"Doug Kanter" > wrote

> "OmManiPadmeOmelet" > wrote

>> But, that has been fixed!
>
> Who told you that?

Just take a look at the Consumer Reports and who ranks
at the top of reliability studies and who ranks at the bottom.

>> I got seriously burned on repair costs to foreign cars.
>> It costs about 1/2 price to repair american cars!

That hasn't been my experience.

> Compared to WHICH foreign cars? The "fact" you're stating is not backed up
> by my experience with 3 Toyotas vs 2 American company cars, a Chevy and a
> Ford.

>> After getting seriously screwed on repair costs to a german car,
>
> Per my (independent) mechanic, people who buy German cars should be
> prepared to support a "culture of endless repairs", as he puts it. He
> prefers Toyotas, because people tend to get mad at whatever mechanic
> they're standing in front of when there are major problems, and Toyotas
> don't put him in that position often.
>
>> I will ONLY buy American from now on! :-)
>> Foreign car dealers gouge for repair costs to their cars. I just can't
>> deal with that any more.
>
> Which foreign car dealers? Which brands?

Maybe I've been lucky, I've gotten terrific service from dealers.
Foreign dealers.

nancy