I have always owned Fords in the past, but bought a new '08 Silverado in Feb '09, they turned into govt motors not long afterwards and I have cursed everytime I look out in the drive and see the thing. Nothing terribly wrong with it (currently) except it won't get out of it's own way, a battery post fell off a month after I bought it, the new battery wouldn't take a charge 60 days later, the key switch wouldn't work within 40K miles, (cost me nearly $375 to replace) it's got a coolant leak somewhere--I can smell it but can't find it---and it just now has 70,000 miles on it. From day one, the exhaust smells like rotten eggs, I have to herd it down the highway because the front suspension sucks, even tho every bit of required maintenance has been done on time and as the book calls for, and both front speakers cut in and out for the radio.
Rented a new and loaded 2012 Dodge truck last year when wife had a little fender bender in the Chevy, and it was really nice, but sticker price was way up there, and I can't see me owning or buying a Fiat anyway. Going back to the Blue Oval when I get tired of the white POS with the bow tie on the front.
