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- From: jnielsen@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (John F Nielsen)
- Subject: Re: Before Buying Japanese.
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- In article <C17n3D.DLr@news.cso.uiuc.edu> cka52397@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Slartibartfast) writes:
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- >
- > Yes, Greg, but you forget, the Sterling was made in England, where
- >reliable cars are only made by GM (Vauxhall) and Rolls Royce. The Legend was
- >made in Japan. The Probe and MX-6, and 626 for that matter, are all made in
- >the same plant in Flat Rock, MI. Obviously the same car made in different
- >factories by different companies could, and probably would, have dissimilar
- >repair records, but cars made in the same plant by the same workers won't...
-
- Checking the 1993 Buying Guide I find . . .
-
- The Mazda MX-6 and Ford Probe were essentially idenitcal except for
- the 91 model.
-
- I don't know where they diverge on the assembly line. But that
- one year may have been a fluke. Certainly not enough to hurt the
- credability of the ratings, when you find some many other patterns
- (even the other years for the Prob and Mx-6) with cars.
-
- (like Toyota exhaust being black for most models and the Chevy Nova
- a toyota clone also black)
-
- Anyways, HOW about how they rated those cars. Did what they determine
- sound like what you would expect from a toaster rating company?
-
- john
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