Comments on: General Motors Isn’t Going Anywhere

By: Daryl Bicking

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By: Kevin

Kevin — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 02:54:22 +0000

@Russell: Sounds like you got lucky! I’ve heard so many bad stories from others…

@CS: Interesting perspective. The age of looking the other way… perhaps it is leaving us now? Would love to see some steroid users get banned from the game or something like that. No other way to stop it.

By: CS

CS — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:54:10 +0000

The vast amounts of recalls on Ford Motor parts within the past 5 years alone embarrassed me as an American and I never owned a Ford. Just as I am not a sports enthusiast but baseball and steroids is also a huge embarrassment. What’s up America? Madoff, Ginnie Mae, Freddie Mac, General Motors. How patient are we supposed to be?

By: Russell Fascenda

Russell Fascenda — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 14:22:30 +0000

I bought my Buick used about 5 years ago, it’s 10 years old now. It has 125,000 miles but I drive all my vehicles past 100,000 miles, until they quit or something major fails. Even my motorcycles (my Yamaha is over 140,000 miles).

My cars have been Dodge, Pontiac, Ford, Volvo, Oldsmobile, and Buick. So I’ve averaged 6 years per car, and all were bought well-used (except the Ford was only 1 year old).

I don’t do any exceptional maintenance just the fluids, brakes, and tires. Maybe I am just lucky?

By: Kevin

Kevin — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:23:50 +0000

@The Weakonomist: Let’s hope the Volt stays around. Think it is a good step forward.

@Chris: Indeed I saw that the day I wrote this. Sold at a significant discount to the Chinese…

@CS: Nope, we seem to be on the same page. That’s pretty much how I feel.

@MS: I’m sorry and hate to be rude, but your comment really made me laugh out loud.

Yes, I have driven a whole range of GM products: Malibu, Cobalt, Envoy, Yukon, Silverado, Hummer H3, Cadillacs…

They leave much to be desired. Now I haven’t driven the top line Cadillac, but I sure saw them in the shop a lot.

To say the Malibu is anywhere near equivalent to Camry or Accord is laughable. The materials are much cheaper. Have you driven one with 30,000 miles on it? 75,000 miles? They may be nice on day one, but what happens when the warranty runs out?

I think the GM commercial the compares all of their products to Honda is especially laughable. A Chevy Cobalt doesn’t belong in the same room as a Civic. There just isn’t a comparison. The Cobalts I used to rent could not hold an alignment longer than 2 weeks and we had a couple have severe front suspension issues while under warranty. These are brand new cars and they were falling apart. It was a joke. The same applied for the Silverado — couldn’t hold an alignment, shook constantly (I will grant you that most of the big trucks — F-150, Silverado, and Ram — all did this.)

So do I have experience? You betcha. Hands on, in multiple vehicles (not just one Chevy, several hundred).

How have you done your research?

By: MS

MS — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:05:56 +0000

I think you are horribly mistaken about the quality og GM products right now. Have you driven a Malibu? It is hands down much better than a Camry. Silverado’s are the best trucks on the road currently. The new Cadillac CTS is at the same level as Mercedes and BMW. You really need to do your research. Yes, they made horrible business decisions in the past, but they finally have the products they need to compete, and I believe that once they shed the dead weight in bankruptcy court, they will be quite successful. Much more than Chrysler will, for sure.

By: CS

CS — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 14:33:59 +0000

For the past 20 years we have bought 2 used Toyotas and only needed the 2nd one because we gave the 1st one to our daughter when she left home. We gave the autos general maintenance and never needed emergency services for recalls or defective parts. Many members of our families were angry at us for buying foreign cars but we are only waiting for American cars to become affordable AND reliable, with good track records. I don’t think that is too much to ask for but sadly, it is. Funny thing is, I grew up learning how to drive in a VW bug and everyone thought that was cool. Am I missing something here?

By: Chris @ Dorm Room Biz

Chris @ Dorm Room Biz — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:24:56 +0000

GM is hoping to complete the sale of the Hummer brand by the third quarter. http://blogs.reuters.com/reuters-dealzone/2009/06/02/hush-hush-hummer-sale/

By: GM is going bankrupt and I would rather ride a bike than buy a Corolla

GM is going bankrupt and I would rather ride a bike than buy a Corolla — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:49:29 +0000

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By: The Weakonomist

The Weakonomist — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:43:28 +0000

NBC Nightly News showed a guy who first fe in live with Chevys I. The 1950s. Between his talk and the reporter’s cmments you’d think GM was very much dead. I’m not sure why they’re painting a picture like that.

I’m just glad it’s finally happened. Now we can find something else to talk about.

Oh and you needn’t worry about the Volt, there is no way the Obama administration will kill it.