Re: Ex-GM Fans now Dogging GM?

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Mike,At the end of the day you may well be correct. I hope so. I wouldprefer to buy American when I replace my Crapillac, but I won't unlessI am convinced that what I am being sold is a better car, not a billof goods. The reality is that a whole bunch of new car buyers, thosewho actually effect the bottom line,  believe the Japanese vehicles tobe better made and will make their buying decision based on thatperception. It doesn't matter whether it is true or not. GM and Ford are going to have to walk the walk, not just talk thetalk, for quite a while to reclaim the disillusioned.

Mike Hunter · Accepted Answer

Again that may be your opinion but it is not the opinion of most American buyers. The fact is GM and Ford vehicles TODAY attracts more buyers than ALL of the vehicles from ALL of the many foreign manufactures selling vehicles in the US. GM sells three times as many vehicle as the number one import brand, Toyota. Ford sell more than twice as many. Chrysler also sells more than Toyota in the US as well and Honda is a distant fifth in sales in the US. The cars one can buy today are light years improved from what was on the market ten, or even five, years ago ;)

mike hunt

NickySantoro · Answer

Sorry Mike. I have to killfile you. You'd rather argue than read. Bewell.

Jake · Answer

What a load of crappola,, gm has nothing but problems with their dex-coolant leaking into their engines, I had my Impalla gasket replaced a mth ago, cost $1035.00 at the dealer. the dex-coolant was leaking into the engine oil. no-recalls on this very common problem from GM. They just ignore the problem.

Gm sure don't attract me.

Suzuki H. Kawasaki Jr. · Answer

What year is your Impala and what engine?

Jake · Answer

year 2000engine 3.4

Mike Marlow · Answer

Then you paid about $400.00 more than the going rate around these parts. The book only pays something like 5.5 hours plus parts for the job. Most good independent shops around here will do the job for ~$400 and the dealers are just north of $600.

Well, GM sure does attract me, for a lot of other reasons. Though, I have to admit that the intake gasket and intake plenum problems are completely inexcusable. They've gone on for too long and they are too widespread across the products to be overlooked as "one of them things". I could have overlooked the issue if GM had experienced some infant mortality problems and within the first couple of years had come up with a fix, but this has gone on too long to be overlooked.

Jake · Answer

you must work for GM, to have it goodwilled twice...

Jane · Answer

I do, but I don't think that matters! I have dealt with some lousy dealers in my time. I think it had more to do with being a regular customer of that dealership, such that he was willing to go to bat for me.

Jane

Jake · Answer

Okay Jane. let me have name and phone number of your goodwill gmservice person. and I will call him or her...you can email it to me.    we will see if I have the same customer goodwill that you got from GM.

Jane · Answer

I dealt with the dealer, not GM directly. I agree that all customers should get the same service, but a lot of it has to do with the dealer.

My being an employee doesn't cut it; I'm an hourly CAW worker, for heaven's sake!

Jane

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