I make it no secret that I don’t like Toyotas and Hondas. They do absolutely nothing for me in the ‘gotta get that car’ department. I would quicker ride a tricycle every day. Thanks to the millions of ‘loyal’ owners (read: uninformed consumers), GM is on its way to finally being knocked to the number 2 position. It was projected that that transfer of power would happen sometime this year. Don’t get me wrong – GM has had more than its fair share of blunders and failures over the years, but for a company with 12 brands in America to get beat by a 3 trick pony is just really sad. This article goes into more detail.
On that note, I learned yesterday that my dealership has been sold. The new owner decided that he did not want it to be a Buick-Pontiac-GMC shop anymore. Because it has been sold, the current employees don’t get a severance package. Despite the news, the employees remained upbeat – I wouldn’t expect anything less from them. I have been a customer there for over 5 years. They have serviced Michiru for over 50,000 miles and we liked them so much that it was a no-brainer where we were going to purchase the Vibe from. We were even going to buy our future vehicle (GMC Acadia) from them. Looking for a new place to get our vehicles serviced will be a challenge. I will be visiting shops to get an idea of what I am in for. I can tell within the first 5 minutes of being there whether or not I will like it (case in point – Walker Pontiac – gets 2 thumbs and 2 big toes down). Hotaru is still under a warranty and I prefer to have GM technicians service Michiru as she gets up in miles. I can only hope that the new dealership will be as good as Covington.
Hey Will & Nad – great choice in vehicles! We recently purchased a GMC Acadia as well and it’s absolutely awesome! You are going to LOVE this thing. It’s sometimes hard to believe that GM could build such a fantastic car, given their aforementioned blunders of late. If you want to get a headstart on info, there’s ton of owner reviews, news, info photos, even online manuals at http://www.acadiaforum.net – go check it out!
Stacy – Thank you for the link! It is amazing to see this vehicle get so much support already. I can’t believe there are waiting lists for it – that says a lot!!! This site will help us tremendously.
We must have sat in it for 20 minutes at the NY Car Show. I signed up for literature on it from GM. We plan to take a test drive in the near future.
Wow. Thank God Nissan is not on your list, but I figured you probably forgot to mention them. I have no problems with American made cars, I just prefer to drive the others. But I understand your position. We all have preferences.
As far as your dealership being sold, sorry to hear that. Jo took the Lexus in for its complimentary check-up and got hooked. First off you never leave your car outside, you drive right into a factory type setting. Your mechanic (not a rep) comes to open your door and ask you what you’re here for. Takes the order and your car off to being prep for service. They prep it for service, never got that, like its being prep for surgergy. But despite all the loving customer service the hook was the waiting room. Yes the waiting room. There was 2 50inch TV’s with a ticker of your name and time remaining for your car. Food, drinks, and snacks on the house. 4 desktop computers with indiviuals booths for privacy to be use free of charge. And enough space to hold a dance hall break down.
Yes, after leaving that place, Jo and I didn’t have a reason to go anywhere else for service on the Lex. The Infiniti is another story. But yea, do you homework before you leave the car you care about in the hands of jerks. Take your time because it will be worth it.