I think most people would be surprised how nice GM's cars are if they got in and drove one.

I frequently rent the new Chevy Cobalt when I'm out on a business trip, and it is really a solidly built car. I was given a C240 wagon as a loaner car from the local Mercedes dealer, and the Cobalt had more of the "solid as a bank vault" feal than the Mercedes. I kid you not when I say that the door of the C240 rattled when I shut it.

The problem is not that the Cobalt, or any other GM car, is a good car. The problem is that all the competition builds good cars as well, so it doesn't stand out.

Look at Hyundai. I'm sure people with loooooong memories might still remember the late eighties / early nineties Hyundai's, and think they are all junk.

But I'm telling you. If you get in a new Hyundai and drive it for a day, you will be blown away. Their cars drive smooth, quiet, and refined. Their quality is just a hair under Toyota and Honda, but if I put a Honda or Toyota badge on any of the current Hyundai offerings, I'm sure you would be fooled into believing you were driving a Japanese car.

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Paul S.

2001 E430, Bourdeaux Red, Oyster interior.
79,200 miles.

1973 280SE 4.5, 170,000 miles. 568 Signal Red, Black MB Tex. "The Red Baron".