93forestpearl wrote:I do not agree that all american cars are crappy. I'm personally a big fan of the Sky/Solstice platform. GM really did their homework on that one along with the ECOTEC. The problem is, they can't seem to produce that platform and make any money with it. I heard a firgure that they loose $10k on every Sky/Solstice, which is absolutely rediculous. It baffles me that they would even produce the car in the first place not knowing if they are going to make any money at it. That's not how you run a damn business.
Also, I want a CTS-V. An older one, or new one. It doesn't matter. They are baddass.
I've worked for a Chevy Dealer and a Caddy/Buick/GMC/Pontiac Dealer.
Honestly, I'd have to say the only cars that GM makes well are the Cadillacs and their trucks/SUVs. All their other cars with the exception of the Pontiac G8 (Holden Commodore) and the Vibe (Toyota Matrix) suck. The Torrents are okay... Same with the Equinox.
But the cars... suck. I drove a Sky/Solstice... admitedly not the Redline or GXP. And I hated it. The clutch would not engage smoothly, it chattered and the thing just plain felt cheap.
~Spencer
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93forestpearl wrote:I do not agree that all american cars are crappy. I'm personally a big fan of the Sky/Solstice platform. GM really did their homework on that one along with the ECOTEC. The problem is, they can't seem to produce that platform and make any money with it. I heard a firgure that they loose $10k on every Sky/Solstice, which is absolutely rediculous. It baffles me that they would even produce the car in the first place not knowing if they are going to make any money at it. That's not how you run a damn business.
Also, I want a CTS-V. An older one, or new one. It doesn't matter. They are baddass.
That's because they're not crappy. Media gets you to believe they're crappy. Quite a few domestic cars outself their import counterparts... I could careless where the car comes from as long as it suites my needs. GM doesn't make an AWD car, subaru does, Audi does, and so are DSMs. I know enough about DSMs to stay far far away, and wasn't a fan of audi, so I went to Subaru
One thing is for sure you'll never see a domestic car that has a button that voids your warranty
Some what. There are aspects to GM cars that leave a lot to be desired. Like their FWD transmissions. They've used the same garbage tranny in the Lumina, Grand Prix, Impala, etc, for some time. Guys that rebuild trannys for a living will tell yo all about these damn things. Then they go and strap a V8 to it....
you'll have to agree that even though the trans sucks, they don't cost 20K to replace.
