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Ours (2012 Equinox) was made in the Ingersoll, ON plant. It is a very nice car. 2LT with 4 cyl FWD.

Originally Posted By: Radman Originally Posted By: mhadden I dislike government intervention, but sometimes I wish we had car inspections here in the States. I wonder if you celebrated the loss of civil libertys? Government Intrusion is never something that I would want or embrace. Michigan...

Well, some accidents are unavoidable. I was in an accident where the other driver fell asleep and hit me head on. I had nowhere to go and it happened so fast I couldn't react. Nice to know an American car that starts in the mid 20K's is the safest on the road.

I drive 12K miles per year.

Originally Posted By: GMBoy Originally Posted By: artificialist Originally Posted By: Nick R Originally Posted By: mechanicx You know what you are right the Big 3 should've just went under and everyone in US auto manufacturing if it even remained should be a $10/hr no benefits worker for foreign...

Originally Posted By: andrewg Originally Posted By: L_Sludger Guys, Helen's laid it down that we cannot say anything critical of GM in this thread so please let's not go there. If I'd known, I would not have made the Aeroflot comparison. So I'm sorry for that first post. Wasn't trying to be...

Originally Posted By: lovcom Originally Posted By: Wilhelm_D Originally Posted By: LS2JSTS I find myself wondering how many people in this thread even know that Hyundai literally cant give a car away in Japan. For ten years they tried to sell cars in Japan...swimming upstream against cultural...

I've used STP with good results.

Check your parking brake adjustment.

Just saw yesterday that the 7 billionth person was born.

Walmart actually at one time insisted on sourcing American products. What happened was a result of trade policies. That's what needs to be changed. There is no way we can ever compete with cheap foreign labor and there will never be a shortage of it. Sooner or later, we will have to protect our...

My 2010 Peterbilt truck with the Cummins 550 had the ECM replaced and the hour meter went to zero, but the mileage remained the same.

I see Ford still has their issues. I don't mean to bash Ford, but I bought my last one (new) in 1987 and was such a bad experience I switched to GM and Chrysler. I still would give Ford another chance before I would even consider an import, though. I have done a lot of mechanical work and GM n...

You wouldn't believe the difference of looking for a car in the south rather than near Allentown. Some don't have any rust and are 20 years old. You could search Auto trader and use the Richmond, VA zip (23230) and try to get a rust free car.

I do a pan drop and filter change every 25-30K miles.

Sometimes the weight and engine size defies all logic as to what mileage a car will get.I have a 3.4 Impala that consistently gets 34 mpg on a trip. That's about the same as a compact car, but with the safety and comfort as a fullsize. Also the V-6 power is there if you need it.

I work with a guy who bought a new Focus the same time as I bought a 2002 Cavalier. The Cavalier has never been to the shop for anything but maintenance. The Focus had a few issues, but they weren't major. Overall, I would recommend it or the Cav from the same time period.

Originally Posted By: mechanicx Originally Posted By: grampi The Cavalier and Corolla are at opposite ends of the spectrum; the Corolla is a well built car...the Cavalier was built for the sole purpose of allowing Chevy to meet their overall fleet EPA MPG requirement and nothing more...and it's...

Another alternative to run flat tires or carrying a spare is a little electric pump and a plugging kit. I have never had a flat that couldn't be fixed with a plug (not saying it's impossible to shred a tire but unlikely).

Originally Posted By: grampi Originally Posted By: Tim H. Originally Posted By: grampi Originally Posted By: sw99 I never though I would do it but we just bought a 2011 Kia Sportage. I looked at several competitors and this was the one we like best. Quality is every bit as good if not better...