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It’s astonishing that after 100+ years of making cars, General Motors did not get the jack right. Hope they get it right for you
I've only actually used a jack once in the last 10 years or so......when my Verano's left rear tire picked up a huge jagged piece of metal in a parking lot and was trashed. Even though it was cold and the temperature around freezing, I changed the tire myself right there in the lot, and put on the temporary spare after airing it up to about 55 PSI or so with my portable air-compressor.....I carry one of those small compressors with me in the trunk wherever I go. They also come in handy for helping out other drivers you run into who need air.
And why are you astonished? ALL manufacturers come out with recalls....whether they have been in business for a century, or are just getting started. Toyota/Lexus, not long ago, had a recall for millions of defective fuel pumps that could cause engine stalling.
The only change on the 2022s that I might (?) have waited for, had it been offered last year, is the new orangish Sunset Metallic color...it's gorgeous, IMO better-looking than even the Burnished Bronze Metallic (actually, a brownish cinnamon-colored shade) that I ordered on the 2021. I get a lot of compliments on that Bronze color, but I'd probably get even more with this year's Sunset.
Besides that color, what else has changed for '22?
Well, several other non-neutral colors (the whites and the steel-gray remain). Besides that, not a great deal....some minor trim/equipment-adjustments, and some minor price-changes, both up and down, depending on trim version. Actual asking-prices at the dealership, though, might (?) be higher this year, because of the Seller's Market right now.
I suspect that, in another year or so, we will see a mid-generation update....perhaps a hybrid or electric version. It will also have to compete with the new GEM-platform 2Gen Encore, if GM decides to bring it here to the U.S....they will be sold out of the same showrooms, as the 9-year-old 1Gen Encore still is today. It's already competing with the Chevy Trailblazer, which is often (but not always) sold out of the same showroom.
One feature on the Encore GX that, IMO, works superbly compared to similar features in past vehicles I've owned is the automatic headlight-dimmer. I remember, on my old '65 Buick, the dimmer was a plastic device, shaped more or less like a jet-engine pod, that was mounted on top of the center of the dash, and almost never worked the way it was supposed to. It had a photo-eye-sensor in the front, and the headlights of oncoming vehicles were supposed to click the headlights down from high beam to low beam. That was also before the days of the standardized blue high-beam symbol, and different cars had different color dash-lights for the high beam. In all the time I owned that car, I think the system actually worked, and clicked the high-beams down, only once or twice....in an erratic manner, with audible clicks. This, despite the fact that many roads back then were much darker at night, without much of the oncoming traffic and street lights we have today.
Today, of course, especially in my area, development and traffic have vastly increased the number of roads and streets that are fairly well-lit at night, but, on the relatively few roads in my area that DO get dark enough at night, with light enough traffic, for the system to work, Buick's system today is superb. (I suspect that it uses the same electronics as those in Chevy/GMC/Cadillac vehicles). The system detects oncoming vehicle like clockwork, and, the instant their headlights pop up over a crest or around a curve in the road ahead, or the instant the vehicle passes, the system flawlessly turns the blue indicator on and off, and adjusts the beams as needed. It's a pleasure to watch it as it works.
This technology has come a long way. My dad had it on his 90 Lincoln Continental and it was a mess. Both our cars have it now, as did my LS460L and it works great
One feature on the Encore GX that, IMO, works superbly compared to similar features in past vehicles I've owned is the automatic headlight-dimmer. I remember, on my old '65 Buick, the dimmer was a plastic device, shaped more or less like a jet-engine pod, that was mounted on top of the center of the dash, and almost never worked the way it was supposed to. It had a photo-eye-sensor in the front, and the headlights of oncoming vehicles were supposed to click the headlights down from high beam to low beam. That was also before the days of the standardized blue high-beam symbol, and different cars had different color dash-lights for the high beam. In all the time I owned that car, I think the system actually worked, and clicked the high-beams down, only once or twice....in an erratic manner, with audible clicks. This, despite the fact that many roads back then were much darker at night, without much of the oncoming traffic and street lights we have today.
Today, of course, especially in my area, development and traffic have vastly increased the number of roads and streets that are fairly well-lit at night, but, on the relatively few roads in my area that DO get dark enough at night, with light enough traffic, for the system to work, Buick's system today is superb. (I suspect that it uses the same electronics as those in Chevy/GMC/Cadillac vehicles). The system detects oncoming vehicle like clockwork, and, the instant their headlights pop up over a crest or around a curve in the road ahead, or the instant the vehicle passes, the system flawlessly turns the blue indicator on and off, and adjusts the beams as needed. It's a pleasure to watch it as it works.
‘So you are talking about the automatic high beam?
‘So you are talking about the automatic high beam?
Essentially, yes. It detects oncoming headlights (and bright/dim streetlights) and automatically raises or lowers the beam as needed, with the blue dash-indicator going on and off. And, unlike the old jet-pod camera-eye of decades ago, it actually works.
This technology has come a long way. My dad had it on his 90 Lincoln Continental and it was a mess. Both our cars have it now, as did my LS460L and it works great
So, apparently, even that late (1990), they still had not really perfected it.
Essentially, yes. It detects oncoming headlights (and bright/dim streetlights) and automatically raises or lowers the beam as needed, with the blue dash-indictor going on and off. And, unlike the old jet-pod camera-eye of decades ago, it actually works.
Wow…I learned something from you MM. never knew about the eye systems they had in the past. I do indeed have auto high beams on my new 4R….for the most part I do like them, but sometimes they can be a little temperamental in the sense that they go on and then off real quick…on occasion they seam to stay on sometimes longer than I’d expect when a oncoming vehicle is in front of if I found a corner and there is a vehicle I am behind. But for the most part, I do like the technology
Oh yeah, they go way back. Automatic headlights too could be found in those 60s GM cars, "Twilight Sentinel" which it was called at GM up through the 90s.
08-04-21, 04:34 PM
ALL manufacturers come out with recalls....whether they have been in business for a century, or are just getting started. Toyota/Lexus, not long ago, had a recall for millions of defective fuel pumps that could cause engine stalling.
