Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2005 10:51:44 -0500 From: "The Malt Hound" <jamessweetnospamail.com> wrote in message news:oW0Gd.96$CI6.23nospamdc06... > >> Seriously, a 92 SAAB 900C is one of the more reliable cars in the world. > > Agreed > >> Since I don't prescribe to the belief that there is any such thing as a >> "lemon" (there are only lemon owners) there must be some sort of >> explaination to you experience, eh? >> > > That on the other hand I would argue against, there's certainly many more > "lemon owners" than true lemons, but it certainly occurs that a car comes > off the line with one or more very difficult to track down defects, a > sharp > mechanic can often fix it but if the dealer is not able to repair the > problem after multiple attempts on a fairly new car then it's by > definition > a lemon. Doesn't mean it's cursed and can never be fixed, just that it's > new, broken, and those who should have fixed it can't. This doesn't > however > apply to used cars. It's not just "lemon owners" IMO. I believe that a much bigger factor is "lemon dealerships." IME with dissatisfied owners that feel they have a "lemon" car, they usually continue to bring the car to the same crappy dealership for their warranty / repair work. The dealership fails to fix the car, or causes some other subsequent problems as a byproduct of the troubleshooting / repair process. I think that a car being "a lemon" stems from the same philosophy that makes some people believe that their cars have personalities. From a purely logical standpoint, neither situation is rationally possible. -Fred W