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- From: cka52397@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Slartibartfast)
- Subject: Re: Worst Car Award
- References: <1993Jan24.141549.16369@cronkite.ocis.temple.edu> <frank.727928633@kynok.ucs.ubc.ca>
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- Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 02:42:14 GMT
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- In article <frank.727928633@kynok.ucs.ubc.ca> frank@unixg.ubc.ca (Murray Frank) writes:
- >In <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...
- >From Consumer Reports the leading candidates would seem to include
- >Chevrolet Blazer
- >Chevrolet Camaro
- >Chevrolet Cavalier
- >Chevrolet Corsica
- >Dodge Daytona
- >Dodge Spirit
- >Eagle Premier
- >Hyundai Excel
- >Jaguar XJ6
- >Pontiac Firebird
- >
- >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.)
- >A
- >
- >
- >the trouble index in Consumer Reports)
- >
- >
- >
- >>John
- >>zorro@picasso.ocis.temple.edu
- >>^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
- Well, the XJ6 you listed above, although in need of repairs a whole hell
- of a lot of time, is NOT in the running unless you count service as the only
- issue, and if you count CR's somewhat weird conclusions... (Boy you should
- have seen the Hell CR got a few months ago) I mean, I don't think that any
- Jag is great from a reliability standpoint, but they are fun to drive.
-
- Case in point:
- I drove my 1987 Honda Civic to NC two weeks ago from my home in
- MD, and I hated it. No power, and it gets skittish at 85-90 MPH. My
- Dad's friend, who I stayed with in Durham, has an XJS (1990), and even
- though I'd hate to own it, I LOVE to drive it, it does 115 down the
- highway easily... Don't tell the NCHP, though...
-
-
- Everything is of course IMHO...
-
-
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- Chintan Amin The University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign c-amin1@uiuc.edu
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