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I'll have to look online, but I'd be surprised if second-gen Neons outsold Civics, even in Ohio.
And yes, I tend to believe my own eyes and ears, if something's right in front of me.
I have a habit of asking questions if numbers don't add up or something here....thanks for the kind words. Every forum needs both sides of a discussion.
"DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co said on Thursday it plans to cut its powertrain warranty on Chevrolet and GMC vehicles for the 2016 model year because the offer was not a strong enough selling point."
GM claims that the longer warranty wasn't a selling point for buyers. Sounds like a bit of a cop out to me. Once times get good, start cutting the benefits.
I still think the test of GM's strength (or not) will be in the next recession.
Maybe I'm not alone;) I've never considered length of warranty as a factor in choosing a vehicle.
For me, length of warranty is a factor, but only a small factor.
The whole "free scheduled maintenance" is a bit of a joke. When I purchased my 2013 Silverado, the salesman was bragging about that. What it amounts to is 2 oil changes. Big whoop, 2 oil changes. And you have to jump through hoops. The oil maintenance minder has to be at 10% or less, which means you have to be up close to 10k miles. I change oil at 5k intervals, so I would have to NOT reset the oil change indicator, and then I could get every other oil change done for free. Like I said, big whoop.
See Malibu vs. Sonata and Optima.
Why would you not EXTEND the warranty if it worked for them?
Hyunkia has the best warranty in the business, but I think it's the only one that is non-transferable to a subsequent owner. I never understood the thinking of that.
BTW, I've seen some of the vague 'teases' of the '16 Malibu. One thing I have liked about the current Cruze and Malibu is conservative styling (IMHO). I can see the new Malibu has the same-as-everybody-else's swoopy rear roofline and door-cutout. I hate that, but most people want what everybody else is doing.
I do like the added wheelbase length.
http://www.autoblog.com/2015/03/12/honda-accord-crv-engine-bolt-recall/
his Camry. Toyota dealer tried to blame on seeps--2 quarts in 1000 miles approx.?
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
My wife had a Saturn that burned a lot of oil. By 80k miles it was burning more than a qt per 1k miles and GM/Saturn said it was acceptable. Even with an purchased 100k mile warranty through GM they wouldn't do anything about it.
We had to take it in every week for the service department to verify consumption and they said it had to burn more than a qt per 500 miles before they'd fix it.
BTW, I've over heard similar talk in a Ford dealer too.
Sure, I'll take the longer warranty. But I've never had a warranty sway my buying decision. I would have bought my Ram whether it had a 12k warranty or a lifetime. I liked the truck more than the competition. If I was worried about the warranty, I would have simply purchased the warranty coverage I wanted.
Also, I wonder how much confusion the extended warranty causes from a customer service perspective. Someone buys the car, hears it has a 100k mile warranty, not realizing what it doesn't cover. Some expensive electrical component fails at 70k, and they are blindsided by a 4 figure bill.
I experienced that with my Expedition. Had misfire, check engine like at 58k miles. $1,200 later I found out the holes in a 60k mile powertrain warranty.
If I would have known ahead of time, I probably would have taken it to an independent mechanic. But after the dealer had it, I didn't have the time or patience to mess with it. I just wanted it fixed.
Really, a manufacturer should pick a warranty and stick with it, as constant changing of warranty intervals reeks of desperation.
A coworker who had an '05 Honda Odyssey had complete transmission failure at 70K miles. Honda's "goodwill" offer was $1,700. He said he told the Service Manager, "I thought I bought a Honda, not a Kia!".
A service writer at a nearby Chevy dealer told me he came from a Honda store and his experience was that Chevy was far-better about offering customers things out of warranty than the store he had come from.
All anecdotal? Yes, but they actually happened to me and people I see regularly.
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http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2015/03/20/barra-gm-recalls-depositions/25067319/
But, other than the first (free) scheduled maintenance, I haven't needed to visit the dealer. This isn't my father's friend's '60s Jag E-type!
'21 Dark Blue/Black Audi A7 PHEV (mine); '22 White/Beige BMW X3 (hers); '20 Estoril Blue/Oyster BMW M240xi 'Vert (Ours, read: hers in 'vert weather; mine during Nor'easters...)
When I was looking it over, I noticed a couple of left over items under the drivers seat, and mentioned something about, "Your detailers didn't do a very thorough job." He replied that they did not pay for a detail on the Ebay cars, just a wash and wax. He said a full detail cost the dealership $265, which is more than I would have guessed. The car was about 1.5 quarts low on oil as well, so obviously no real inspection or prep.
I will say this, whomever did the wax did a really good job. Six months later, and it still shines and beads up very nicely. I'd like to have them wax my new Ford, I buy expensive waxes and none of them last more than 2 or 3 months.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
'21 Dark Blue/Black Audi A7 PHEV (mine); '22 White/Beige BMW X3 (hers); '20 Estoril Blue/Oyster BMW M240xi 'Vert (Ours, read: hers in 'vert weather; mine during Nor'easters...)
'21 Dark Blue/Black Audi A7 PHEV (mine); '22 White/Beige BMW X3 (hers); '20 Estoril Blue/Oyster BMW M240xi 'Vert (Ours, read: hers in 'vert weather; mine during Nor'easters...)
Personally, not mainstream is a plus to me. Never been much of a 'joiner'.
Attractive: Kia, Hyundai, Ford, Mercedes, Audi, Mazda (a big shift IMHO), Tesla, Buick (also a shift IMHO)
Bland: Toyota, Honda, Chevy, Chrysler, Subaru, Acura, BMW (but a rise from the Bangle look of a few years ago)
Ugly: Mitsubishi, VW (Jetta), Nissan, Infiniti, Lexus
Tiong, gotta be honest, I don't find a lot of really good looking vehicles anymore. Most just more and more blend together, car or truck. So I guess I need to focus more on the interiors.
So far in 2015, one of the three pony car competitors has been killing its rivals, outselling the other two combined in March.
Chevy Camaro
March 2015 Sales: 5,956 -30.9%
2015 Sales (Jan-Mar): 17,320
Dodge Challenger
March 2015 Sales: 6,110 +25.2%
2015 Sales (Jan-Mar): 15,957
Ford Mustang
March 2015 Sales: 12,663 +36.1%
2015 Sales (Jan-Mar): 29,811 +52.1%