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I'm a big fan of german watches, both old and new.
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Ahhhhh! THAT explains the "Windows" operating system line!
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Is your opinion based on anything other than prejudice against Korean car makers? Think about it---with their super warranty, if the products were crap, the warranty costs would bankrupt the company. Their sales are up. After people realize the value, the residual values will improve.
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- Peter.
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2021 Chevrolet Spark Formerly... 2000 GMC Sonoma 1981 240D 4spd stick. 347000 miles. Deceased Feb 14 2021 2002 Kia Rio. Worst crap on four wheels 1981 240D 4spd stick. 389000 miles. 1984 123 200 1979 116 280S 1972 Cadillac Sedan DeVille 1971 108 280S |
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Did it get all scheduled maintenance? Did the dealer repair the issues? I try to never buy the bottom of the line of any car company. The Sonata seems like a pretty well made car, and the Elantra is all right. Have almost no experience with the Rio, I don't even rent cars that size.
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[QUOTEDid the dealer repair the issues?[/QUOTE] Depends on your definition of "repair". Some were repaired right up front. Like when the engine cooling fan fell off in the middle of summer in Phoenix. Or when the right rear shock broke. Or the starter motor went out, or the transmission failing. However they never did fix the shocking vibration at freeway speeds despite numerous futile visits. Until I finally got them to replace the damm rotors that were warped from new. By the time the rear suspension self destructed driving home one night, to the extent that I couldn't go above 15 mph on the highway. At that point I said to hell with this and dumped it for the GMC pickup I have now. Piece of crud had just over 60K miles when I got rid of it. Oh yeah, that's another thing. That vaunted warrantee is only good for the "internally lubricated parts" of the engine and transmission. Everything else was only covered by their 6 year or 60K whichever comes first. What that meant was that when the power steering pump and hoses had to be replaced I had to pay thru the nose because those were not "powertrain". And it also meant that when the fan fell off again it would not be covered. I'd have to pay for the junk to be fixed. Unless I let it overheat and seize the engine in which case I guess a seized engine would be covered under the "internally lubricated parts only". These were only the problems I can remember just thinking about it quickly. Like I said, maybe they have improved, though a colleage of mine who has an Optima has had the motor replaced twice within the first couple of years - but I have no intention of going thru that BS again to find out. - Peter.
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2021 Chevrolet Spark Formerly... 2000 GMC Sonoma 1981 240D 4spd stick. 347000 miles. Deceased Feb 14 2021 2002 Kia Rio. Worst crap on four wheels 1981 240D 4spd stick. 389000 miles. 1984 123 200 1979 116 280S 1972 Cadillac Sedan DeVille 1971 108 280S |
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My dad has a Stihl that is older than I am. Thats a bad beast.
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I'm just sayin'...
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The owner of my local lawn mower repair shop told me that both Sthil and Husqvarna are now subsidiaries of Briggs and Startton and apparently the quality has fallen off considerably. The same holds true for Troy Built, Toro, and Cub Cadet. These are owned by MTD whose machines are also crap.
This shop now only handles Echo and Shindawa which is what all the commercial lawn care people use. |
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