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To: tejek who wrote (467977)	4/1/2009 8:14:27 PM
From: Joe NYC	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1578367

Ted, How's this: GM and F cars have been mostly crap for the last 50 years. Until recently, they have had some of the lowest rankings in consumer reports compared to foreign makes when it comes to repairs and maintenance. Their designs for the most part suck.......you can spot a GM car of the last 3 decades ten miles away and there has been little change until recently. Traditionally, gas mileage on GM and F cars have sucked so that if you wanted good gas mileage, you went to foreign brands. That too is changing. Finally, if you want innovation, you look to foreign brands......after all, it was Toyota that came out with a hybrid not GM. You and I have different experiences. I used to be a (not so) proud owner of a Japanese lemon. After I got rid of it and started renting (foreign and domestic) cars. I have gone through 100s of cars by now, and I can tell you there is almost no difference in quality or a whole host of variable one has for a desirability. 50 years ago? I wasn't even alive 50 years ago. IMO, the most dramatic improvements happened in 80s, and from 90s on, there is a rough parity. But the problems of Big 3 worsened as quality of their cars (relative and absolute quality) improved. What gives? Mileage? Are you comparing apples to apples? Or fleet to fleet? Because if you are comparing fleet to fleet, you have to realize that because of unions, US manufacturers are out of business of making small cars. Large cars will never match the mileage of small cars. Joe

To: tejek who wrote (467977)	4/1/2009 9:22:32 PM
From: Joe NYC	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1578367

Buick Tops Reliability Survey Posted: March 19, 2009 06:06 PM EDT A number one brand name puts General Motors back on the map. If it's a dependable car you want, look no further than a Buick. That's according to J.D. Power & Associates. Their annual survey of the best of the best, has the General Motors mark listed number one. Greg Adaline shows us what makes Buick stand out above all the rest. The latest J.D. Power reliability awards prove GM's Buick brand is the best in it's class. The study looked at problems owners had with their vehicles after the first three years. The survey rated 37 brands, and Buick tied with Jaguar for the top spot. Number two: Lexus. It's the first time Lexus has been ranked number two. Rounding out the top 5 were Toyota and another American brand: Mercury... wlns.com