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There are 3 US automakes left though judging by current quality issues I have to wonder that there are that many. GM especially seems determined to ruin what reputation of quality remains to US automakers and hand the top auto sales position to Toyota. Now, in their quest to either remain on top or ruin what’s left GM is considering the acquisition of Chrysler Group.

I was raised on GM vehicles and a brief flirtation with European cars asside I have purchsed mostly American brands. Of the last 6 family vehicles there were 2 fords, 3 GM’s and a Chrysler. Of those the GM’s have been consistenly the worst on maintenance with Ford and Chrysler being pretty close to neck in neck though comparing a 01 Taurus to a 97 Intrepid may not be a fair representation of Chrysler’s current production vehicles.

To rag on Chrysler a little I’d never have purchased our current problem child, the much cursed 2003 Grand Prix GT, had Chrysler taken the lead in customer service when Intrepid engines started blowing up in the first few years of the new bodystyle introduced in 2000. But their propensity for blaming it on the customer left a bad impression of Daimler’s customer service skills. Hence the Grand Prix purchase because of their good reputations. Yeah, right.

Looks like my next vehicle will be a Ford or a Toyota.

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