american cars suk!!

[Jenn]

oh and might I also add, how many "American" car companies have plants in Mexico these days??? bet more than many realize!

[MoroneSaxatilis]

Originally Posted by Jenn

oh and might I also add, how many "American" car companies have plants in Mexico these days??? bet more than many realize!

That's certainly true. But let's not forget that many foreign cars today are so in name only and are actually manufactured right here in the U.S.
Perhaps it's the design and management that makes some foreign cars superior to American ones.

[MoroneSaxatilis]

So..
In June 2004, I bought a Chevy Silverado 1500 Xtended Cab 4WD. I've had very good luck with it. It still does not even have 12000 miles on it yet. A "rattle" developed in the front end that I could "feel" through the steering wheel. I brought it to the dealer and they replaced the steering shaft because it was worn.
Excuse me, but how does a steering shaft become worn in less than 12000 miles?
There are over 100 "service bulletins" for this particular truck. All stuff that they KNOW is gonna break, but hopes that it does so AFTER the warrenty expires (which, by the way, is one of the chinsiest in the industry: 3 yrs/36000 miles).
So then, I'm chatting with my wife's uncle who claims to LOVE Chevy trucks and owns a 2004 Silverado and a 2005 Colorado. He tells me that the rear end of his Silverado crapped the bed within 4 hours of leaving the dealership and that the Colorado is on it's third tranny!
And this guy LOVES Chevy trucks????