On Wednesday, September 7, 2016 at 2:08:35 PM UTC-10, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 9/7/2016 6:52 PM, dsi1 wrote:
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> >>>
> >>> I got a Subaru once which I hated. It had a boring, lackluster, engine. The 5 speed ratios were ill-suited to the engine. The AC would cause the engine to bog down. One of the timing belts broke at 61,000 miles. I suppose it was my fault because they recommended that it be changed at 60,000 miles. Anyway, it was a very bad experience. Those CU guys must be boring, lackluster, pie-in-the-sky, hippies.
> >>>
> >> 40 years ago, the choice of car for accountants, teachers and uni profs
> >> was the Volvo. Then, it was built like a tank (and handled like one by
> >> all accounts).
> >> For the last few years, that demographic has favoured the Subaru.
> >> Graham
> >
> > It's an affiliation product - people buy these cars to be associated with a desirable group and lifestyle - Volvo, Starbucks, Apple, Toyota Prius etc. I think of the Volvo as the Swedish Cheby. Just don't let my Swedish stepmom know about how I feel. She's from Goteborg - home of Volvo. Of course, they're working on a self-driving vehicle. What car company isn't? OTOH, as far as cars go, I'd rather have a Cheby or better yet, an Audi.
> >
> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwhyoUyJNoY
> >
>
> Boring people, boring car. I never even considered buying one.
> I've owned 24 cars but never owned a Chrysler product or a Japanese car,
> though I did consider one..
>
> I've had a lot of GM cars but won't touch them any more. Last four have
> been Korean and the best built cars I ever owned.

Who would have guessed that the Asians with a perennial chip on their shoulders would come up with such brilliantly designed and executed cars? Their wonderfully smooth and powerful 3.3 Lambda V6 was the most technically advanced engine I've ever had. In fact, it was too damned scary to work on.