RE #2: "I am scared to buy a Buick from Detroit"

Don, I realize you were constructing a turn of the phrase/play on words (shocking/Volt); but I wanted to point out when I saw you being "scared" to buy a Buick, that the brand TIED Lexus in Vehicle Dependability the latest J.D. Power survey.

http://www.businessweek.com/autos/co...ge_top+stories

Note that this isn't the usual Initial Quality study; rather, it is a reflection of how well the vehicles are lasting in service. Yes, I realize the vehicles in the study date back to 2004; but they have to be that 'old' in order to reflect the required time in service. With the Domestics seeing year-over-year inprovements in quality, I feel it would be safe to extrapolate these findings into the current models.