My wife & I are looking at minivans. We can get some real good prices on a GM cars. Having said that, a new Toyota Sienna is about $2-3K more than a Saturn Relay minivan. That really made me think again. I tend to think, or want to believe, that GM's quality is very good. A good amount of warranty issues are from poor maintenance.
Would you go for the GM (Saturn Relay or Chevy Uplander) or a Yota Sienna ?
IMHO GM is huting because 20 -25 years ago, when my age group was buying their first cars GM, Ford etc made some real junk. Ugly and poorly assembled. I believe that the build quality is good but they have not hit the mark for me. I bought an Acura Integra in 91 and there was no GM car that remotely appealled to me. The closest American option was a Ford Probe. Almost bought one but the warranty excluded pulling a trailer, like my Hobie Cat.