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- From: rjwade@rainbow.ecn.purdue.edu (Robert J. Wade)
- Subject: Re: Worst Car Award
- Message-ID: <1993Jan25.190620.22135@noose.ecn.purdue.edu>
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- Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
- References: <1993Jan24.141549.16369@cronkite.ocis.temple.edu> <1993Jan25.154128.19099@porthos.cc.bellcore.com>
- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 19:06:20 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan25.154128.19099@porthos.cc.bellcore.com> rrk@vixen.cc.bellcore.com (kutz,randolph r) writes:
- >In article <1993Jan24.141549.16369@cronkite.ocis.temple.edu>, zorro@picasso.ocis.temple.edu (John Grabowski) writes:
- >>
- >> I'd like to conduct an informal poll here: what do the gentle readers of this
- >> group think is the WORST car being made today??? (And why?) It must be a
- >> car still being manufactured, so a 1975 Dodge Dart doesn't count. :-)
- >>
- >> This should generate some healthy debate...
- >>
- >>
- >> John
- >> zorro@picasso.ocis.temple.edu
- >> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- >
- >Ford Tempo. I have a 1988 Tempo with 29K miles. So far it has needed:
- >right tie-rod end, 3 alignments, 4 new tires (see previous), passenger-side
- >power-window motor, catalytic converter, muffler twice & exhust system once,
- >battery, oxygen sensor, fuel pump, ignition lock, and maybe one or two
- >others I forget. In addition, it stalls at red lights, the radio is
- >erratic, sometimes the power windows stick, and the paint job has little
- >white blotches all over it. I believe strongly in preventative maintenance,
- >washing and waxing. I've had several other cars, but this one amazes me.
- >Truly a wonder car.
- >
-
- my old 86 escort gt was built with this type of 'quality is job1', obvously
- ford extended this 'quality to 1988 and perhaps beyond. at least now they
- let mazda make their escorts so they should outlast the warranty now.
-