Generous Motors thinks that a quart every 800 miles is acceptable oil
consumption for a Cadillac (or any other Chevy) right off the showroom
floor. The 2009 Chevy van that I drove at work was on its 5th set of
brakes, had the interior wiring melt twice, the headlight wiring melt
twice, the Stabilitrak fail permanently, and the transmission need
replacement, all with less than 40,000. When the heater failed
permanently, the van disappeared - permanently.
Another took on fuel about 12 cents at a time, and the dealer kept
replacing fuel pumps. After the third fuel pump, it still took 45
minutes to an hour to fill the tank.
Yet another had the A/C fail permanently at 15.000.
All our vans use over a quart of oil per week, averaging out to a quart
every 500 miles.
Kate
rrengineer @dslextreme.com wrote:
> My Honda Accord has 2 payments left. At 65,000 miles it started burning
> oil. It now consumes a quart every 1000 miles! Believe it or not, the
> Honda dealer said this rate of consumption was acceptable. He even showed
> it to me on his computer screen that had a list of oil consumption issues.
> I have been a Honda car owner since my first new car, a Z600 in 1972. This
> is the first Honda I have had any problem like this with. My loyalty is
> wavering and I have been considering a Mini too. Maybe just a regular Mini
> for the 37 MPG rating. I'll be looking for a deal soon, but I just want to
> drive a car for a few months with no payments just to see what it feels
> like.
> Mike MacLean
> 60 Sprite
> 56 BN2
> 04 Honda Accord Coupe 5 speed
> 04 Honda Civic EX Coupe 5 speed
> 02 Harley Davidson Heritage Springer
> 00 Ford F 150
>
> On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 3:30 PM, chris_west <chris_west@juno.com> wrote:
>
>
>> Dean Swanson asked:
>> Have any of you who have recently purchase a new MINI know if the MINI
>> dealers sell at list, above list or below list?
>>
>> Dean - here is my experience. I ordered new Cooper S mid July of last
>> year. Took the expected 6 weeks to arrive. I paid full list (as per
>> "Build your own Mini" on website) , but when I arrived to take delivery
>> they had forgotten to install the 2 "dealer installed" options (mud flaps
>> and wide double hood / deck stripes.) So they threw in a set of $60.00
>> floor mats (very nice ones BTW) picked up the car at my workplace 2 days
>> later, leaving me a loaner, and returned my car the same day with the
>> forgotten items installed. You may think "no big deal" but I live in
>> Lansing, MI and the dealer is in Grand Rapids, 60+ miles away from my
>> workplace.
>>
>> But the real deal was the financing. They offer what they call "Mini
>> Select" which is a term of low payments of up to 3 years followed by a
>> balloon for the balance. This may seem like "no big deal" BUT if you
>> finance through BMWNA you are "locked in" to whatever finance rate you
>> can negotiate, even for the balloon. In my case they were offering a
>> promo rate of 1.9% APR for 3 years, so I will be able to refinance the
>> balloon in 3 years at 1.9% for another 36 months. So at worst (if I
>> don't pay off some of the balloon when it comes due) I got a 72 month
>> loan at 1.9%! That's 3 points lower than my best quote from my credit
>> union.
>>
>> The car is an absolute blast to drive, with handling far exceeding my
>> abilities as a driver. Acceleration is more than "adequate", and it puts
>> an instant smile on my face every time I drive it.
>>
>> Chris - AN5L35xxx
>>
>
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