Originally Posted by Jason E

I work for a Pontiac dealer, and the Torrent is the ideal replacement for my girlfriend's car, seeing as how I just bought a house a year ago and don't want to replace my GP at this point (still hoping it will make a great winter beater when its paid off and a 5th gen shows up ). However, until it gets an AMERICAN ENGINE...forget it. Chinese built = inferior as far as I'm concerned...go to Wal Mart and have a look if you don't believe me.

I am sure its been durability tested, I am sure it meets or exceeds GM's standards, and I am sure its a state-of-the-art plant. But I will NOT spend a dime of my hard-earned money until GM can give me an engine built in the U.S. or Canada...period! I am already getting a backlash of customers looking for info on the Torrent and how it differs from the Equinox. When they ask whether the engine is the same "Chinese thing" in the Equinox, not ONE person has been ok with that, out of the 10-12 customers I have spoken with.

GM shot themselves in the foot there. I would buy a Torrent, and my father wants an Equinox to replace his TrailBlazer. However, GM won't get those two sales until a non-Chinese engine is in that car...period. Sorry to rant here, but the more my dad and I think about this the more mad we get...

Originally Posted by Z28x

I see where you are coming from, but it is the same 3.4L that has been the Aztek and other vehicles, just assembled in China. Tooling and parts are the same, it doesn't matter if it is put together in the US, China, or on the Moon. The out going Aztek was built in mexico.

The Pontiac should have received the 3.9L from day one. I guess you will have to wait until 2007.

Originally Posted by Jason E

And all that does is continue to the deterioration of jobs in the U.S...something I will not contribute to if I can help it. I wish more people felt the same way. I buy American cars because I indeed do like them, but also because its supporting people HERE...something not enough people do. Just my opinion...but to me it taints the purpose of buying American if the most important component isn't.

Sure, lots of things are made in China...doesn't make it right. Like I said, I am sure its probably built as well as the North American 3400s...but I don't like it, and I'm already seeing customer backlash.