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- From: qazi@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Aamir Hafeez Qazi)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos
- Subject: Re: Toyota Sera
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- Date: 27 Jan 93 21:36:19 GMT
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- In article <=tq3zwp@rpi.edu> kokerj@rpi.edu writes:
- >
- > ...stuff deleted...
- >
- >saying), but the Paseo is pretty stupid looking...as is the mx-3 and
- >the nx2000. But then again, people don't buy Japanese cars for their
- >looks. There must be some other reason but i haven't figured it out...8)
- >
- >--Jim
- >"If it's not German, it's not worth driving"
-
- --People buy Japanese cars for their exceptional reliability and quality
- control, not for the way they drive (in general!!). Yes, the Nissan
- NX 2000 looks weird, but find me a car in that price range that drives
- better! The steering is firm, meaty, and direct; the shifter is one of
- the best you'll ever experience (can't say that about a GTi), the brakes
- are excellent, and the handling is almost unreal for a fwd car. German
- cars, like the GTi, handle very well. However, the Nissan handles well,
- AND it feels racy, i.e. light on its feet, yet glued to the ground.
- GTi's are very stout, but they don't seem to want to fly thru the corners,
- although they will with no hesitation. German cars nowadays, from VW's
- to Mercedes and BMW's, seem to have teething problems now (read
- rec.autos.vw and see what I mean);
- it wasn't like that too long ao. BMW and Mercedes are becoming quite
- Mitsubishi-like, now that they are offering ludicrous electronic gadgets
- and gizmos to "improve" their cars, especially European market models.
-
- Go drive an NX 2000 for an hour. You'll be very surprised by how well
- it drives.
-
- --Aamir Qazi
-
- --
-
- Aamir Qazi
- qazi@csd4.csd.uwm.edu
- --Why should I care? I'd rather watch drying paint.
-