On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 06:34:34 -0600, Vic Smith
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On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 02:47:22 -0500, "Eisboch"
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The doors are falling off the thing, the windshield is
falling out. Every contact point on the roof rack is leaking and
around the side windows, sunroof, the back gate won't stay open.. it
is a piece of ****... No more GM for me, and I used to work for them...


I could never figure out why GM has such a tough time designing window seals
that don't leak, particularly the rear window on cars. I've seen rust and
rot in those areas in all of the manufacturer's offerings, but for some
reason the ones built by GM seem to be far more prone to failure.

That might be personal perception.
Never seen that on any of my GM cars, or noticed it on any of the many
I've maintained. Have replaced a couple power window motors over the
years, but I have nothing to compare it against other brands since I
don't work on any others. Hasn't been a big deal.
BTW, one of my kids works all day on truck suspensions, and drives
them as part of his shake-downs.
The lighter pickups have quite different front suspensions, and he
prefers the Fords, though he's pure GM with his cars.
I think he said the GM 1500 has struts, and don't even think of
putting a plow on it, as many disappointed buyers have done.
Can't remember all the details he spouts out sometimes.
Like anything, you have to get into a bit before you buy, and most
people just believe what the dealer tells them.
I've heard plenty of bad things about Blazers, but people buy them
anyway. Maybe the looks, or they cost less than the competition.
But then Bill says his wife has a good one.
Sometimes TLC rules, and I really don't believe some cars get the care
that others do. Cars are wrapped up in a lot of psychology, and
there's a lot of irrationality in the relationship.
"Ergonomics" is especially a gold mine for that. In many cases it
means as much as what kind of legs you like on your woman.
The internet is real useful in getting detailed problem info.
Better than limited personal anecdotes, yours or mine.
Just as good are mechanics who work on the vehicles all day all the
time.
Dealer mechanics can tell you anything you want to know about a
particular vehicle. But you have to get them away from the service
writer.
Some independent specialists are almost as good. I lucked onto a
local mechanic whose clientele was 95% grey-haired GM car owners.
He's retired now, but was around a long time. You could ask him
about any common GM car and he had seen everything that could go wrong
and tell you how to prevent it or just accept it.
Used him before my son started doing my work, and never
had to go back twice. He wasn't cheap, nor too expensive.

--Vic

My GMC pickup, a 1995, had 160K miles on it when I sold it, cheap, to a
nephew. That was almost two years ago. He's running the daylights out of
it, but he keeps it greased and oiled. It's still running very well.

My wife had a Jimmy (Blazer). With 80K on it, it needed a new transmission
and a few other big bill repairs. We got rid of it, and got her a
Highlander. She absolutely loved the Jimmy, but we wouldn't get another
one.
--

John Salmonbait