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Replying to: sandman_6472 (Jun 20, 2009 3:10 pm) |
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Replying to: sandman_6472 (Jun 20, 2009 3:10 pm) GM: Personally I'd buy--instead--almost any used or new lexus, honda, toyota in the same price range as a new GM car. Or a 3 y.o. volvo. But then I felt that way 10 & 20 years before GM went bankrupt.....
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Replying to: woodyww (Jun 21, 2009 12:16 pm) GM: Personally I'd buy--instead--almost any used or new lexus, honda, toyota in the same price range as a new GM car. So I can have a blandatstic Camry or a blandastic Malibu? Whats the difference? If one would rather have a Lexus ES than a Cadillac CTS, eh, that is either an age related issue or some type of prejudice.
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This lady must be the antithesis to all of us with CCB syndrome... 45 years and 500,000+ miles with the same car. I don't think anyone sells car batteries with lifetime warranties anymore.
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Replying to: lilengineerboy (Jun 21, 2009 12:19 pm) |
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| Sure, the used G8 is a good value at $21K, but then it was a huge depreciation hit for the 1st owner. GM is better off pushing the new Camaro and the Vette as performance halo cars, since they sell closer to MSRP, not at fire sale prices. | |
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Replying to: corvette (Jun 21, 2009 1:08 pm) |
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Replying to: corvette (Jun 21, 2009 1:08 pm) I think I got a free battery out of a lifetime warranty maybe twice. Back when you could buy Shell brand batteries at the Shell station. The one I really remember was on this old 62 Chevy panel truck we had. We had to start it by popping the clutch and went from place to another to another in the snow getting the run around. Th guy that finally replaced it had stories about all the Shell regional folks and why we kept getting turned down and loads of stuff in language that I can't repeat here. His stories were worth all the running around.
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in this little saga, it all ended today: my sister's friend managed to make some kind of deal where they will renegotiate the loan on her Mitsubishi, thereby allowing her to sell it for cash for less than what is owed. VERY good luck! Good luck #2: she found a buyer who can fix it himself AND is willing to take her on her word and wait for the credit union to release the title in a couple of weeks, AND therefore gave her a whopping $1600 for it. Even for someone who could fix it himself, I thought that was about the max she could get out of that one. She then turned around and had her mother buy the '05 Saturn for her, using the $1600 cash as down payment. She is headed home to Texas tomorrow. This woman should be buying lottery tickets DAILY with this kind of luck....
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Replying to: nippononly (Jun 23, 2009 3:43 pm) On another note, the shuddering in my G6 resurfaced recently. The dealer put some sort of additive in the transmission, and it seems to have gotten better. At least it's still under warranty, and I've come to realize from looking at the data on TrueDelta that every make and model of vehicle have quality control issues. |
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