american cars suk!! - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

thefishingfreak · 02-02-2006, 06:51 PM

karl i bought it on my durango for close to 2 grand thank god. trans went. intake gasket.abs controller.a/c pump. and a host of other things. all under 60k miles.
if you don't just pray you get a wedsday made one. 'cause the monday and friday cars..........

vineyardblues · 02-02-2006, 06:53 PM

Karl , got the 7 years on my ford ...lol
It should pay for it's self......

VB

thefishingfreak · 02-02-2006, 06:53 PM

ohh try this too..
everyone go out to there car/truck.. right... open the drivers door and bend down to look at the bottom lip of the door, whear they fold the door skin over..i betya money there's allready rust there if it's more than a year old

MoroneSaxatilis · 02-02-2006, 07:03 PM

We got the xtended warrenty on our 2004 Trailblazer, but I haven't got it yet on the Silverado. I can still get it and probably will, it'll just cost a bit more. I have a soliticitation from GM on my desk right in front of me asking me if I'm interested as we speak.

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Originally Posted by thefishingfreak

ohh try this too..
everyone go out to there car/truck.. right... open the drivers door and bend down to look at the bottom lip of the door, whear they fold the door skin over..i betya money there's allready rust there if it's more than a year old

Nope. Definately not here. We wash & wax these things VERY regularly, even this time of year. When we do, we detail them inside and out, and always take care to treat ALL the nooks & crannies.
Sure we want them to look good, but also NEED to protect our expensive, overpriced purchases (it cracks me up when people call a new car an "investment". It's NOT; it will make me NO money. It's a straight-up purchase).

Raider Ronnie · 02-02-2006, 07:06 PM

(it cracks me up when people call a new car an "investment". It's NOT; it will make me NO money. It's a straight-up purchase).[/QUOTE]

"straight up purchase"
More like a Necessary evil !!!!

Skitterpop · 02-02-2006, 07:12 PM

By American workers

Karl F · 02-02-2006, 09:18 PM

Mike... do many people, (rough guess, % wise), do the extended warranty, at time of sale.. where you are? Or, are most people figuring, I'll own it 3-5 years, dump it, get another?

It will be a while before we spring for a new car, but, if we do, it will be a long term ownership, and was just wondering, if it is worth it.

Vectorfisher · 02-02-2006, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by thefishingfreak

ohh try this too..
everyone go out to there car/truck.. right... open the drivers door and bend down to look at the bottom lip of the door, whear they fold the door skin over..i betya money there's allready rust there if it's more than a year old

Well my Ford is 10 years old and I dare you to find rust under any of the doors(all 3) You gotta take care of them and they will care for you, how many people actually wash the salt off the bottom of there doors 1x a month??? I do and that probably why my truck looks new still with nearly 170k on the odometer and started as my work truck for my business and now takes me hunting in Maine and pulls the boats all summer

It is like anything else you get out what you put in, granted some vehicles have engineering prob's from the get go, you do your homework and avoid them. And before you tell me I got lucky and got a good one DONT because I can take you next door to my neighbors and show you the 93 E-250 van I sold him a year and half ago that had 276K on it and now has well over 300K and is driven daily :-)

mikecc · 02-02-2006, 09:32 PM

I have a 97 Chev 1500 only replaced a water pump on rust no rattles.
regular oil with Mobile 1
my fathers 97 Totota T100 has had the top end redone (recall)and front end done 3 times. Steering box(recall)also the bed is rotted thru at the wheel wells & replaced the rear bumper

I think I'll stick with the American

Pete_G · 02-02-2006, 09:40 PM

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Originally Posted by thefishingfreak

ohh try this too..
everyone go out to there car/truck.. right... open the drivers door and bend down to look at the bottom lip of the door, whear they fold the door skin over..i betya money there's allready rust there if it's more than a year old

Yep. And I'm more meticulous then almost anybody out there when it comes to car care. Anybody who's been to the shop has seen the shiniest silver paint ever on my truck in the lot. A few have even been treated to me yelling at a tourist opening their door into it. My door jambs get waxed regularly, nevermind the rest of my truck. I'm up in the wheel wells with a brush and everything (especially the bottom lip of the door since it rusts there) gets dried carefully after a wash. The truck, top and bottom, gets hand washed almost weekly even during the winter. Yet there's rust...

thefishingfreak · 02-02-2006, 09:43 PM

squirt PeNaTrating oil in there from day one, with the straw

Vectorfisher · 02-02-2006, 09:58 PM

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squirt PeNaTrating oil in there from day one, with the straw

Yep an ole trick I learned from watching my Dad take care of the sand sled when I was a kid

Skitterpop · 02-02-2006, 10:44 PM

and used/new car warranties

There is good and bad stories for both foreign and American
but the stats show certain foreigns to rate considerably better on average. Toyota and Honda are tops but none is perfect. Read MikeCCs post...there you go.

I have bought them and will only buy ones from the manufacturer...NO 3rd Party ! And I`d only buy if planning on long term ownership. Its the year or mileage whichever comes first remember.
You figure your mileage and time and buy accordingly. Plus they have a cost and an MSRP which is negotiable.

Karl F · 02-02-2006, 10:57 PM

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and used/new car warranties

There is good and bad stories for both foreign and American
but the stats show certain foreigns to rate considerably better on average. Toyota and Honda are tops but none is perfect. Read MikeCCs post...there you go.

I have bought them and will only buy ones from the manufacturer...NO 3rd Party ! And I`d only buy if planning on long term ownership. Its the year or mileage whichever comes first remember.
You figure your mileage and time and buy accordingly. Plus they have a cost and an MSRP which is negotiable.

Thanks Mike, good info.

Pete_G · 02-02-2006, 11:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Indanite

and used/new car warranties

There is good and bad stories for both foreign and American
but the stats show certain foreigns to rate considerably better on average. Toyota and Honda are tops but none is perfect. Read MikeCCs post...there you go.

I have bought them and will only buy ones from the manufacturer...NO 3rd Party ! And I`d only buy if planning on long term ownership. Its the year or mileage whichever comes first remember.
You figure your mileage and time and buy accordingly. Plus they have a cost and an MSRP which is negotiable.

You can often tell all you need to know by the cost of an extended warranty. They're cheap for a Toyota or Honda and expensive for most domestics.