Homer has got it right. It is just sad to see the poor workmanship so far. These cars done even have 10,000 miles on them yet and there are a lot of little issues that add up.
Like I also explained to my wife. Most of the time, you don't hear from people on message boards that don't have problems, cause they have no need. So there are thousands of people that are having no problems at all, as we are as well so far. But overall the problems that are here are Quality Assurance issues mostly. That is the sad thing on a vehicle that costs so much.
Let me put it this way. Read consumer reports on this vehicle in 6 months and 1 year from now and you will have a general idea of how it fairs against other vehicles of the same type.
I am completely happy. I love driving it. I just feel bad for those people that say I just spent $32k and my car has been in the shop 21das in 6 months.
Or look at your exhaust tips, they aren't even welded on, or bolted on, nothing. They are pressure fit. If you want, go twist it off, it comes right off, and then you can just put it back on. Stainless steel at that, not even shined to match the rest of the chrome. Mine is not the only one this is going to fall off, believe me. You hit anything back there, like a parking block, and its gone. I bought some nice Chrome one at Walmart that look sweet as can be for $12. A little longer, same shape. Black where the bolts are so you can't see them, and far enough back. Same taper and all. They look like what SHOULD have come one a vehicle of that type. Instead they put some $3 pressure fit stainless ones on.
Or the poor lady with a broken computer at barely any miles, and they don't even give her a loner. COME ON, this isn't a kia, or a yugo.
This is supposed to be a luxury SUV.
I just feel for thosee people.
Don't get me wrong. I love the vehicle, a blast to drive, GREAT in the snow. Comes with 18's. The Chrome wheels look so nice they look better than any aftermarket I have seen yet. They have some coool new design features and stuff.
My quess is 3rd or 4th year they will have this thing rocken'. Its how it usually works. My wife and I knew it and talked about buying a first year, and did it anyway cause we loved the design so much and always love to buy something nobody else has. NOBODY in this city has one, let alone Sunlit copper with Chrome wheels. I have never had a vehicle like this where we notice more people checking it out than ever before. Its a fun vehicle and we love. Just hope we got one made on a "good day".

Chez
PS And I will bet you money these mechanics are learning on the job. So they are just as stumped on 90% of the problems. Because its all new to them too. They will have one or two Master mechanics that went through the factory training. But I will tell you, I went through the same thing, and you hardly ever see the same problems they show you how to fix actually happen in the real world. They are learning as they go along. This is a brand new vehicle to them too. So don't think you will be getting your car back soon if something goes wrong with the CVT or the new traction control system and other stuff. I have been there. You learn as you go. And the more you see the easier it gets, but for the next year these guys aren't going to be flagging good times and are going to HATE working on these vehicles cause they will be loosing money. If the book says it should take them 2 hours to fix it, yet it is so new to them it takes 8 hours, guess what they get paid for 2 hours. Happy mechanic? ? ?NOT
Some don't work that way, but most dealerships pay that way. the salary mechanics will be fine. The flag raters are going to hate to see you pull it in, with a problem they haven't seen. Or with a problem they have seen and the book says it takes 2 hours, and they have done 10 of them already and it REALLY takes 4 hours, they are STILL losing money.
Guess why I went into sales. I made 60k a year + bonus's, trips ect. Lived in Tokyo, Japan and paid 7.5 US taxes. Medicare and SS.
Now I am a disabled vet since my back finally went out cause when I was in the military I was a heavy equiptment mechanic and slipped a disk. Now I get a check for the rest of my life, along with some sweet pain to go with it. Gotta love that profession. I was damn good at what I didd when I did it though. When I got outof the military(at 23-I got Double ASE Master Certified while I was in the military and they paid for it all-I was one in 5000 mechanics in 94' with dual certifications like that. I worked for GM making 53k Salary diagnosing vehicles and passing them off to the mechanics. Thats mostly what the Master Technicians do, until the hard stuff comes in. If it was a new vehicle, I used Michell on Demand (computer program) if they had info on the new vehicle. The GM computers, and just general mechanical knowledge to diagnose and fix it. Diagnosing a problem is one of the hardest things to do in mechanics. Sometimes its intuition that gets you by.