You guys brought up the Aztec. Well, there was a Toyota that was the EXACT SAME CAR!!! Really nice reviews on the Toyota, and then Pontiac got crapped on. Can you name the car?
On the issue of reliability, it goes both ways. There's people that have no trouble with any of the cars coming from the big three. There's people that have had nothing BUT issues with Japanese cars. They all have their lemons. I know people that buy BMW's because they're German cars and they talk all about the engineering. What they soon realize is all the wiring and electrical issues those cars seem to have. I know more people that lease a BMW only to turn and say they'd never get another one. In fact, I've seen some go from a BMW X5 to a Chevy Tahoe or Ford Expedition. They say the American car is more comfortable in almost every way. In reality, I just wish that most media types would lower their expectations on all cars and not compare them to eachother like they do. They take one car and hold it on a pedastal, and if a car has one thing that doesn't measure up, even though three other things might surpass that other car, it is dumped on. Kinda like the guys from Top Gear. Oh, the C6 Corvette Z06 will scare the pants off of them, but look at that rear panel flex. Oh, and it has a horse and buggy leaf spring in back? Can't do that. It's not a Jaguar or a Ferrari. Yet it still spanks them all in every category.
As for what happens up top in these companies, well, they just don't listen to the consumer enough. Do that and you can build a better car. Just don't limit yourself based on what a minority says.
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