[Spridgets] [Thicko] Suburu question

[Bud Osbourne]

Yeah, I know the Japs build some very good, very reliable cars......but
(for the most part) they're just so G-D boring to me that I refuse to
own one.
As far as reliability & cost of operation goes; I'll stack my '98 Golf
III up against the Japs any day.  By 242,000 miles, most of the Jap cars
around here have turned into small piles of iron oxide, anyway.
As far as the cost of running that Passat; I don't consider an
occasional repair (even an expensive one) to be "nickel & diming me to
death".  It's just part of long term ownership of what has been,
overall, a very satisfying car to own.  It has never failed to get us
where we were going, nor even given us any worry about whether or not it
would get us there (the one disabling malfunction occurred in my
driveway, when I tried to move it out of the way for another
car.....and, yeah, that was lucky).  Again, thanks, Mr. Bosch.  BTW, VW
later extended their warranty coverage on that particular, defective
Bosch component, which was a major problem/expense for many VW owners at
the time.
Bud Osbourne

-----Original Message-----
From: spridgets-bounces+abcoz=hky.com at autox.team.net
[mailto:spridgets-bounces+abcoz=hky.com at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of
Larry Daniels
Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 9:52 AM
To: Peter C; 'Spridgets'; team-thicko at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] [Thicko] Suburu question

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter C" <peter at nosimport.com>
To: "Bud Osbourne" <abcoz at hky.com>
Cc: "'Spridgets'" <spridgets at autox.team.net>;
<team-thicko at autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 8:13 AM
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] [Thicko] Suburu question


Good to see it's not nickel and diming you to death.....

Peter C
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For the last 10 years or so my daily drivers have been Toyota or Honda.
The 
grand total of repairs over that 10 years has been one oxygen sensor.

To those who denigrate Japanese cars, show me another car with the 
rock-solid reliability, quality and value of a Toyota or Honda and I
would 
drive it.  Hint: it's not going to be American or European.

Sure, there are cars that are more fun to drive, but most of them cannot
be 
relied on to start every single time without fail.  Since I use my car
for 
work, it must be reliable and durable.

LAD
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