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Originally Posted by jsimon7777
Did I mention the constant internal dash squeak and the useless brights on the Focus? How about the rear hatch that takes two hands to open and close because the struts are so tight? Still can't play music from my phone nor hear the gps through the stereo. For the past 15 years, I've heard that the American car companies are ready to play with the big boys. That's just not the case. The CTS was supposed to be the best, but a gen 1 CTS v rattles like a paint can after 50k miles. I have no faith in American cars at the moment. I do own one, a 92 GMC Safari with 160k miles. Course it's on its second transmission, the interior is disgusting, and the thing sometimes doesn't start. The steering pulls to the right and it will take a grand of suspension work to fix the alignment. Still, it carries a lot.
To be fair, I'd totally buy a Tesla.
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I had a Navigator (early 2000's) that was grossly expensive. It hit 185k before i was t-boned. Truck took the hit well but was totaled.
However that truck was in bad shape overall. Interior wearing away, the motor was in a constant state of needed repair. Suspension was also mostly in need. Seriously this truck was a money pit!
I replaced it with a Pathfinder ('06) which now has 125k miles and still looks new inside and out! has had FEW repairs and nothing major. Its obvious that this truck will go 250k miles easily and STILL look and work well with little repair investment.
my dad was a MB owner for many years, C and CLK class cars. He recently leased a CTS and just the other day leased a new CTS-4. He thinks the Cadillac is far inferior to the Mercedes Cars but likes the short (2-year) lease deals they throw at him! He'd NEVER buy one but hed deff buy a MB or a Lexus!