[DeTomaso] NPC - Consumer Reports on Cars

[Christopher Kimball]

I have to agree.  I've had no problems with my SRT-8 and I love its 425 HP.  In fact, one of the reasons I'm upgrading my Pantera's motor is because it's embarrassing to have a Pantera that takes longer to reach the quarter mile than my "station wagon!"

 

Chris
 
> Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2009 18:35:12 -0500
> From: michaelsavga at gmail.com
> To: shawkins777 at comcast.net
> CC: detomaso at realbig.com; JJD1010 at aol.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] NPC - Consumer Reports on Cars
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> I also received the new Consumer Reports issue, it says my Magnum is one to
> avoid....Poppycock!51K, aside from tires and an alignment, it's awesome.
> regularly dusts Mustang GT's, BMW's, etc.
> Gotta love have your ass kicked by a station-wagon.
> 
> Michael "Right Foot Down" in Savannah
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> On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 6:30 PM, Steve Hawkins <shawkins777 at comcast.net>wrote:
> 
> > Say what they want but there sure are a lot of foreign car repair shops
> > around for their cars to be sooo great. I'm driving a 1999 Chrysler LHS
> > with almost 140,000 miles and haven't done much more than change oil and
> > put
> > gas in it. Gets good gas mileage and is fun to drive.
> >
> > I wonder how much bias there may be because of not wanting to admit they're
> > having problems with they're Japanese car.
> > I've owned a couple of Honda's and they weren't without problems.
> >
> > Steve
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]
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> > Behalf Of JJD1010 at aol.com
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 9:31 AM
> > To: detomaso at realbig.com
> > Subject: [DeTomaso] NPC - Consumer Reports on Cars
> >
> >
> > Consumer Reports Magazine just released their annual car issue in which
> > their subscribers report on problem areas for cars going back 5 model
> > years. Not
> > to beat a dead horse, but GM and Chrysler cars have really bad results.
> > Ford's aren't the best but they aren't bad and some models are pretty
> > good.
> > As
> > usual, Honda, Acura, Toyota and Lexus are unbelievably good. The German
> > cars
> > aren't as bad as GM and Chrysler but they aren't really very good.
> >
> > As much as everybody talks about buying American, this really paints a
> > pretty dismal picture of the American manufacturers. Quality is an
> > engineering and
> > management issue. It's no wonder they are failing in the marketplace.
> >
> > Jeff
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