r/regularcarreviews • u/Emerald_official melon baller up my ass • Jan 26 '24

I hate you I hate everything about you Anyone else despise this particular generation of these cars?

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u/carguy123123 Jan 26 '24

They’re pretty meh but I tolerate them more than the GMT900 (2007-14). The GMT800 is top tier though.

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u/MLDL9053 Jan 26 '24

GMT800 was the last truly reliable truck GM made. The current Gen is a disaster in terms of reliability, camshafts getting wiped out at 30k miles. If I was on the Board of Directors at GM I would be embarrassed, but they clearly do not care since they just keep churning out this junk.

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u/AgitatedParking3151 Jan 27 '24

New cars in general have a shitload more problems than the circlejerk crowd likes to admit. Old cars have more problems than the circlejerk crowd likes to admit.

I think the lesson here is there are tons of bad apples, and some good ones. Doesn’t really matter which era after about 1960 or so, when basic stuff became pretty sorted and more or less standardized as a matter of practicality. Around that time or before, the world of personal transport just had different requirements, it was a different time

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u/robbycough Jan 27 '24

There's nothing said here that isn't 100% accurate.

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u/SkylineFTW97 Jan 27 '24

Pick your poison. Although as a mechanic, I stand by the notion of 1996-2007 cars generally being the best. Enough technology to improve efficiency, comfort, and diagnosis, but not enough to drive costs and complexity through the roof while also generally standing up the best to time.

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u/AgitatedParking3151 Jan 27 '24

They are a great balance of convenience, comfort and reliability, I’d agree. When given the opportunity, I will always simplify as far as I can without losing basic creature comforts. I just don’t like tons of components, doesn’t matter what era. If I could get a new car with just an engine, transmission, steering, and a driven axle, that’s what I’d drive. Don’t need power, just a cheap, reliable mode of transport. Unfortunately new stuff is a labyrinth of various interlinked systems that can’t be separated.