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Pauljdav wrote:
BB_TX wrote:
garyp4951 wrote:
Wow, I guess the commercials have been wrong.
Oh, come on! Don't destroy my faith in truth in advertising. :B
Interesting about the impalla rental car. I like chevy and my truck is a chevy. I rented an impalla last year and hated it.
I did not know it was an older design.
I would try one again if i knew it was a better platform.
Yeah now days in a rental car, the Impala fleet car is the same interior as the old models from 2010 and such. My co worker rented one last year and they said the interior was way outdated even tho it was brand new. We looked it up online and the interior of an Impala that a consumer would buy was way different. Chevy does that with fleet cars now, which could be a mistake since it's really advertising for them. I bought my wife a new 06 Impala partially because I'd rented an Impala, Camry, charger, etc. In the same class and the Impala was the nicest at the time.- It's mostly about maintenance & or abuse.
Had a one owner 98 Pontiac Grand Am with the Olds Quad 4 that I sold with 250,000. It ate 3 water pumps & was a cheap car & worn out.
Father in law bought a 91 Caravan 3.3 new that I bought and years later sold with 250,000. I rebuilt the transmission at 130,000. It was still very solid.
Father in law bought a new 89 Buick Park Ave with Buick 3800 V6. Sold it to his son who later sold it to his son who later sold it with 315,000. None of these were rebuilt.
My current 14 Ram Ecodiesel used for transporting new TTs from the manufacturers to dealerships has 340,000. - Truck in sig at 210k. $500 in repairs since new.
- My 2002 Chevy with the 6.0 gasser with 205,000 miles has been real solid. Only had to replace the starter years ago, and the fuel pump at 204k miles. It still has the original brake pads.
We just past my wife's Honda Pilot to my daughter when she turned 16, and the Pilot has 245,000 miles. It's been basically trouble free also.
The wife put 240,000 on her Honda Accord before she got the Pilot
He just bought a new Honda CR-V that she is planning to drive til the wheels fall off.
If you take care of them, there is no need to get a new car until you are pushing 200k unless you just like to spend money, or you have a good used diesel truck you want to sell me in about a year ;). - I'm basically a Ford person but I have a 2001 Cavalier that my son bought new and he wasn't easy on it. I got it from him to finish up my work career which I did by recently retiring. This little car has 227,000 miles on it and still runs good. I've had several other problems and the frame is rusting out but other than using a little oil the engine transmission combo has been bullet proof.
- Dark-colored cars last longer if you drive during the day and light-colored cars last longer if you drive at night. Duh.
Lessmore wrote:
JAC1982 wrote:
Lessmore wrote:
JAC1982 wrote:
I feel like GM and Ford have switched places in the past 10-15 years though (especially after the bailout). Ford has stepped up their game, whereas GM has declined. 15 years ago, it was different. So, I guess we'll see how this list looks in 15 years from now :)
This is just anecdotal evidence, but earlier this year, my 2016 Explorer was getting body work done on it, and they gave me a GMC Acadia rental car. The difference in quality and handling was like night and day. The GMC felt cheap on the interior, and had "mushy" handling. I didn't find it pleasant to drive. I couldn't speak to the engine because mine is a Sport with the EcoBoost 3.5, and the Acadia was just an NA engine. I looked up the pricing on it, and it was comparable to the Explorer of the same trim level. Not sure why anybody would buy one over the other other than brand loyalty.
We bought new, a 2015 Chevy Impala LT, 3.6 V6 with the new style body. We've driven on long trips and day in, day out as a regular vehicle. Our winters go down to 30-35 below...sometimes colder (-40) and our summer temps go up to about 90-95 F. Roads here are in a word...terrible.
So far....nothing....I mean nothing...has gone wrong with it....touch wood.
As far as Fords go...not a lot of current experience with them. We did consider a new 2015 Ford Explorer with the non aspirated 3.5 liter V6 and AWD.
We chose the Impala, but I wouldn't of had any issues with choosing the Explorer.
I had a friend who bought a new Asian made vehicle...nothing but big issues after 3 years of ownership. He eventually traded it in.
A family member bought a new North American made 4WD SUV...all sorts of problems.
So who knows really. Is it sometimes just a question of Russian roulette and you pays your money and you takes your choice...and then hope for the best ?
Sometimes you get a lemon, sometimes you get a good vehicle, no matter the make. Most of my vehicles over the past 50 years have been mostly ok. Had some real stinkers though. I've had many different makes....American made, Asian, European.
I think the best way to do things for me,after all my vehicle experience is...if you can afford it...then buy new, get the factory extended warranty, trade it in just before the warranty is over. Start again.
See, and we had an Impala rental car, brand new, 400 miles on it, and we didn't like it either. We also have a 2016 Fusion Titanium with the 4 cyl Eco Boost which we purchased used with 25,000 miles on it and I felt like the Impala didn't even compare.... now, slightly different vehicle class, but I just didn't feel like Impala stacked up. It's fine on it's own, but not in comparison.
You can't compare the Impala rental car with my Impala. The Impala rental car is called the 'Impala Limited' and is based on the old Impala platform that has been around since 2000. The 'Limited' is still built for fleet orders only, such as Taxis, police package cars, rental fleets.
My Impala is a newer design built on the Upsilon 11 platform, designed in Europe with a lot of Opel of Germany involvement. Completely different car, but GM by using the same name...with the exception of the 'Limited' moniker certainly doesn't make things clear.
The newer Buick sedan...LaCrosse and some Cadillac models are also based on this newer GM platform.
The 'new' Impala platform...again NOT the Impala Limited fleet order (Taxi, Police, Rental) has accumulated a number of accolades from consumer magazines and enthusiast magazines.
By calling two different platforms....one platform a newer design premium platform and the other an old, past it's prime platform (actually known as the W platform)...is a typical GM marketing blunder.
They make some real good cars but their marketing sometimes just causes :( huge confusion among the consumer.
I dunno, it looked just like a new Impala. Not the old style. Either way, we didn't like it. But, the in laws thought it was nice and said they'd buy one if they were buying a car. Personal preference I guess. Quality issues aside, I also think most new GMs are not stylish, they really need to step up their design game.- 80% of Chevy trucks are still on the road.
The other 20% made it home...... BB_TX wrote:
garyp4951 wrote:
Wow, I guess the commercials have been wrong.
Oh, come on! Don't destroy my faith in truth in advertising. :B
Interesting about the impalla rental car. I like chevy and my truck is a chevy. I rented an impalla last year and hated it.
I did not know it was an older design.
I would try one again if i knew it was a better platform.- From our family's experience over the decades, I can't disagree with the lists. Our F250 and Toyota Prius, both reaching 100k miles, are so far the most reliable vehicles we've owned.
