In the past two years, my husband and I had to bid adieu to two beloved and well-worn cars from General Motors. Perhaps they could have soldiered on, but rather than take on a series of repair bills, we opted for a series of car payments. There’s something to be said for that new-car smell rather than the lingering greasy smell from an automotive technician pulling the car in and out of the bay.
When it came time to shop for the first new vehicle two years ago, we thought that we would end up with another GM product. We were, after all, brought up in a generation where Chevys were as American as apple pie and baseball. When we had last purchased new vehicles, foreign automakers were just starting to ramp up quality. How times have changed.