Community weekly poll: What do you currently drive--and what make and model?

Chevy

In reply to: What do you currently drive--and what make and model? by Marc Bennett 

1999 Chevy S-10 and a 2000 Impala. I've been driving since 1966. Tried Toyota, Nissan, Hyundai, Siat and even VW and have always come back to Chevy. Last truck was twelve years old and had 220,000 miles. Taking it easy with this one. It only has 107,000 and it's almost seven years old. The Impala belongs to my wife and she only lets me drive it when she doesn't want to take her purse.

Don't really care if it's American or not......

I came back to Chevy simply because it's a better vehicle for the money. I'm not really sure where the idea came from about bad GM quality, even in the 80's. My old Chevette outperformed two Toyotas I had. When I say "outperformed" I mean as far as reliability and amount of repairs required. For me, a Chevy was better then and I am expecting it to be better now because I have come back and plan to stay there! It's just a matter of being a smart consumer who pays attention to cost/quality/reliability. On these 3 things Chevy (GM) is King!

Two different types of Ford vehicles: 1 car and 1 "SUV"...

In reply to: What do you currently drive--and what make and model? by Marc Bennett 

The car is an 88 Mercury Cougar; V-6.

The "SUV" is an 89 Ford (BIG) Bronco 4x4; V-8.

I LOVE them BOTH!!!!!!!!:)

GM Quality Issues Lost Me For Life...

The Alero was one of Olds most attractive cars, in my opinion. I (briefly) owned a 1999 Olds Intrigue, and I can affirm that these GM Cars are a mechanical nightmare. I will probably never own another GM car again in my lifetime, and I am only 33 years old.

My experience with GM cars has, for the most part, been good

My first car was a used early 1980s Pontiac T100 that I drove for five years before totalling it in a blizzard. I had to replace the catalytic converter (did so only a month before totalling the car ) and hatchback air pump thingy, but, other than that, put little money into the car.

Which led me to buy a used 1987 Pontiac 6000LE, which I drove for 17 years. I think I put no more than $5000 into it mechanically in all that time. The biggest bill was when I had to have the radiator replaced in 2001, about $300. I bought a new car in 2003 when looking for a new job and feeling I couldn't rely on a 17 year old car anymore for long commutes.

I next bought a used 2001 Oldsmobile Alero. I have only two complaints about the car. First, the brakes are noisy. I took the car to three mechanics before one could tell me why: when the brakes were installed, the rotors weren't cut; however, all agreed the brakes were in perfect working order and the car was safe to drive. I looked up info online about cutting the rotors, and GM's website says not to, it could cause a safety issue, but they acknowledge the the brakes are noisy. Bugs the hell out of me, but the car is safe. My second complaint is dealing with GM dealer mechanics. Since this is the most complicated and expensive car I've owned, I took it to the local GM dealer for the 30,000 mile manufacturer-suggested checkup/tuneup. I paid more than $900 to have things done to a car that was in perfect working order. Never again. I'll go back to my usual mechanic who does only what's necessary and nothing that isn't, even if you want him to ("Why do you want to spend the money?"). Otherwise, the car has been great.

MY CAR

In reply to: What do you currently drive--and what make and model? by Marc Bennett 

NEW--LEXUS ES-300

(NT) 2000 Mercedes CL500, oh baby!

In reply to: What do you currently drive--and what make and model? by Marc Bennett