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They're newer. :shades:
Sorry, made a goof here. 68K miles.
'24 Chevy Blazer EV 2LT
odds are good that the failure will be in your own driveway or garage, not in some bad neighborhood at the side of a highway at 3 in the morning.
'24 Chevy Blazer EV 2LT
That's been my experience regardless of make. I replaced the battery in my Suburban and my Expedition right around the 4 year mark. Both completely failed in the summer with no warning (or at least I never noticed the warnings). Also, the original battery in my 01 Nissan Pathfinder died a 3 1/2 years.
If I keep the Expedition long enough, I think I'll just replace the current battery around the four year mark regardless. $100 battery isn't worth risking a no start condition in the middle of no where.
Oh well, what are you gonna do? Live and learn.
'24 Chevy Blazer EV 2LT
I think automakers will have to go with 24V or 48V systems pretty soon. Also the sheer WEIGHT of the wiring is getting to be an issue.
My Sister just bought a '07 Miata with 31k miles on it. Folding hardtop with auto trans and run flat tires. Nice. She paid $15,800 otd.
That would be consistent as here in CA I very reliably have batteries fail between 3 and 4 years old - multiple makes, US and foreign, and factory new and aftermarket.
It's gotten to the point where at the first hint of a battery problem, I replace it.
I've found that unplugging the charging cords for my GPS and phone are important as well. The power ports in the Passat are hot all time and those chargers are pulling just enough to hurt the battery.
Improvements in brand loyalty were dominated by the import brands. Toyota, Lexus, Honda, Acura and Nissan all achieved loyalty improvements with the launch of all new products (Altima, Accord, ILX, GS, ES, etc.) in late 2011 through the middle of 2012. Furthermore, the improvements from these brands were also slightly inflated when compared to 2011 due to lack of inventory during that time.
The majority of domestic brands displayed a decrease in owner loyalty when compared to 2011. Chrysler Group is having greater success in conquest of owners from competitive brands rather than in the retention of their existing customers (there is also high migration between inner manufacturer brands, e.g., Chrysler, Dodge). General Motors is seeing heavy losses of its brand owners to Hyundai, Volkswagen and Subaru.
Even though Ford saw its brand loyalty rate decrease by 1 percentage point vs. 2011; it still continues to be the industry leader at 61.3%. Mercedes-Benz leads the industry from the luxury brand standpoint with loyalty of 58.6%.
The final brand loyalty rankings for 2012 are listed below:
There were NO 2014 Impalas on the lot.
The Cruze was $3200 less than a Malibu, and the Sonic was $1500 less than the Cruze. With 39 mpg possible out of the Malibu, a Malibu LS was only $1000 more than a loaded Sonic.
In regards to circlew's post, the real surprise to me, based on the ownership panaceas I frequently read here, is how Mazda, Audi, and some high-priced Japanese brands did poorly as far as keeping customers loyal.
I cannot tell from the chart, what precisely the criteria was. Is this people who bought a new 2012 vehicle who traded in the same brand?
I believe Ford is still benefitting from the "I hate the bailouts" crowd.
Those are the brands that have improved over 2011! :shades:
Let us review 2012 from a brand loyalty perspective and see which brands achieved the greatest improvements versus 2011.
As anyone can see, GM is on the DECLINE...all divisions.
Was that a sealed battery? Or one to which you can add water. If the open type, did you use distilled water? I found that's a big help to the life of the plates.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
His credibility is strained when the current makes he owns, Kia and Mazda, are below Chevrolet, yet he doesn't mention that at all. In fact, Mazda is below every single GM division. Yet...no comment other than how poorly GM is doing. Something in the water there in joizey I guess.
I would guess that it's not all apples to apples. For instance, a brand that has a wider variety of vehicles may have better loyalty simply because there's more of a choice. If I had a sedan and now I want an SUV or a truck, you'd expect Ford or Chevy to do better than VW or Mazda, for example.
Second, I'd guess that the more premium brands have a harder time because for some buyers, they are buying their aspirational vehicle "one time" and then for their other vehicles they may not spend as much.
I had to go back to find what you're talking about. I have my filter set to skip those posts.
I think most people have the picture by now.
And I'm working on getting pictures of a Studebaker garage to post.
The battery in my Cobalt seemed to crank fine when temp were cold and it was home. Hasn't seemed to give any of the typical symptoms of a weakening battery. Maybe I should have Walmart check it while it's home from getting an education.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
I wonder why?
Kia is doing just fine. I do not regret not having the owner experience of a Cobalt, let alone any GM car/truck since 1977 which I owned.
Like I said previously, not having failures on the 3 non-domestics I own now is more than a breath of fresh air. Was I loyal to GM all those years back? Frightening!
If that is the case, why is Chevrolet above GMC in the ranking?
I also remember you flatly stating what a POS a Cobalt was...before we got you to grudgingly admit you'd never even sat in one, yet alone driven one.
I can tell you, you will not be able to find me or imidazo or dave8697 making a flat statement like that about a Kia or Mazda on an Edmunds forum...particularly in initiating conversation.
Sliverado YTD 2013 - 284,666
Savana - 9,610
...more customers mean higher loyalty as long as sales remain high. GM does very well in that category.
Only mho on the Cobalt...don't take it so personally. Is that why you always write like your underwear is in a bunch? I retract my statement and apologize!
