tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921935853428237245.post1572986493709582465..comments2023-11-16T05:28:12.324-05:00Comments on _It Don't Make Sense_: Demote General Motorssig94http://www.blogger.com/profile/11460563552989533923noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921935853428237245.post-9179734509583129692014-05-24T21:53:30.636-04:002014-05-24T21:53:30.636-04:00George, I see older (pre-2000) Tundras on the road...George, I see older (pre-2000) Tundras on the road and they look like close to showroom. Seriously. Here in Ohio.<br /><br />I don't think I've ever rolled past an American truck even from early 2000's that didn't have a lot of rust on it.<br /><br />Also, my Sienna, drivin in Ohio winters and lots of salt for 13 years didn't have a Spec of rust on it when I traded it in.<br /><br />Unions are a big part of the problem. The car companies should have been left to fail and been replaced by healthy companies with reasonable labor contracts, or No contracts.<br />Now they're just open sores like N Korea.<br />Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05287399775879832602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921935853428237245.post-74013995236839898012014-05-24T21:48:47.538-04:002014-05-24T21:48:47.538-04:001980 Camaro was them last piece of domestic swill ...1980 Camaro was them last piece of domestic swill I've owned. Bought a Toyota Sienna van in 1999, drove it 14 years, replaced one taillight bulb and it had no repair work done. Traded it in @ 178k miles and we bought a 2012 Tundra and a RAV4. My wife kept her 1996 Camry, loves it, so didn't trade it on and won't sell it either.<br /><br />My Tundra also cost 32k with the SR5 premium upgrades package and I couldn't have touched a big three trucks with similar engine and features for less than 42k. An extra 10k for a truck with less features and very likely more problems. No Thank You.<br />I see an incredible number of silverados and chrylser(soon to lose a tranny) trucks on the road. Who's buying this crap?<br /><br />Chrysler tranny's go around 36k + 1 miles, and I've seen a lot of Fords on the road with problems. I see many that are a couple years old and taillights out on one side. not dissing your Ford. Ford does make some good stuff.<br /><br />I really think that in n effort to stay alive in the midst of ever increasing wages and benefits for auto workers in the US, the companies have to continually trade down to lower cost components. Most of the stuff that goes into Ford, Chebly, and Chrysler come from out of country. My Tundra is 75% American parts and labor. I have to chuckle when I see some big American truck rolling down the road with a sign that says Buy American. My truck is more American than theirs is.<br /><br />Then you got the prior CEO of GM himself saying early in <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lvl5Gan69Wo" rel="nofollow">this youtube that 7 of 10 of GM's vehicles come from outside the US</a>, and God knows how many parts come from outside. American cars are maybe 20% American labor and 10% ? parts..<br /><br />I will never buy another American car, and will will avoid buying products that are under the GM or Chrysler umbrella for sure.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05287399775879832602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921935853428237245.post-27871211544292835252014-05-24T20:24:04.098-04:002014-05-24T20:24:04.098-04:00The year that I bought my Toyota Tundra (2007), it...The year that I bought my Toyota Tundra (2007), it was supposedly the most "American-made" pickup in the U.S. It's had a few minor glitches, but for the most part it been an excellent vehicle. Before that, my family and I had Chevy cars and GMC trucks. No more, though. They really DON"T "make 'em like they used to."Gorges Smythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08777621500611603786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921935853428237245.post-84395342788094409712014-05-24T19:05:50.084-04:002014-05-24T19:05:50.084-04:00Chevy for cars, Ford for trucks... it's how I ...Chevy for cars, Ford for trucks... it's how I ran for decades. Finally I tossed American. Nissan has been good to me, produces reliable and pleasant vehicles, and I know unions aren't messing up production and forcing the companies to do what they do. Actually, since GM is now run by unions, there isn't a "man" standing, though that is how they roll too. Still, proves on top of proof, that unions are no better, as I see things. And obviously worse all around, just look at Detroit.<br /><br />I don't care who makes it, just so long as few or no unions are involved. Saves on the price, too.Doomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04392444624210801173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6921935853428237245.post-86387725752808763882014-05-24T13:29:36.761-04:002014-05-24T13:29:36.761-04:00My sister bought an Acadia. Beautiful car, until ...My sister bought an Acadia. Beautiful car, until the transmission went way too early. Cost her 4k, and cost GM a customer for life. I hope whatever they saved in making that tranny cheap was worth it to them, as my sis tells everyone what a gyp the car was.c w swansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02735507642689652780noreply@blogger.com