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- From: rvkl60@aus18a25.sps.mot.com (Tom Mathes)
- Subject: Re: Before Buying Japanese.
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- Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 18:53:57 GMT
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- In article <184797@pyramid.pyramid.com> lstowell@pyrnova.pyramid.com.pyramid.com (Lon Stowell) writes:
- >In article <64590106@hpl-opus.hpl.hp.com> knotts@hpl-opus.hpl.hp.com (Tom Knotts) writes:
- >>
- >>This is your own opinion. The Saturn is not a cheap car; it is extremely
- >>well-engineered. I'll put my Saturn SL up against any import in the
- >>same price range (I paid $9200 out-the-door for a '92).
- >>
- > What? I can't hear you over the racket from that !@#$! engine!
- >
- > Its a "nice" car, but none of the most rabid pro-American auto
- > press attempts to pretend it can compete for "look and feel" with
- > the better Japanese and European imports in its price range.
-
- Rabid press like "Consumer Reports" I guess. Last I saw, most
- magazines like "Automobile", "Car and DRiver" and the like seem
- to prefer imports. Just check out their best-of lists. Same goes
- for C/R.
-
- > But then some people LIKE K-Mart and don't understand why others
- > shop at Magnin's.
- >
- > It's not as "cheap" as the Vega GT, Cosworth Vega, etc. but it
- > ain't an Accord either.
-
- Thank goodness it's not another Accord. What an overpriced, overhyped
- car. A car in that price class should have more power, and a better
- suspension (too soft in my book). Looks boring to boot. The LH and
- Taurus are better examples of decent cars.
-
- As for engine noise, I prefer the aggressive growl of my 92 SC over
- the whine out of a Honda engine.
-
- I don't know what Magin's is (I guess a rather expensive department
- store), but if a product is available at K-Mart that competes quite
- well against the product available at Magin's, and you pay more at
- Magin's, then it's your loss (and stupidity). I guess I can't
- understand why someone would prefer the import over a good domestic;
- I guess their jobs means little to them.
-
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