BTW, I drove a G6...isn't that the same thing? Not impressed with any part of the experience.
Additionally, I am truly happy that you love your car and wish you many more years of satisfaction. GM is very lucky it has you as a loyal customer.
Besides, now that the Cobalt is history, the Cruze is so much better. I still would not buy one, though.
Now the Impala....that's a different story. You see, the competition drew a line in the sand which the Impala has stepped over. The Cruze merely stepped up to the line in it's class, afaic.
DETROIT (TheStreet) -- In July, for the first time since March 2010, Toyota (TM) led Ford (F) in U.S. auto sales, one more sign that Ford can't make vehicles fast enough.
Ford has inventory shortages of the Fusion and the Escape, top sellers in the midsize sedan and utility segments, and plans to resolve them with production increases this fall. Until then, the automaker is losing an uncounted number of sales because it doesn't have enough product.
In July, when U.S. light-vehicle sales rose 14%, Fusion sales fell 12% to 20,522 units and sales of Escape, the best-selling utility vehicle this year, rose just 3.6% to 22,343. During the month, Toyota -- with light-vehicle sales in July of 193,394 -- beat out Ford light-vehicle sales of 193,080.
Ford's Fusion supply is down to 30 days, about half the industry average, while the Escape supply is around 40 days. In the fall, Ford will boost Fusion production after adding 1,400 workers at its Flat Rock, Mich., plant. As for Escape, "we're making all we can in Louisville right now," said Ford analyst Erich Merkle. Ford will also increase production of the Explorer, another hot vehicle, at its Chicago plant.
Savana - 9,610
Uh...you're comparing sales of a Chevy pickup to a GMC full-size van.
If only trucks are making loyal customers for GM, the chart does not substantiate that. Chevy trucks and GMC trucks are nearly identical, yet Chevy's repeat business (including cars, unlike GMC) is higher than GMC's.
I sat in an Optima by Kia, I think it's called. It was spartan in the finish of the interior. And all black. It was like sitting an F-16 cockpit, down deep and in. Couldn't see anything behind. I did get to close the door to close the salesman out, and that was a blessing--irritating guy. Overpriced on the model I sat in with a glassy roof and turbo, IIRC. All black.
If it's jiggly like the cars.com commented about the Sonata, I definitely don't want it. I could have an Accord for that.
But with that meth user face and the missing teeth look on the grill, that's not a car I could walk up to and have it turn me on to think about driving it. Fusion was better by a little but still had the cockpit philosophy and you couldn't see the tail rudder if you had to for parking.
Optima had some of the boy-racer look of the Sonata left in the style since it's the same basic car. The Forte seemed to fit the bill a little better, but the hatchback that was nice was priced to sell to the 1%ers compared to other cars. Oh, I did sit in the Forte and I've driven our friend's Forte in Murphreesboro, TN.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
Good question. Any theories on why "Professional Grade" doesn't seem to engender much loyalty?
As with "Standard of the World", I could care less about an advertising company's slogan. It's superficial stuff.
To circlew: A G6 is a Malibu underneath, not a Cobalt...although I would say not a single piece of sheetmetal or interior trim would interchange between a G6 and a Malibu.
2013 YTD sales = 104,215
Exactly. GMC does not sell cars and probably some customers defect to Siverado as well.
OK, thanks. Regarding why GMC might not garner more loyalt than Chevy is probably because they only make trucks. Most of the trucks and SUV's are pretty close clones so that probably hurts also.
Ford has inventory shortages of the Fusion and the Escape, top sellers in the midsize sedan and utility segments, and plans to resolve them with production increases this fall. Until then, the automaker is losing an uncounted number of sales because it doesn't have enough product.
Ford's Fusion supply is down to 30 days, about half the industry average, while the Escape supply is around 40 days."
Am I missing something? If you have 40 days supply of something, how are you "losing sales" because you have no product?
Because not all of that product is on dealer lots. Most of it is somewhere between the factory and the dealer. In North America, most buyers don't want to wait for the car to come in. They want it right now, not in 2 weeks. If it's not available right now, they'll go buy an Accord, Camry, Malibu...
The other is it that if something were to happen to the Fusion or Escape plants, they have less than a 4-5 week supply. Having an 8 week supply (closer to norms) makes production planners and sales managers more comfortable.
Also, ask your colleague Jessica Caldwell, Edmunds' analyst that was quoted here:
Why Low Inventory is Bad for Ford
Edmunds.com analyst Jessica Caldwell said sales growth for popular vehicles like Fusion and Escape depends on "conquests," taking buyers from other brands. "It will hurt (Ford) if they don't have inventory out there (because) new buyers will stick to what they're used to..."
The S4 is a low volume product in comparison the the A4 so I'm not surprised that a dealer would only have one. My local dealer has 4 S4's compared to 77 total new 2014's of which 22 are A4's.
No, yes, yes. :-)
It was a Wally World one and one of those that you'd flip a top and expose three holes at a time. I check levels maybe once a year and top 'em up. The posts on the Subaru tend to need cleaning more often than the van.
How can you have #1 product loyalty but your buyer not being able to wait 10 tens and so bails out and buy a Toyota?
Or do we measure product loyalty these days in "gerbil-attention-span" increments? :P