86 Buick (and my brother had an 85). We both currently drive 87
Benzes. Buick did the best job of all of GM on cars, but they were
still badly designed and had problems due to dumb assembly. I think I
damaged my knee on the headlight swtich getting in that damned car.
Not a patch on the 85 Volvo I still own.
Latest experiences were GM and Chrysler rentals. OK, but not
particularly comfortable (same old seats with all the stiff parts in
the wrong places) and HORRIBLE visibility. Ditto for the Chrysler LH
cars (only rode in those).
The Malibu this summer had the broken parts, less than 10,000 miles
on it, rental or not that's just not acceptable to me.
Fit and finish are finally close, but overall not good enough for the
money.
We won't discuss the 62 Olds 88 with the slip-o-matic tranny -- even
I will admit that's too old for comparison.
I also put 70,000 miles on an 82 K-car. Except for the really cheap
interior, it was a pretty good car. It rusted away, but that's par
for the course in Canada.
Peter
On Dec 8, 2008, at 6:34 PM, Donald Snook wrote:
Peter wrote: "At the risk of being flamed, I'll repeat what I've
said about American manufacturers -- they build dismal vehicles out
of junky parts that one is supposed to discard after two years and
borrow more money to replace . . . "
No flame intended in response. I am just curious. What GM car
have you owned? What model year was it? When was the last time you
drove a GM car? If you have driven a GM car in the last five years
(or even 10) was it a rental car?
Donald H. Snook
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