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lets talk reality - 11/24/2007 9:12:14 PM

treyb0

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We all on this site love chevy i assume. But the reality is Chevy used to blow the doors off all competition, but now the only doors they are blowing are their own. Chevy has come from a high stand point to some junky WORSE THEN FORD AND DODGE company. any theorys why??

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RE: lets talk reality - 11/26/2007 2:00:19 PM

EuroGoldLS

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Well, in this day and time, its really hard to compete with companies who have billion-dollar R&D teams. Chevrolet is really struggling against the import market right now. Ford is buying into the import market. I don't beleive Ford and Dodge make a better vehicle than Chevrolet does, but in all fairness, I think they are pretty much equal in quality.

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RE: lets talk reality - 12/9/2007 1:18:49 PM

Quanta

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I think that quality is relative, and the budget import brands of years ago like Toyota, Mazda & Honda have now gone much more upmarket and are very much world class players. GM dropped the ball a bit and didn't adapt to the changing market quickly enough, so they have some catching up to do. I think that lately Chevy particularly have started putting their heart and soul back into the game, and this shows with newer cars like the jaw-droppingly awesome Z06 and even the handsome new Malibu.

The car industry tends to see-saw between major players, and when Toyota become top dog their complacency will make them vulnerable to companies like GM who are striving to recapture their glory days.

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RE: lets talk reality - 12/12/2007 12:18:17 AM

kerpal

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quote:

ORIGINAL: treyb0

We all on this site love chevy i assume. But the reality is Chevy used to blow the doors off all competition, but now the only doors they are blowing are their own. Chevy has come from a high stand point to some junky WORSE THEN FORD AND DODGE company. any theorys why??

Of course!!! we all love chevy here.. But the thing is, I also love other brands as well

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RE: lets talk reality - 12/20/2007 8:24:37 AM

Gryphon

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I'm just a car nut. I've been rather anti-chevy until I bought this Suburban, now I'm really rethinking things.

I had a '77 Sub I hated with a passion. Just got rid of a Chrysler Town and Country; I felt bad trading it in, but I needed a trade in...I would have rather burnt it to the ground, shoved it off a cliff and blew up what was left. Can you say "LEMON"?

Our old Toyota 4Runner lasted nearly 300,000 miles and we loved them all. I replaced the alternator and batery in those miles. Thats it (ok, tires don't count!)

I drive a Ford Excursion at work. I hate it. It's heavy, underpowered, uncomfortable and gets terrible mileage.

Our Sub is geat! Ok, so after nearly 100k miles, the door locks are having issues and the dealer-instaled alarm malfunctions. Otherwise, it gets 18 mpg at 75 on the freeway, enough power to pass anything I need to, comfortable room for my 4 kids AND their stuff, and the brakes work great! (the van couldn't stop to save yer life!)

A lot of it is personal preferance. Chevrolet/GM has some good stuff out, so do the others. There are some years of each I like beter and some years I wouldn't take if it was given to me.

GM started the OnStar thing, which seems to be a realy good deal. I don't have it, but I want it.

I could go on, but I won't. I'll end with my CJ7 that has 225,000 miles on it, gets 'wheeled and commutes 50 miles daily. Gotta love it!

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RE: lets talk reality - 1/5/2008 10:51:15 PM

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I think the auto market is coming full circle. Toyota has been riding their superior sales and GM has been focusing on quality like never before. It's only a matter of time before GM regains it's quality status and Toyota is once again seen as the cheesy ripoffs they used to be.

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RE: lets talk reality - 1/6/2008 8:58:10 PM

Bryce

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I think that it's a matter of misguided opinions. 'Perception is reality', so that's what we should be talking about.

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RE: lets talk reality - 1/7/2008 8:06:24 AM

quinnman105

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quote:

ORIGINAL: EuroGoldLS

Well, in this day and time, its really hard to compete with companies who have billion-dollar R&D teams. Chevrolet is really struggling against the import market right now. Ford is buying into the import market. I don't beleive Ford and Dodge make a better vehicle than Chevrolet does, but in all fairness, I think they are pretty much equal in quality.

I Also have to say I agree with EuroGoldLS

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