"2nd" most reliable car ever built?

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Apr 26, 2017 | 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by vfr700f2

My own anecdotal experience: my wife wanted an 02 Olds Aurora, back in 05. Bought it with 9K miles. That thing started breaking the day we bought it, and broke something pretty regularly, right up until the warranty ran out. Never broke again. My stepson drove it til 160K and sold it to someone who got plenty more good use out of it.

Too funny.. I too had a 2002 Aurora 3.5 that I bought in 2003 and it was in the dealership with a problem almost once a month. Continual transmission problems, instrument display problems, A/C problem, CD player kept failing, and the list went on...

After a year and a half of ownership a girl T-boned me at an intersection and the car was totaled. I was never so glad to be rid of a car, and I had such high hopes for it.

Apr 26, 2017 | 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by BradTank

And Consumer Reports rated the GMC Denali/Chevrolet Tahoe in their Top 10 "Must Unreliable List.
Also in the Top 10 was the Chevrolet Suburban/GMC Yukon XL.

All of them have the LS series V8.

http://www.cheatsheet.com/automobile...tml/?a=viewall

So someone is "wrong" on this. I tend to be on the side that the Big 3 still have major quality problems.

Have you seen the guys website that came up with this ranking system we're discussing? Just sayin', it's not exactly a well funded operation. More like a hobby blog.

So I take it with a grain of salt.

The good news is that Lexus/Toyota come out on top for both, but the other models, the surveys seem to be polar opposites.

I think the article was talking about more about used vehicles/prior models, etc.

The new engines in the Tahoe/Suburban are quite a bit different than the engine in the older silverados and Tahoes. The new LS engine has direct injection, cylinder shutoff, new heads, new cooling system, new exhaust manifolds, variable valve timing.

But you're right, I don't exactly trust GM either.