If you were to go American, what would you get?

[Red_G35]

Oh yea, adding electric fans is cake.

[Wannabe6MT]

Yep. E-fans is what they call them

[oab97]

Originally Posted by jutn35

Chevy El camino :P

So I guess the G8 does count as American since even though it's built further away than our Infinitis.

Since jutn35 said he wanted an El Camino let me introduce you to the Pontiac G8 ST (Sport Truck). Same 361hp V8 as the G8 GT.

[illusion]

Quite honestly, the only thing I like American is women and money.

Maybe maybe....I'd get new Corvette, its the only domestic one I have any respect for at all. But I'd park it away from my car collection (where the G is) by the "outhouse"....

Then I'd quickly mod the heck out of it and become the envy of all the cowpoke. 'necks, and hillbillys out in the sticks...

[scarface_613]

Get a ford Truck, jack it up, and your done

[fecurtis]

Originally Posted by illusion

Quite honestly, the only thing I like American is women and money.

Maybe maybe....I'd get new Corvette, its the only domestic one I have any respect for at all. But I'd park it away from my car collection (where the G is) by the "outhouse"....

Then I'd quickly mod the heck out of it and become the envy of all the cowpoke. 'necks, and hillbillys out in the sticks...

lol because EVO's are so cool.

[Triple8Sol]

For cars that I could realistically own someday: Grand Cherokee SRT8, Z06, CTS-V.

[iZdeadpeople]

Originally Posted by Boston

Cts

Horrible Consumer reports ratings for several cadillac vehicles

[ltrrtl218]

we had a jeep grand cherokee for 8 years and never had a problem with it. my buddy owns it now and he has never had a problem with it either

[Wannabe6MT]

Originally Posted by iZdeadpeople

Horrible Consumer reports ratings for several cadillac vehicles

That is probably one of the most import biased magazines i have ever read.

Im not going to base what car i buy off of a mag that reviews toaster ovens.

[iZdeadpeople]

Originally Posted by Wannabe6MT

That is probably one of the most import biased magazines i have ever read.

Im not going to base what car i buy off of a mag that reviews toaster ovens.

Then don't believe them, but do visit cadillacforums.com and read about all of the issues with the CTS and Escalade. That's what deterred me from buying either of those cars. The owners, some who have '09s, have a lot of problems. I'm not talking about posts b*tching about tire feathering like yous ee here either.

[fecurtis]

JD Power > Consumer Reports

A publication loses creditability IMO when they admit that they don't even test Camry's, they just give them top honors because of past performance.

J.D. Power & Associates has again released its annual Vehicle Dependability Study, measuring problems experienced by original owners of 3-year-old vehicles; in this case, 2005 model year vehicles. No surprises at the very top, as Lexus leads the pack for a 14th straight year, but two domestic brands — Mercury and Cadillac — again made the top five. In fact, of US automakers, only Chrysler didn't have a brand that placed above the industry average. Full rankings and press release after the jump.

2008 Nameplate VDS Ranking
Problems Per 100 Vehicles
Lexus 120
Mercury 151
Cadillac 155
Toyota 159
Acura 160
Buick 163
BMW 164
Lincoln 165
Honda 177
Jaguar 178
Porsche 193
Mitsubishi 197
Hyundai 200
Ford 204
Infiniti 204
Industry Average 206
Audi 207
Mercedes-Benz 215
Nissan 224
Pontiac 225
GMC 226
Mazda 228
Subaru 228
Chrysler 229
Dodge 230
MINI 233
Chevrolet 239
HUMMER 241
Scion 243
Volvo 244
Saturn 250
Jeep 253
Volkswagen 253
SAAB 254
Isuzu 274
Kia 278
Suzuki 302
Land Rover 344

http://jalopnik.com/399997/lexus-mer...dability-study

Initial Quality:

2008 Nameplate IQS RankingProblems Per 100 Vehicles

Porsche 87
Infiniti 98
Lexus 99
Mercedes-Benz 104
Toyota 104
Mercury 109
Honda 110
Ford 112
Jaguar 112
Audi 113
Cadillac 113
Chevrolet 113
Hyundai 114
Pontiac 114
Lincoln 115
Buick 118
Industry Average 118
Acura 119
Kia 119
Nissan 124
Volvo 124
BMW 126
GMC 127
Mazda 127
Volkswagen 128
HUMMER 132
Subaru 133
Scion 138
Dodge 141
Chrysler 142
Mitsubishi 149
Saab 149
Suzuki 152
Saturn 157
Land Rover 161
MINI 163
Jeep 167
Isuzu and smart are included in the study, but not ranked due to small
sample size.

http://www.reuters.com/article/press...08+PRN20080604

I'd take Consumer Reports with a grain of salt, JD Power's method is far more scientific.

[Wannabe6MT]

+1 to the above.

[Jeff92se]

I question JD powers. Their data is based on consumer opinion about the serivce they had.

Why? Because you can see Infiniti, Acura and Lexus score higher than Nissan,Honda and Toyota. Considering much of their fleet should be mechanically indentical, so should their standings. But consider the typical Infiniti, Acura and Lexus customer is usually treated better.

[illusion]

Originally Posted by fecurtis

lol because EVO's are so cool.

lol at Mitsubishi scoring higher on JD Powerless than Infiniti
(VDS)

Since when did anyone ever care about a 07 G35 Sedan. You might as well drive a Camry or Accord, save some car payments and continue to drive anonymously.

You get so much more attention and props on the street with a tricked out evo..