[DeTomaso] NPC - Consumer Reports on Cars

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I own 25 ford f 150's 
We really do not have problems with them.
The are cheaper than the foreign vehicles to buy, own and operate.
Rich
---- 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 
> 
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> 
> 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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