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#42 of 61 Re: 323 and Corsica [corsicachevy] by hpmctorque

Sep 13, 2010 (3:37 pm)

Replying to: corsicachevy (Sep 13, 2010 12:25 pm)
How many miles were on the Mazda when you got rid of it?

#43 of 61 Re: Why Did You Replace Your Last Car... by orbit9090

Sep 14, 2010 (9:37 am)

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Cuz it only got 19 mpg.
 
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#44 of 61 Cuz... by iluvmysephia1

Sep 14, 2010 (1:04 pm)

the 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer GTS showed me what a doll she was!

#45 of 61 Re: Why Did You Replace Your Last Car... [orbit9090] by michaell

Sep 14, 2010 (1:59 pm)

Replying to: orbit9090 (Sep 14, 2010 9:37 am)
The last two new vehicles we bought were due to trust issues.
 
First was our '05 VUE. Stopped dead on the road one Sunday afternoon. Wouldn't restart. Had it towed to the dealer - they looked at it and couldn't find a problem. Picked it up from service and immediately drove 'round to the sales side of the building, where we traded it in on the new '08 VUE.
 
Second was (is) our '06 ION. Daughter's daily driver, used mostly to commute between our house and college (approx. 100 miles each way). In February, she reported that it stopped dead after going over some railroad tracks. She was able to get to the side of the road and it restarted with no problem. Took it to the dealer; again, they couldn't find anything wrong with it - no codes or electrical issues to be found.
 
Well, the problem happened again in early April, except this time the daughter was on the highway at the height of rush hour. Again, she was able to restart it and drive home with no problems. Wife decided, then and there, that she was not taking that car back to school the following Monday.
 
We decided to trade in my car ('03 Saturn VUE) on a new MINI for the daughter, and I would drive the ION. Of course, after 5 months, I've not once had the problem with the ION stalling out.
 
But, the daughter is paying for the MINI, so I suppose if she's happy with what she's driving, then it's all good.

#46 of 61 Re: Why Did You Replace Your Last Car... [michaell] by euphonium

Sep 14, 2010 (2:28 pm)

Replying to: michaell (Sep 14, 2010 1:59 pm)
"drove 'round to the sales side of the building, where we traded it in on the new '08 VUE. "
 
Why in the world would you go for another VUE when the previous one was sub standard? Why reward Saturn with another new sale when the previous one was defecient? Are you not buying a later version of an old problem?

#47 of 61 Re: Why Did You Replace Your Last Car... [euphonium] by fezo

Sep 14, 2010 (2:43 pm)

Replying to: euphonium (Sep 14, 2010 2:28 pm)
I know that the 08 Vue was a different vehicle than the 05 but I thought the same thing.
 
I replaced the last car because my daughter drowned its predecessor.

#48 of 61 Re: Why Did You Replace Your Last Car... [euphonium] by michaell

Sep 14, 2010 (9:49 pm)

Replying to: euphonium (Sep 14, 2010 2:28 pm)
Why in the world would you go for another VUE when the previous one was sub standard? Why reward Saturn with another new sale when the previous one was defecient? Are you not buying a later version of an old problem?
 
Valid point, but as fezo noted, the '08 was a complete redesign with a new engine (3.6L that is found in the CTS, among other GM offerings). Also, we had previously test driven the '08 VUE before we knew we'd be in the market for one and the wife positively loved it .. in fact, she commented afterwards that the '08 made her '05 feel "like a truck" by comparison.
 
Couple that with the fact that we got the best trade in value for the '05, the easy sales process that we've had with each of our Saturn purchases (the '08 VUE was the 4th Saturn we'd bought), and the GM Employee discount I qualify for through my employer, made it a pretty easy decision.
 
3 years and 42K later, the '08 VUE, while not perfect, has been a darn sight better than the '05.

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