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- From: jnielsen@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (John F Nielsen)
- Subject: Re: CONSUMER REPORTS
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- Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1992 18:52:50 GMT
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- Thanks James. See, John you're wrong again, how does it feel?
- Well, lets see, here MOTOR TREND (notice the magazine has a word that
- has to do with cars in its name) says that the Eclipse/Talon/Laser
- start at ~$12K, which is more than the Saturn. And James is right,
- with a 92hp rice burning engine (it is a Mitsu product, now, ya know),
- it would drop far behind the Saturn. Of course, the turbo version (a
- damn good car IMHO) would beat the little DOHC Saturn, but its not a
- good comparison test. They aren't the _same_ type of car, you
- wouldn't put "Talon, 240sx, Prelude, Probe, Mx-6, and SC" together and
- expect the same type of performance offered by the previous cars and
- the latter. Like I've said, the SC is a "MX3, NX1600, Paseo" fighter.
- How about Paseo vs Mustang GT? Who do you think has the better car?
- Just something to think about.
-
- Wait a sec here! Do you realize what you are saying??? You are
- supporting my arguement?
-
- You just admitted that the base Eclipse is a wimpy car.
- Would you put a base Eclipse up against the 240sx, Prelude, etc??
-
-
- The top of the line Eclipse is a very different car than the under 10k
- Eclipse(check PACE or Edmunds not MSRP Motor Trend).
-
-
- You say that CU couldn't use the Eclipse in a comparison when in fact
- the 92hp one could be compared to some of the other lesser sporty
- cars.
-
- So, how do you so arrogantly proclaim that I am wrong?
-
- john
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