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I got halfway through the article. It could very well all be valid and true. But as others already stated, GM and Ford make crappy cars for the most part.
I really had been diggin on the new Mustangs. I actually got a free upgrade from Hertz one day and got a new Mustang Convertible, with leather and pretty much everything (except a v8, dammit). My hand and eyes went to the Automatic shifter to put it in drive, and there is a big honkin plastic molding line on the TOP of the shifter, along the cruddy silver plastic part. They lost me right there. And it wasn't a defect, they are all like that.
Drove a Ford Five-Hundred. I think my 86 Crown Vic provided a more stable drive.
My wife got a 4 cylinder Auto Accord this year. This is not an exhilarating drive. Its not a performance car. But everything works nicely. Nothing rattles. There aren't junky seam lines everywhere on it. The interior is cheap, no leather or metal trim. But the plastics are cushy, the doors close nicely, the controls and buttons all move smoothly. Seriously, what the hell keeps Ford/GM guys from driving an Accord for a few months, and then copying it? How can they drive an Accord, and then drive a Five-Hundred and feel anything other than embarrassed?
From what I can tell, the saving grace of both is their large trucks. But man, everyone knows that with gas prices going up, and the Japs slowly nibbling at that market that its just a matter of time.
Has anyone driven an entry-level sedan from Ford or GM thats good?
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