I agree with all of that except a couple of things:
Saturn was actually pretty good when they first came out (quality wise) because they were practically indestructable.
-Touche - my buddies 1992 Saturn lasted FOREVER.
The other thing is:
I totally disagree. You can get GPS in a 370... Yeah, you need a different trim, but you can get it in that car's body, that car's motor, etc. I have the top of the line Solstice GXP with every option possible (except the smokers package) and there's NO way to get GPS in a $30K+ car. WTF? Name ANY Chevy car (not the trucks) that can get GPS as an option... The only one I can think of is the Corvette.
I don't see the different between the base 370z and the Touring 370z the same as the different between the Solstice GXP and a Corvette with Navi. Two different cars with two COMPLETELY different budgets!
-Yes, the option would be nice. You'd probably have to wonder, maybe they just dont have the resources to make a "proprietary" GPS system?
GM has their heads up their @sses. They need to kill off ALL of their cousin platform cars and reduce their line up to completely different cars. No cousins. No Sky vs. Solstice. No Corvette vs. XLR, DEFINITELY no GMC vs. Chevy trucks... (That's just retarded). And for F**k's sake, GIVE US SOME FREAKING OPTIONS!
-Extremely agree, as you saw in my post
My family used to be all about GM. We've had so many GM cars it makes me dizzy. I had 3 Pontiacs before I bought my 19 year old 300zx and said "Wow... This is better than all of the GMs I've owned." And that's just sad. My mother refuses to buy American cars due to the lack of craftsmanship and quality. Although, now she's looking into buying the new Tesla Model S (my suggestion
) and that's likely to be the first American car she'd be able to depend on.
-I steered my dad to a new Mazda6, and he couldn't be happier. Lots of nice features, attractive exterior and interior - he loves it. And I know it will probably be very reliable. My mom will never leave GM, though - she just got a brand new Tahoe. But, on the other hand, that is a tried-and-true GM vehicle that is almost always a solid performer. Im not shy about buying GM again (hell, I have an 08 Silverado), but you have to be very careful which ones you get...