TomB985
Member
I disagree. Personally I came looking for information on what to expect regarding the repair and accommodations for alternate travel arrangements. I too have been on automotive boards for about as long. I find that many, Corvette, Volt and Tesla boards in particular, have plenty of posts from people enthused and enjoying their vehicles and sharing information.
My point is that there are a LOT of people who have a problem with their car, search for it online, discover a forum, and post about their issue. Many of said people are never heard from again after the problem is resolved, and sometimes they even disappear after the original post. These people would never have found the forum otherwise, which strongly biases the sample group.
As a consumer, I place a lot more weight on a problem reported by an established member than someone who comes here because of the problem. There is no scientific way to go about getting accurate data on this, but a survey of Internet forums for problems is nowhere near an accurate sample group.
That being said, I'm continually impressed on how few mechanical problems we see here. At this point you are the unfortunate outlier, and well-established automakers that have been doing this for more than a century are doing nearly as well… On the forums, at least!