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- From: jnielsen@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (John F Nielsen)
- Subject: Re: Worst Car Award
- Message-ID: <1993Jan25.145542.6507@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
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- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 14:55:42 GMT
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- >>This should generate some healthy debate...
- >From Consumer Reports the leading candidates would seem to include
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- Also surprised you didn't mention the Jeep Grand Wagoneer.
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- >My personal "favorite" would be the Excel. (The above list is based on the
- >trouble index in Consumer Reports, and so misses out on some cars that are
- >simply too low volume.)
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- You are giving the wrong impression that CU thinks they are the
- worst cars. The results are not based on what CU says but what
- people respond with(which you may or may not agree with). Using
- trouble index to indentify the worst car, is at best a very skewed
- approximation. Some cars may not be very reliable but can be
- very fun, pleasant, a pratical(depending on your desires) to have.
- And, CU considers that for cars as well.
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- I'd give a vote for the Olds. Achevia with those stupid door locks,
- stodgy looks, attack belts, and crash test rating that would smash
- anyone's brain. I'd be tempted for the Excel, but I am not sure if
- they had been updated since I last saw one.
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- john
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