Saving the US Auto Industry

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by tw

You could have done the research. What were response sources recommending by using facts and numbers? And what year?

I did the research. There was only one, Chevy. I bought it and I love it. Maybe I should put magnetic flags all over it so my neighbors think I'm patriotic, ya think?

[tw]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

I did the research. There was only one, Chevy. I bought it and I love it.

Worst of the worst 1999 to 2008 includes Chevy Colorado, Chevy S-10, and Chevy Blazer. Used cars to avoid for obvious reasons: 04-07 Chevy Colorado, numerous 99-08 Silverados, most all Suburbans, and 99-04 S-10s.

Among the various used trucks that remains reliable and recommend are the Ford F-150, F-250, and some Rangers. Of course, the world knows where better pickups are found - Toyota. Chevy trucks are so poor as to all but not be exportable.

Meanwhile reliablity of Chevy trucks show numerous below average and well below average ratings especially for their suspensions, body integrity and drive train.

Meanwhile consistently well above average are Fords with brakes being the only weakness. Or even much better are all Toyota trucks with virtually nothing below average.

Kind of obvious why GM cannot make money and why GM started dumping warranty costs back on the dealers again. Research does not say anything particular good about Chevy trucks.

Oh. And those Chevy pickups have such poor performance as to only average 14 and 16 MPG. Hell, even 6 liter Ford V-8s in the 1960s did better than that. Those numbers contradict your feelings. Which should we believe?

Those numbers also explain why buying a Chevy pickup years ago means more workers must lose their jobs today.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by tw

Those numbers contradict your feelings. Which should we believe?

And which ones were convertibles?