On Mon, 14 Nov 2005, Jason wrote:

> Hmmm? My memory is short I guess :-). Thinking about my experience with
> Chevette and later with Citation, I guess you might be right.

Yep.

>> The Chevrolet Equinox is powered by a Chinese-built version of the 3.4.

> THANKS!

You're welcome.

> The 3.1 and 3.4 have a long and sorry reputation as inferior, mediocre,
> problem-prone designs.

> From power point of view, 180-200 hp is all (and more) I need . I was
> told (by a dealer) that 3.1 piston slapping problem was solved a
> "while" ago. All I know about 3.4 is very good mileage and at least a
> decent power.

....and constant intake manifold gasket problems, among others.

>> Right, that's GM's recent transmission philosophy: The fluid is a
>> lifetime item. That is, when the transmission dies, the fluid's
>> lifetime is obviously over.

> Are you saying that "lifetime" according to GM might be a way shorter than
> "lifetime" according to a car buyer like myself? Hmmm! What if you are right?

What if I am right? Well, if I'm right, then you will wish you'd bought a
Toyota instead of a piece of GM garbage.