Consumerist
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quality control
Buying A 2010 Chevy Camaro? Take This 68-Point Checklist With You
Some Camaro fans at Camaro5 have put together a list of owner-submitted things to watch out for with the new Camaro. Although they point out that not every other Camaro that rolls off the line is a bucket of fail—this isn't the Xbox 360, after all—there do seem to be enough first year production issues that you should inspect the vehicle very carefully before leaving the dealership. More » -
general motors
Sorry, GM's Lots Are Too Full To Take Your Lease Back
Nearing the end of his lease on a Chevy Equinox, Tom wanted to turn the vehicle in before he used up his allotted miles, and drop it from his insurance as soon as he could. The dealership he leased it from, their lot clogged with cars and trucks that nobody particularly wants to buy, wasn't really keen to take it back. So Tom got creative. More » -
followups
Vincent To Get Car He Wants
Yesterday we brought you the story of Vincent who got "gold misted" at a Chevy dealership. After his story went up he learned that his brother-in-law's cousin works at a Chevy dealership and will get him the car he wanted. "Life is good :-)" announced Vincent.
PREVIOUSLY: Chevy Takes Time Away From Failing To Try To Rip Off Customer
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New Pick-Up Truck Crash Test Videos! "Full-sized pickup trucks are marketed as tough machines, though new tests from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) shows that crash-test protection varies widely. The latest IIHS test data reveal side-impact protection is Marginal or Poor for the Chevrolet Silverado 1500, Dodge Ram 1500, GMC Sierra 1500, and Nissan Titan." [Consumer Reports] [Videos]
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gm
Your Car Is Used. Should GM Still Be Responsible For A Mistake It Made In The Factory?
At what point is an auto manufacturer freed from all responsibility for the car it makes and sells? Griffin says it's almost certain that the incorrect body control module (BCM) was inserted at the factory, and that GM's mistake cost him $459 to fix. GM says the former owner (Griffin's friend) must have swapped out BCMs and therefore it's "out of our control," but Griffin argues that's pretty much impossible. More » -
badvertising
Chevy: We Don't Care That The "Our Country" Song Is Annoying And Everyone Hates It
Do you hate, "Our Country," the John Mellencamp song that Chevy uses to promote their line of trucks? You're not alone. Everyone hates it, according to Newsweek. More » -
confessions
Consumerist Confessions: Tell Us About Cars...
The Consumerist is interested in hearing from car salespeople and customer service representatives in the automotive field. We're looking for tips related to buying a new or used car. If you are or once were a car salesperson or worked in a car dealership and would like to confess, write to us at tips [at] consumerist [dot] com. More » -
complaints
Darcars Chevrolet Sells Used Truck As "New"
In July 2004, James bought from Darcars Chevrolet in Lanham, MD what he thought was a new Chevy S-10 truck. More » -
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chevy
Drove My Chevy to the Levy But The Dealer Left Me Dry
Unlike Mark's Prius story, there's no confusion in this truck twister from Tennessee. Except, how did the dealership think they would get away with it? More » -
readers
Buy a Sentra or a Cobalt?
"What's better, a Nissan Sentra or a Chevy Cobalt?" queried a reader, noting they could get a fully equipped Sentra for $14,500 and a comparibly tricked-out Cobalt for $13,600. More » -
morning news
Morning News Roundup
- 7-Eleven is set to implement a new, testosterone-boosted ATM this year, providing even more banking solutions to the great unwashed
- The all-embracing milk of corporate hegemony continues to disintegrate the Cinnamon Toast Crunch of the public domain, Showtime bought the Smithsonian's film archive, giving the commercial channel 'first refusal' rights over anyone trying to use the archive for documentaries and the like. [via]
- The New York Times reports on the Chevy/Apprentice user-created ad site and its slew of anti-SUV ads. The site went live last Fridayish and the story was filed today. Not a bad turnaround; on the heels of a site redesign, is the old gray lady trying to hem its skirts up a little bit and show some, gasp, ankle?
- Ejaculating energy prices have Exxon beating out Wal-Mart for the Fortune 500 #1 slot, as determined by revenue
- Speaking of, Brokeback Mountain DVDs started selling today at Wal-Mart and everywhere else, amidst predictable conservative backlash (sounds kinky, no?) Let's see how long it takes the house of Sam Walton to pull it. Sidebar: where is our Brokeback Molehill parody?
- A new study shows that black-oriented TV has substantially more fast-food ads than more general programming. Sounds like someone didn't realize Bamboozled was a satire.
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top
Consumer-Made Ad Mocks Chevy
With all the bloat and spasmodic jibbering about consumer-generated ads, it's nice to see one backfire. Chevy teamed up with The Apprentice to hold an online contest where you remix video and sound clips to make your own Chevy Tahoe ad. Winners receive their choice various expense paid trips. More »
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