I think you just described the ultimate, rational suburban, 2.5 kid, 2 parent, garage. Unfortunately, “Wouldn’t get caught dead driving a minivan,” and “I need a REAL truck” will ensure that won’t happen.

Go big or go home!

Be honest, was the target customer here EVER going to even consider a Prius? GM has essentially taken 65,000 lifted, sub 15MPG pickups out of circulation here. That can’t really be a bad thing.

For that matter, what about Helen Hunt’s Gladiator?

What the hell?

I think the bigger issue is that people coming up to the end of their lease term need to seriously look at the numbers before giving their car back, even if the dealer is offering a “Great Deal” to term early.

How else do you expect them to get the boats in?

One of the biggest issues isn’t as much the rate of oil burn, but the increased distance between services on newer vehicles. If a car burns about a quart every 3,000 miles, it might be down by nearly 2 quarts at a 5,000mi oil change, but it won’t be low enough to cause real damage. Now, if it’s a newer car that…

COW!!!!

I feel like there was a story a while back about this same scenario, but with a Grand Cherokee.

I’m with you, and agree that most of the population only really ever needs a car, but what’s wrong with offering a truck that offers the economy of a car? This is how I used my old Focus that got 23mpg.

The TPMS is actually my biggest red flag here. $250,000 and you can’t replace tire sensors? Something’s not right.

I think C70, w Chevy Aveo headlights and grille

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My brain blocked out the name, so I had to go on a sad Google deep dive to find it, but....

Trust me, dealerships want this to, at least the one I’m at. 90% of customers coming to us for updates are coming in for either a warranty paid concern or a recall. Yes, there’s an opportunity to identify additional needed service to the vehicle, but the percentages are small. The only reason I have time to post this…

Ok, EFF THIS!!!!

You’re not wrong, but the main faults with the 6.0l were base engineering faults. The fixes weren’t just replacing the failed part with the same flawed component, they were upgraded components which were not susceptible to the same failures as the original parts from the factory. The engines themselves have proven to…

Figure that diesel would have used about 4,000 gal less fuel over the course of that 230,000mi.