My first car was a GM product. Never again.
I’ll keep my 79 K5 but that’s it.
I think I’ve rented a GM product on at least six occasions in the past decade. They simply have the look and feel of a cheaply made car. The last one...the Malibu...had maybe 8,000 miles on it and I could obviously note five significant problems or design flaws. At some point, over a weekend, I rented a Cobalt...which I felt a lousy ride and if you had to drive 400 miles in it...you were aching at the end.
I grew up in a GM family, and have driven their products all my adult life.
I hated what Obama did with (and to) the company, but I refuse to punish the brand for what he, the unions, and the pansy ass management did.
I have had a number of GM products. My current vehicles are also GM....a 1976 Chevy 1 ton dually truck with 348,000 miles on it I have had for over 32 years and a 1979 Buick station wagon with 214,000 miles on it I have had for over 37 years.
I had only one NEW car in my lifetime. Bought a 1965 Pontiac station wagon in Feb 1965, and sold it in 1996 or so to a man in Sweden who restored it.
It had over 444,000 miles on it, without anything major going wrong. Did an engine refresh at 231,000 miles, and the carbon rig in the cylinders was almost non-existent. Changed the transmission at 250,000 miles I still don’t think there was anything wrong with it. Got really decent mileage with that car, also.
Owned 2 other Pontiacs also—a 1957 & a 1959. Also had a 33 Chevy pickup truck with a 51 Chevy 6 in it & a 52 Chevy fastback. One day when the temperature at the farm was an actual 70 below, the truck was the only vehicle that started, and I push started the other 5 cars in the family. All the vehicles were on headbolt heaters.
Cannot complain & I still can find parts for both vehicles. Than You, Summit Racing, LMC Truck & a couple of other sources.