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- From: bqueiser@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Brian J Queiser)
- Subject: Re: 36 Re: Worst Car Award
- Message-ID: <1993Jan28.190214.22454@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
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- Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 19:02:14 GMT
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- CENG51@maccvm.corp.mot.com (Craig Witkowski) writes:
-
- >If beauty is only skin (sheetmetal) deep, then ugly goes right to the bone
- >(chassis) with the Taurus. Or IMNSHO the Ford CLIT-Taurus because you've
- >got to fiddle with the damn thing to get it moving! :)
- >
- >Our company has a fleet of those "quality is job 1,234,978,795,001" derelicts
- >with a variety of failures within the first 25,000 miles. My 92 wagon
- >tossed its engine mounts at 4k, snapped a CV joint at 6K and while that was
- >being replaced the dealer determined thaat the alternator was going south
- >and had to be replaced. I have twice needed to add power steering fluid
- >due to a leaky hose connection and I only have 11k on this beast!
- >
- >Other unfortunate Taurus drivers at work have had transmissions and A/C
- >compressors toss their cookies as well as alignments going out of whack
- >(and no, the drivers were not pretending they were 4WD or NYC taxi drivers!)
- >for no apparant reason.
- >
- >I'll stick with my personal car - A 1987 Monte Carlo SS Aerocoupe.
- >Rear wheel drivin', 4 barrel V-8 ass haulin' fun!
- >
- >Craig Witkowski, CENG51@maccvm.corp.mot.com
- >Motorola Communications & Electronics Inc.
-
-
- Okay, Craig. Carefully put down the car phone. That's it. Get it
- away from your head.
-
- :^/
-
- Regards,
-
- Brian
-
- bqueiser@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu
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