In my opinion, having spent the last 2 weeks test driving new cars
from various manufacturers, they are all almost the same. Very few new innovative ideas, if you sit in a Peugot, Renault, Swift, Hyundai, Astra, they all feel the same, look the same, and to be quite honest, parting with $25,000 or so for a car that has little edge on what I already have, just doesn't excite me. The more manufacturers that merge, the worse it will become. For your information, Suzuki decided NOT to put an ashtray in their cars, I find it really handy for storing house keys, loose change etc....BUT, for a fee of $36 you can have one installed.
When I think about it, they don't even offer mud flaps, window tint, mats.....nothing. I got all that thrown in when I bought my car. The thought of going back to having to get all that done aftermarket is something I don't want to do..main reason being, the quality of workmanship out there is appalling. My son just spent $4500 on a total rebuild of his motor, the bastard mechanic forgot to put the radiator hose back on properly, and yeh, it spewed coolant everywhere and boiled his new engine, not to mention that they broke his tail light. Its disgusting whats going on out there and scary too.
I have contacted 3 mechanics so far, trying to get someone who can replace my clutch...no one is interested, not even Cleveland Nissan where I bought the car. The world is falling apart.
