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Old 01-18-2014, 02:28 PM
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And no Mercedes-Benz!
Or Beemers either.
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no Hondas on the quality list?
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Not much of a list IMO.

I would say there are 20 or 30 US models that should be on a list of worst used cars before the first European or Japanese/Korean model shows up.

And what I'd expect from a US car dealer.

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Well, well, well!
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Old 01-19-2014, 11:08 AM
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There are two 13 year old Chev Impalas in the garage that have only had new batteries (after eight years) new tires and brake pads, which we consider to be quite a record.
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Old 01-19-2014, 11:32 AM
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There are two 13 year old Chev Impalas in the garage that have only had new batteries (after eight years) new tires and brake pads, which we consider to be quite a record.
I sincerely am glad you've done well with your GM equipment Rob. Myself...back in '96 I gave the US auto industry another try after over a decade of German and Japanese cars, a new Jeep Grand Cherokee. It was in the shop 18 times in 18 months. Needed new front suspension bushings twice in less than 20,000 miles. That was it for me. So I guess we have our unique personal experience that we're going with.
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Ike from what I have seen of the underside of some Jeeps they did not do much to alter the wartime design. I saw places where shafts should have had proper bearing surfaces but they did not. Now in wartime it was make them fast and get them out, long lifetimes were not part of the design.

Florence's was the first one, I was impressed with the handling and the five star crash rating as she is the only wife I have. Then when my Ford Probe hit 135,000 miles I borrowed hers while the Probe was in for AC repairs. Liked it so much I decided to get myself one.
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I've been driving the same Dodge Dakota since November of 1996, over 210,000 miles. Other than normal maintenance, it's had a new fuel pump, water pump, heater core and...........well, three sets of ball joints and a set of rod ends.

But, it runs as strong as it ever did.

Of course it helps that I'm a mechanic with a garage full of tools.

My '09 Challenger has 32,000 miles and has required exactly.....one new tire in unscheduled maintenance.

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Dave if you had that Dakota in this neck of the woods there would be nothing left of the body. The road salt eats those Dodge trucks almost as bad as the Fords.

I do love the new Ram 1500 though. 30+mpg on the highway with the 5.7L hemi, just awesome.
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1996 Chrysler Cirrus with a Mitsubishi V6 just turned 180K. No issues and exceedingly quick in a body designed for an inline four cylinder.
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