what car brands will you never buy again?

[TheWolf]

I've had enough chevy's to where I have no desire ever to own a chevy.

My 2000 montecarlo had dexcool go corrosive. Eat out the heater core and all hoses at 50k. That's ok because the intake manifold gasket failed and dumped all the coolant into the oil pan at 65k. I sold the car and it then blew a headgasket at 90k. Glad it was gone.

My wifes 2002 CamaroZ28 needed just a couple of things to make it to 90k miles. 3 rear ends, 3 drivers window motors, 1 passanger window motor, a battery at 36k, all new brakes

the inlaws 2002 z28 needed 3 window motors, a rear end, a battery, all new brakes, a fuel filter check valve etc. all to make 45k..

Never again would I own one.. I love my 97 540i bmw. one of the last before the electronics invaded.

I've been stoked with my Suzuki Grand Vitara.

[Corbic]

Originally Posted by TheWolf

I've had enough chevy's to where I have no desire ever to own a chevy.

My 2000 montecarlo had dexcool go corrosive. Eat out the heater core and all hoses at 50k. That's ok because the intake manifold gasket failed and dumped all the coolant into the oil pan at 65k. I sold the car and it then blew a headgasket at 90k. Glad it was gone.

My wifes 2002 CamaroZ28 needed just a couple of things to make it to 90k miles. 3 rear ends, 3 drivers window motors, 1 passanger window motor, a battery at 36k, all new brakes

the inlaws 2002 z28 needed 3 window motors, a rear end, a battery, all new brakes, a fuel filter check valve etc. all to make 45k..
.

Ugh..yeah, I'll leave this alone. Maybe upgrade your rear next team... while 4th Gens have interiors that look like they where made by Fisher Price and rattle like BBs in a can, I have to raise an eyebrow to such frequent rear-end and window failues.

Also, brake-job, fuel filter... that basic maintenance. Battery at 36? So what, how many years old? With all those window motors sounds like a wire may have gotten screwed up, power drain.

[TheWolf]

Originally Posted by Corbic

Ugh..yeah, I'll leave this alone. Maybe upgrade your rear next team... while 4th Gens have interiors that look like they where made by Fisher Price and rattle like BBs in a can, I have to raise an eyebrow to such frequent rear-end and window failues.

Also, brake-job, fuel filter... that basic maintenance. Battery at 36? So what, how many years old? With all those window motors sounds like a wire may have gotten screwed up, power drain.

This was the pre-Fuel filter that has some check valve drain back thing. Not the easy to get at one. The one that you've got to drop the tank to get at. Which you have to drop the rear end to get to the tank.

All the batteries didn't crap out. The positive terminals broke off.

There is no upgrading the rear end unless you want to swap it out for a 12bolt rear for $1500 or install a custom 9". It's pretty much screwball. It's the same rear gearset that was used since the 1985 model. The V6 and V8's all got same rear end. Same with the power window motor. 1985-02. Which is pop riveted in place. The shit is ghey as hell. Rumor has it, you can get some cadillac motor that lasts 2x as long. I forgot. The cats in both have been replaced under warranty.

My suzuki still is running on stock battery, stock rotors at 70k and 5 years. It's not impossible to make parts that last.