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I agree with you, I loved my pick up, until the quality or lack of quality showed through. I now love my 89 K5, it's a shame that vehicles are now disposable, because the price of them sure isn't.
the sad thing is, GM could make such friggin awesome cars. the engineers show they have the right stuff when you look at the engines they crank out. From the ZR2's supercharged 6.2L V8 all the way down to the 2.0T Ecotec, I mean 260hp and 260ftlbs of torque from 2.0L and still getting 30+mpg on the highway???? GM engines are awesome. Hell the new 2010 camaro V6 puts out 300hp and is supposed to get high 20's (29) on the highway. Thats none to shabby in a car that weighs 3600-4000lbs.
The problem is the bean counters, and the fact that everyone knows, dealerships and car companies dont make money on the sale of the car, the bread and butter is in maintanence, so in our current world of disposable made in china consumer economics, cars have been designed by the bean counters to require frequent repairs, because nowadays its considered normal. people dont fix things aymore, they replace them, most buyers i deal with at the dealership i now work at lease because they "get bored" with their car every three years or so, so they get rid of it and get another. even cars have become disposable, and thus the quality has dropped. I still see Model T's on the road every once in a while, be interesting to find out if there are any 2000 chevy impalas on the road 50 years from now. why do you think so many old people are still driving their cars from the 70's? because they know whats available today is crap.
It breaks my heart, but theres a reason im selling my IROC to pay off the loan on my TDI jetta, and why i quit my job working at Chevy and am now selling VW's. The Blazer isnt going anywhere though
I agree with you, I loved my pick up, until the quality or lack of quality showed through. I now love my 89 K5, it's a shame that vehicles are now disposable, because the price of them sure isn't.
