putting $1,800 more into the vehicle I had already dumped over $1,500 into just to keep running, I put it down on my Toyota and never looked back. The Toyota still drives like brand new a year and a half later, and I am confident it will continue on for a long time. It really isn't an argument anymore to me. My experiences tell the only story I need to know. I don't really care what your experiences are with GM. Good for you that you've had luck with them. You are one of the very few people I have talked to that have had good experience with GM products. The money I wasted is reason enough for me to never go back. Like I have said before, I will surely post if I have any problems with any of my imports. I have threads for all of my vehicles on here. So far it just hasn't happened though.
Have a great holiday!
23rd Nov 2011, 14:08
Well, in my experience, all the older GM cars I have owned were the more reliable ones. For example, I had 3 Grand Prixs, all at different times; '77, '84 and '98 model years. The '84 made it to 210,000 miles, the '77 was a weekend driver, but for the age it never gave me a problem. The '98 on the other hand gave me nickle and dime problems, and I got rid of it before 80,000 miles.
I also had a 93 DeVille that made 130,000 miles with no problems.
Even though I had one bad one, I would still consider buying GM again, but my current bulletproof Town Car would be hard for me to give up right now.