On Jun 27, 4:44*pm, Mark Thorson > wrote:
> dsi1 wrote:
>
> > value, I got this at a bargain price from a private owner. It's still
> > covered by the dealer warranty - awesome! I now look like the smartest
> > guy on the block.
>
> I've been looking for a new used car. *Sounds like
> got a good deal.
>
> > The amazing thing is that this car was put together in Montgomery
> > Alabama with the quality of most any car manufacturer in the world at a
> > price you'd expect from a car assembled in China. The big secret is that
> > Hyundai is the greatest bargain in automobiles but I suspect that is
> > going to be blown wide open very soon - maybe this year.
>
> I hadn't considered Hyundai. *I need to look into that.
> I'm planning to buy a recent used car soon. *I was only
> considering Honda, but the prices are so high. *I used to do
> my own brake jobs, and I'm familiar with both Honda and
> Toyota mechanisms, and Honda is far better made.
> I have much less familiarity with Isuzu, except that
> it seems to be an attempt to see how cheaply you can
> make a car that is street-legal in the U.S.
>
> I'll have to look into Hyundai. *I wonder if the dealer
> would allow me to jack up a car and inspect the brake
> mechanism? *I can tell right away whether it's Honda-class
> or Toyota-class. *Which is not to say that there's
> anything wrong with Toyotas. *I drove two of them for
> a long time, and they gave me excellent service.

I was just wondering what the "Foreman grill" thread had degenerated
into!

:-)

John Kuthe...