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A lot of it is political. A lot of people REFUSE to buy American cars (except Telsas) as a political point. My Chevys have been unbelievably reliable, more so

A lot of it is political. A lot of people REFUSE to buy American cars (except Telsas) as a political point. My Chevys have been unbelievably reliable, more so than my Toyotas, and the stats bear that out.

hellojesus 3y ago
I had a Chevy that very much enjoyed breaking in annoying ways (window motors, fan actuators), but I generally do like the Chevy brand. The real issue to me with American cars, going forward, is that I cannot rely on the company to exist at any point in the future. Strikes that reduce parts and labor while making unaffordable pension demands are going to keep me away from unioned brands. And I am currently in the market for a new vehicle.
LeafItAlone 3y ago
> My Chevys have been unbelievably reliable, more so than my Toyotas, and the stats bear that out. Can you post these stats? My Googling (e.g. https://www.carmax.com/articles/most-reliable-car-brands https://www.carmax.com/articles/most-reliable-car-brands) shows that except for Tesla, non-US manufacturers sit in the top 10.
- local_crmdgeon 3y ago
  https://www.jdpower.com/cars/ratings https://www.jdpower.com/cars/ratings A lot of people cite CR, but their methodology is flawed. They count a confusing volume button equal to a blown transmission, and they only survey their userbase. I fundamentally do not trust a list that ranks BMW well. My favorite is honestly "What makes it to 200k?" https://www.autoweek.com/car-life/g35834918/top-vehicles-most-likely-to-reach-200000-miles/ https://www.autoweek.com/car-life/g35834918/top-vehicles-mos... That's a bunch of GM and Toyota trucks, plus a few Toyota cars. That matches what I see every day. Seems like it answers the question people actually care about, instead of how well the bluetooth works according to Granny.
cirrus3 3y ago
I have never heard of anyone refusing to buy America cars as a political point, at least not in America. The opposite is true though. Some people in America refuse to buy American cars because historically they have been less reliable and lower quality than some foreign brands.

hellojesus 3y ago

I had a Chevy that very much enjoyed breaking in annoying ways (window motors, fan actuators), but I generally do like the Chevy brand. The real issue to me with American cars, going forward, is that I cannot rely on the company to exist at any point in the future. Strikes that reduce parts and labor while making unaffordable pension demands are going to keep me away from unioned brands. And I am currently in the market for a new vehicle.

LeafItAlone 3y ago

> My Chevys have been unbelievably reliable, more so than my Toyotas, and the stats bear that out. Can you post these stats? My Googling (e.g. https://www.carmax.com/articles/most-reliable-car-brands https://www.carmax.com/articles/most-reliable-car-brands) shows that except for Tesla, non-US manufacturers sit in the top 10.

local_crmdgeon 3y ago
https://www.jdpower.com/cars/ratings https://www.jdpower.com/cars/ratings A lot of people cite CR, but their methodology is flawed. They count a confusing volume button equal to a blown transmission, and they only survey their userbase. I fundamentally do not trust a list that ranks BMW well. My favorite is honestly "What makes it to 200k?" https://www.autoweek.com/car-life/g35834918/top-vehicles-most-likely-to-reach-200000-miles/ https://www.autoweek.com/car-life/g35834918/top-vehicles-mos... That's a bunch of GM and Toyota trucks, plus a few Toyota cars. That matches what I see every day. Seems like it answers the question people actually care about, instead of how well the bluetooth works according to Granny.

cirrus3 3y ago

I have never heard of anyone refusing to buy America cars as a political point, at least not in America. The opposite is true though. Some people in America refuse to buy American cars because historically they have been less reliable and lower quality than some foreign brands.