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"Daniel J. Stern" > wrote in message n.umich.edu... > On Wed, 26 Jan 2005, HLS wrote: > > > Have you seen the LaCrosse, and if so what do you think about it? > > Yet another McRent-a-car from GM. Adequate but mediocre in virtually every > category. And its name means "masturbation" in Quebec. Consumer Reports is not an organization that I have very much faith in, to be quite honest... they have touted trash for years, with 'data' to support their position. