The Chevy Cruze I had until it ate a deer wasn’t quite that bad, but now that I think about it it was way worse than my Kia. purchased at ~50k miles, it ate a deer at ~110k miles. Notable breakages are the drivers side window become impossible to roll up/down 3x (fixed twice. Literally relies on a single bolt which holds the window glass in place entirely by friction) at ~80k miles the plastic coupler on the engine coolant line cracked. around 100k miles the plastic intake hose also cracked causing the engine to produce a partial vaccum when it shouldn’t and run super rough.
My in-laws have been having a similar experience with their brand new Ford Edge (last model year car so best it’ll be, right?). First 6 months they had it it spent more time at the dealership than in their possession…
My Kia is currently approaching 100k miles (acquired at 7k miles!) and in that ~90k miles we’ve put on it…I’ve had to replace the windshield 3 times and once I needed to clear the clogged AC water drip but nothing has broken that wasn’t a wear item or otherwise to be expected. Oh and the interior actually feels like it was designed and tested by people who have driven cars before, unlike the Chevy. This is also 10k miles after it was totalled by a hail storm so its really a trooper!
Unless something changes I’m never buying another car from an American brand because they’re clearly all shit
The Chevy Cruze I had until it ate a deer wasn’t quite that bad, but now that I think about it it was way worse than my Kia. purchased at ~50k miles, it ate a deer at ~110k miles. Notable breakages are the drivers side window become impossible to roll up/down 3x (fixed twice. Literally relies on a single bolt which holds the window glass in place entirely by friction) at ~80k miles the plastic coupler on the engine coolant line cracked. around 100k miles the plastic intake hose also cracked causing the engine to produce a partial vaccum when it shouldn’t and run super rough.
My in-laws have been having a similar experience with their brand new Ford Edge (last model year car so best it’ll be, right?). First 6 months they had it it spent more time at the dealership than in their possession…
My Kia is currently approaching 100k miles (acquired at 7k miles!) and in that ~90k miles we’ve put on it…I’ve had to replace the windshield 3 times and once I needed to clear the clogged AC water drip but nothing has broken that wasn’t a wear item or otherwise to be expected. Oh and the interior actually feels like it was designed and tested by people who have driven cars before, unlike the Chevy. This is also 10k miles after it was totalled by a hail storm so its really a trooper!
Unless something changes I’m never buying another car from an American brand because they’re clearly all shit