The interiors on the newer GTOs were cool. Naturally that was not actually a GM car but an austrian gm car. Neighbor had the blue interior and I also like the red with black trim.
Modern GM Interiors
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Am I the only one here who thinks GM turned it's interior design over to either Little Tykes or Playskool? I mean c'mon. There is so much cheap plastic, and the knobs feel like they were designed to keep 3 year olds from hurting themselves.
nah, i agree w/you.
not just GM, all of them.
one of the reasons imports are doing so well.
if the big 3 concentrated on quality not quantity, they wouldn't be in the shape their in.
not just GM, all of them.
one of the reasons imports are doing so well.
if the big 3 concentrated on quality not quantity, they wouldn't be in the shape their in.
The interiors are not the only reason. Imports, especially the big name Japanese ones, last much longer than domestics. Sure, the engine may run just as long in your Chevy as in a Nissan, but the A/C, charging, starting, suspension, etc. systems will all fail quicker in an American car ( on average) than in a Japanese one. I love the fact that not a single sensor has ever failed in my Nissan despite it having 295k miles on it. That's 295k delivering pizza, not highway driving. Contrast it with my neighbor's 2004 Caravan which has under 100k, and has already had $4,000 in repairs, including 3 alternators. You replace a Japanese car because you are bored with it. You replace an American car because it's a money pit.
that's what i meant. not just the interiors, but the whole shebang.
the QC for big 3 is an udder disappointment.
the QC for big 3 is an udder disappointment.
On the other hand my 2000 Explorer at 135,000 has had NO repairs, just maintenance items. My 78 GP has been good Detroit Iron too. I'm proud to have provided a job to an American who built me a good car. If we don't have good jobs we can't prosper, pay for our kids education, or finance a retirement.
American auto manufacturers up until the early 1980's always felt they had nothing to worry about, as the influx of foreign cars from Europe in the 60's did not displace their sales much. Thus they carried on through the 70's and most of the 80's with their same old lackadaisical attitudes towards build quality. This is when the Japanese cars really started making their impact with their impressive quality and longevity, and unfortunately the American companies could not catch up, and are dying a slow painful death- They did too little too late. GM said with the '08 Malibu that, "This is the best we can build." If they were using that philosophy 20 years ago, they wouldn't be in trouble.
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Just in case anyone missed it, GM is still the number one automaker in the U.S. and practically tied for #1 in the world.
They sell more cars than anyone else in the country does.
Their current financial problems are less about their lack of sales and more about their enormous retiree burden.
They sell more cars than anyone else in the country does.
Their current financial problems are less about their lack of sales and more about their enormous retiree burden.
There's good and bad about the new interiors, I love the way it's so easy to take stuff out. It's just simple, you could take apart the entire interior, paint it, and put it back in within a day or two. Just easy stuff, the quality of the material is trash of course, pretty much any material in any new car (sans Bentley, Rolls, higher end, etc.) is junk. Especially the Japanese/Europeanish metal inserts, I hate that - either make it all plastic or put some real metal in there, not 3M taped on luxury.
But that's the thing - they're cheap. I could take apart my cutlass interior (if I wanted to keep it lol) and put it back in every week all year and only a few parts would break. If I tried that in my 06 chevy, every part would be broken.
Edit: The dashboards have come a long way from the old foam ones.
But that's the thing - they're cheap. I could take apart my cutlass interior (if I wanted to keep it lol) and put it back in every week all year and only a few parts would break. If I tried that in my 06 chevy, every part would be broken.
Edit: The dashboards have come a long way from the old foam ones.
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can't agree here. toyota is doing it w/less model offerings.
toyota/lexus/isuzu/diahatsu
vs.
chevy/buick/gmc/pontiac/hummer/cadillac/saab/saturn/holden/opel.
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