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Old 05-31-2008, 06:55 PM   #204
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You know, I like you, really I do, because you say you're buying American. But...

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I highly doubt the quality is going to be anywhere near as good as you are imagining here. In my opinion, it will take years for GM to catch up to Nissan and Toyota for example in terms of build quality for cars in the same price range.
It's already better.

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What I mean by this is that after the Camaro is released, it will take years to see whether the build quality of the Camaro remains strong and free from issue's for the large majority of them sold.
I think this is a generalization that would apply to any new model made by any MFG. But when the folks working on the GM lines talk about how proud they are of the new cars coming out because they're seeing the quality up close, I'll rest on their comments for now.

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Currently reliability and American cars aren't two words that go together in the automotive world I'm sad to say considering it used to be just the opposite.
HUH? Did you copy and paste that comment from MOTOR TREND?

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I've had a Pontiac G6 that I bought brand new a few years ago and it has been by all accounts a lemon of a car going back to the dealer once every few months for major problems that you rarely see in Toyota's or Nissan's in the first few years.
Yeah, my son can tear up an anvil too, I don't know how he does it.
Give him a Toy or Nisnon, he'll tear it up.
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