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Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 12:03:43 GMT
From: jim96sho <jimbobnopsamon.wave.ca>
Subject: Re: Picking your poison


Roy Shroyer wrote: > Yeah but, how often would the Intrepid need to be worked on? I would take > the '91 Accord in a Heartbeat! > > Check the reliability ratings on those things. Granted, Chrysler probably > makes the most reliable American CARS(trucks are a different story), but > still... You get what you pay for. Why does the Chrysler depreciate so > much? And, since when are parts for an Intrepid cheap? My buddy has a '96, > purchased at the same time I bought my '96 Integra. He may have paid > slightly more for it, but it has been in the shop at least 10 times! Not > very impressive in my book! What is that car worth now? $10,500 according > to Edmund's. Still about $3000 less than my integra. Why? Mass hypnosis by > Japanese automakers? How about because it has higher quality, costs less to > maintain, and research will validate my claim that the Acura/Honda is more > reliable than just about any other vehicle on the road, including other > Japanese makes. > > Unfortunately, it seems like most late model American cars are ok as long as > they are less than 3 years old. Maybe I am just biased, but I'll take my > Acura/Honda any day (unless of course you are asking my about my first > generation Camaro. In which case the decision becomes more difficult 8^))! > > Just my $.02 > > Roy > > <maple-moosenopsam.com> wrote in message > news:ROAh3.28534$g02.78551nopsam.rdc1.ab.wave.home.com... > > In article <7m54uj$gue$1nopsamprod.itd.earthlink.net>, > rshroyernopsamo.bae.lsu.edu says... > > > > >I almost bought a 1996 Camaro new intead of the Integra. All I can say > now > > >is thank God I didn't. My Integra has a retail value, according to > edmunds > > >of $12,500 or so. The Camaro, by comparison, is worth about $3000 less! > > >Note that the sticker price for the two cars when new was nearly > identical. > > > > My principle is not to buy those used Japanese import because they are > > way over priced. > > > > In my area, I could get a 95 Intrepid 100k km for about CDN 10,500. > > For the same price and mileage, I am looking at a 91 Accord or > > 93 Civc. Which one would you buy? > > > > Imports give people false impression that they are reliable and I'm not > saying > > they are not. But if anything breaks, and things will always break, > you're > > looking at a higher repair bill. So it all adds up in the end even. > > > > If I were to buy an import, I'll either lease it or buy it new but never > > those 5 year used import. Strangely, those premium Japanese import > > like Legend or Infiniti doesn't seems to hold value quite as well. > > > > For example, a 91 Accord and 91 Legend cost roughly the same with only > > perhaps 40k km more. I think in this case the 91 Legend is a better buy. > > > > > >You only live once . What would you rather drive on a limited budget. An > accord > or a SHO ? Thats a easy one.

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