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"dsi1" wrote in message
... On Wednesday, September 7, 2016 at 12:19:36 PM UTC-10, graham wrote: > On 9/7/2016 3:49 PM, dsi1 wrote: > > On Monday, September 5, 2016 at 6:33:28 AM UTC-10, graham wrote: > >> On 9/5/2016 10:23 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote: > >>> On 9/5/2016 11:24 AM, William wrote: > >> > >>> I don't doubt that, but you can still be biased in how you report > >>> things. Did you hear about the race between the Russian Lada and the > >>> US > >>> Corvette? The race results were reported truthfully, the Lada came in > >>> second but the Corvette was next to last. > >>> > >> > >> They are strongly biased towards Subaru. They always give it their top > >> recommendation but when you look at the frequency of repair records, > >> other makes are significantly superior. > >> Graham > > > > 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 ======= Boy he was brave just standing there. What if it hadn't stopped?? -- http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk |
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