I was listening to a computer talk show on the radio and the expert said there are two kinds of consumers: the 10% who are passionate about the technology and the other 90% who are buying it solely for the utilitarian value. Compare that to a car-buyer who likes to tinker; fine-tune and track down the most minute disatisfaction vs the person who buys a car to be a comfortable one and haul people and things around.
I think we see most of the former type on the forum. And because of that we tend to see so many complaints about the Acadia. There are valid, major problems that are noted and I am not underestimating them or the true grief they cause the owners. But many of the complaints do appear to be whining or misconception of what the Acadia was built to do or simply not reading the owners manual.
Reading the complaints and problems gets to be depressing after awhile. I got my truck in January and the forum has been extremely helpful for me to get to know my Acadia and to find aftermarket items. I have contributed to all of the polls and offered suggestions to seekers. However now that I have spent about 15 hours on the forum, I think I should back off from daily/twice-daily checking to, perhaps once a week or so, or when I need some advice. I wish I would have spent time on the forum while I was deciding to buy the truck. I recommend this to anyone - to get on the forum for the vehicle you are considering buying to know what to expect -- mileage, ride, maintenance considerations, etc.
To put things in perspective, I googled to find forums for other vehicles -- Ford, Chrysler, Nissan, Toyota, MB, etc. -- and, you know, they all report a lot of problems too. Some of the forums seem to be controlled by the manufacturer so you have to factor that in.
In summary, we forum members are probably much more discriminating and passionate about our vehicles than the average consumer and we will tend identify gliches that most people would not even see or consider important. Again, don't get me wrong, I'm not unsympathetic with forum members who are having real difficulties with performance and service.
I think we see most of the former type on the forum. And because of that we tend to see so many complaints about the Acadia. There are valid, major problems that are noted and I am not underestimating them or the true grief they cause the owners. But many of the complaints do appear to be whining or misconception of what the Acadia was built to do or simply not reading the owners manual.
Reading the complaints and problems gets to be depressing after awhile. I got my truck in January and the forum has been extremely helpful for me to get to know my Acadia and to find aftermarket items. I have contributed to all of the polls and offered suggestions to seekers. However now that I have spent about 15 hours on the forum, I think I should back off from daily/twice-daily checking to, perhaps once a week or so, or when I need some advice. I wish I would have spent time on the forum while I was deciding to buy the truck. I recommend this to anyone - to get on the forum for the vehicle you are considering buying to know what to expect -- mileage, ride, maintenance considerations, etc.
To put things in perspective, I googled to find forums for other vehicles -- Ford, Chrysler, Nissan, Toyota, MB, etc. -- and, you know, they all report a lot of problems too. Some of the forums seem to be controlled by the manufacturer so you have to factor that in.
In summary, we forum members are probably much more discriminating and passionate about our vehicles than the average consumer and we will tend identify gliches that most people would not even see or consider important. Again, don't get me wrong, I'm not unsympathetic with forum members who are having real difficulties with performance and service.