From: issa@cwis.unomaha.edu (Issa El-Hazin)
Subject: Re: Before Buying Japanese.
Organization: University of Nebraska at Omaha
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 01:29:11 GMT

hhm@cbnewsd.cb.att.com (herschel.h.mayo) writes:

>In article <issa.726379958@cwis>, issa@cwis.unomaha.edu (Issa El-Hazin) writes:
>> hhm@cbnewsd.cb.att.com (herschel.h.mayo) writes:
>> 
>> 
>> >They are trying to make them more like Japanese cars :
>> 
>> >1. The body will be made of soft steel that will show outer rust within 
>> >   two years, and major rust holes in three, and life- endangering structural
>> >   corrosion in four.
>>  
>> Mostly pre 1984??, older models weren't build for this country. 
>> A Toyota now can go over 200k miles and many years without major problems.
>> (this is according to many mechanics that I've talked to, and yes, I do know
>> there are exceptions for every rule)

>Nope, the 90, and 91s in the parking lot are all starting to sprout a crop of
>rust flowers around the edges of rocker panels and body seams.

It must be the evil_flower_goddess. Better than those chip_&_peel_goddess
at GM.

>> >2. They will raise the price of replacement parts 500% so you can pay 
>> >   $350 for a muffler.
>> 
>> Not always the case. Breaking less often, more complicated parts, shipped
>> across the world, and smaller volume could explain some of this.

>funny that the Germans don't seem to have nearly as large a markup on their parts,
>but then, they ship by tunnel through the earth.

German cars cost less (on average) than Japanese to fix??
Go and check your data. You read it upside down.

>> >3. They will narrow the wheel base so that the car will roll over 
>> >   more easily. 
>> 
>> .97g on the skid pad with these narrow wheel base cars (and narrow tires).
>> (93 RX-7)

>In a Suzuki Samurai?  Oh that's Japan Bashing right? Funny that all those people 
>claiming that the Samurai was not prone to roll over seemed to miss the fact that
>Suzuki dropped the Samurai, and next year introduced the Sidekick. A model that
>is virtually identical in all respects except one. It has a WIDER wheel base.

Yea, the Samurai rolled over easily. But, does this mean every Japanese car
roll over easily. Geez, the big 3 are known for building major junk in
their days. Do I need to name a couple of hundereds for ya? 

>> >4. A portion of the profits from every car will be paid to car magazine 
>> >   writers in the form of "consultation fees" to insure that they will
>> >   ignore any flaws in the Saturn, inflate performance figures, and 
>> >   create a big hoopla about any minor problem with cars built by
>> >   other companies. 
>> 
>> Ha??
>> What mental health establishment are you a consumer at? And, if I
>> may ask (and in the nicest way), what shade is your neck? bright red, 
>> medium red, or dark red?  :)

>The same one that The Wall Street Journal reporters who broke the story two
>years ago, go to.

Not every story the WSJ publish is 100% accurate. Car rags have been
dumping on the big 3 cars for decades, long before the Japanes entered
the US market.

>> Probably, you are nothing more than some American who will say anything
>> to defened his American cars.


>No, just one who is not wild about his country becoming a high-tech cargo cult.

This makes two of us.

>                                                 Larry Mayo

Issa

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