Update: Plugged Injectors….and GM’s response
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Question: What’s to counter. You had bad experiences and chose to act like a 12 >year old about it. I’ve had mostly good experiences. What exactly do >you expect your post to accomplish? Do you think it’s going to bring >GM to it’s knees? Or do you just like to vent and bash? Your original >post and it’s certainly full of bile and nonsense directed toward >anyone who fails to share your low opinion of GM.
Answer: Oh.. Gribble.. Gribble. I haven’t owned a GM car since 1975, when they were still made pretty well. Actually I’ve had 4: 1950 Caddy (first car, overhauled it in auto shop). 1953 Buick century, Cherry condition. Too good for a teen who wanted a Hot Rod. Sold it for a 57 Ford with a later FE engine. 1958 Chevy 283. Rebuilt it while in the AF. Hauled my family around the US for three years until I sold it and bought my ONLY new AMERICAN car, a 1969 ‘383′ Charger. No real problems but generally a disappointing rattle trap. 1965 Chevelle 283 wagon, second car. Bought it from a “Hippy”in Olema Ca. Never had to put a dime in it for three years, until I sold it. My last two american cars were: 1968 318 Dodge Van, &1969 302W Mustang. The 318 burned valves two different times but the ford was flawless. My only actual bad car was a new 1971 Mazda RX-2 and (first production year) it was fine for 35K miles. Then after 100K @ the third engine (changed myself), I gave up and sold it to a Mazda dealer with Bars leak to hide an o-ring leak. I later bought one new and one used RX-7. Both were good cars and the last one had 160K / ten years when I sold it. I currently own a late model Toyota and a clean 84 MB TD with 220K miles (barely broke in -:).
So Mr. Fun, it’s not about my bad GM car experiences but what they’ve done to give away the farm during the last 30 years. I suggest some “objective” reading on GM history. I suspect though, that you’d be one to say, “what I don’t know, can’t hurt me” -:)
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