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- From: bob1@cos.com (Bob Blackshaw)
- Subject: Re: Before Buying Japanese.
- Message-ID: <bob1.727651009@cos>
- Organization: Corporation for Open Systems
- References: <1j4mslINNh43@lynx.unm.edu> <1993Jan14.235141.4153@erg.sri.com> <1993Jan15.172315.19876@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> <1993Jan19.083408.4345@informix.com>
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- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 21:16:49 GMT
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- In <1993Jan19.083408.4345@informix.com> aland@informix.com (Colonel Panic) writes:
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- >In article <1993Jan15.172315.19876@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> jnielsen@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (John F Nielsen) writes:
- >>If you are going to criticize CR, take a REAL example and show how
- >>stupid they are. For example, look at their rating of the Probe GT,
- >>Eagle Talon Tsi AWD,Prelude Si,etc. Is it what you expect from a
- >>company that is only good for rating toasters(even though they have
- >>been rating cars since the late 20's).
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- >Actually, that's not a bad example. A recent CR rated the Probe GT and the
- >MX-6 LS in the same article. As for repair ratings, they characterized the
- >past years' models of the Probe as "worse than average" but of the MX-6 as
- >"better than average". Correct me if I'm wrong (I'm sure somebody will [-:),
- >but even in 1992 and previous, weren't they the SAME DAMN PLATFORM with the
- >EXACT SAME MOTORS?!?!
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- Well, I am under the impression that Ford had a hand in the design
- of the Probe's suspension. Whatever, I have had only one or two
- things go on my '89 Probe; spedo cable and tranny seal.
-
- But another ratings company, J.D.Powers I think, said that the Mazda
- MX-6 owners were a very unhappy group. Sort of contradicts CR.
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- >>John Nielsen MAGNUS Consultant ______ ______ __ __
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- >--
- >Alan Denney aland@informix.com {pyramid|uunet}!infmx!aland
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- Bob
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