[Pollster1]

I no longer care about GM reliability. I will not buy or own a GM product manufactured after the Bailout. Ever. GM is dead to me. I still might get a used GM from pre-bailout, but I won’t even support the resale value of a Government Motors vehicle.

[dragnet2]

Worth repeating:

Ford continues to be the most reliable American automaker

[isthisnickcool]

Consumers Union, the entity that publishes Consumers Report is a 501 nonprofit with 100’s of millions in the bank. They are one of the most glaring examples of a business pretending to be a charity. Why should they be subsidized by the US taxpayer?

I’ve been posting here for years about the abuses of the US nonprofit corporation laws. Way too many of these entities are in business to enrich their handlers or push a political agenda. Few nonprofits clothe, feed or house human beings.

I have no issue with Consumers Report. It is a fine publication. My issue is that the company that publishes it is tax exempt and that makes no sense at all.

[McGruff]

...our 2010 Annual Auto Survey, based on subscribers' experiences with 1.3 million vehicles...

Not very scientific analysis. I have long been suspect of Consumer Reports method of rating cars. If you paid $60,000 for your car wouldn't you be biased to give it a good review rather than say I was a fool and bought a piece of carp for $60k.

[MarineBrat]

Put a gun to my head and I still spit in uncle commie’s face when it comes to buying a Government Motors car. I’m driving one now, but only because I bought it ten years ago when I still clung to the “buy American” line.

[Hodar]

When a company treats their customers like a bad smell coming from behind a closed door, that company will fail.

When a company is stupid enough to coin an operational philosophy of “Planned Obsolescence”, while their competition builds the most reliable cars and trucks on the planet, that company is doomed.

GM was unbelievably incompetent enough to do both. They do not deserve to be in the marketplace.

I will NEVER buy an American car, ever. My experiences with American cars was highly unsatisfactory, while my Toyota/Lexus experiences have been superior in every category. 312k miles on my Lexus and aside from batteries, tires, shocks, spark plugs and belts; everything else is factory.

297k miles on my Toyota pickup, and that is considered ‘normal’ for Toyota pickups.

There is no reason to even consider, or entertain the idea of buying an American car. Proven reliability verses proven mediocrity.

[HangnJudge]

When I bought my last Pickup truck
It was a toss up between the F150 and the Honda Ridgeline

The GM and Chrysler products were not on the radar screen

[DesertSapper]

My rule-of-thumb for car buying is to ensure profits stay domestic if possible. That's become very complicated to determine now - Japanese cars built in the US, US cars built in Canada/Mexico, etc.

I'm done with Chrysler and GM for now. Worst car I've ever owned was a Datsun/Nissan, best value was a Ford Escort, cheapest was a Geo Metro, smoothest ride was a Dodge Magnum.

I've paid off all my vehicles and don't intend to ever buy new again. But I can still drool over pics of a Corvette, Mustang, or the new Caddy CTS-V Coupe.