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Old 11-24-2008, 09:35 AM   #31 (permalink)
Tully Mars
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Originally Posted by james t kirk View Post
I have a 2005 Infiniti G35x bought brand new.

It's hardly perfect.

List of "issues"

1. Air Bag Light blinking - took 5 times to the dealer to fix before they replaced the spiral cable which sorted things out.

2. Creak in the front end - took 5 separate trips to the dealer (5 times is a charm) to replace the compression rods before the problem was sorted out.

3. Fuel gage won't read full no matter what - 2 times to dealer.

4. Drivers seat frame broke - I'm waiting for the part right now - 7 to 10 working days. Seriously, the farking seat is broken.

5. Engine appears to be using oil. Last oil change I noticed that the dipstick showed low by about a litre. I assumed that they just didn't top it off after the last oil change. Did an oil change. Now after 3,000 km, it shows 0.5 litres low. Something is up with that.

That said, compared to the POS Buick Park Avenue I had, it's a dream come true.

But don't kid yourself, the Jap stuff has its share of problems too. They're all shit boxes in the end.

Well compared to the two US vehicles I've bought brand new the two Subaru, a Nissan and the Toyota were nearly trouble free. That 4-Runner my Ex owned was in fact trouble free IMO. The muffler and the cat. convert. went out but not until it had a bunch of miles on it. Stuff like that goes out. But when you drive a vehicle off the lot and it doesn't work right and they can't make it work right how can they expect to sell them? Seriously 3 CD units, still doesn't work. Crappy tires, just had to pay out of pocket to get good ones. If they spent a few more bucks on such items they'd have a repeat customer and they wouldn't have someone out there expressing they thought they bought a POS from them.

I did a little research and I think you're right the 225k+ figure was BS. The guys on the line make about what you're saying. So if the main problem relating to labor cost is the legacy and pension issues do you have any idea how to make these companies more viable? As a tax payer I'm torn. I hate to see these companies go under. I think it would be a devastating hit to the economy. But at the same time I'm really not in favor of throwing good money for bad.
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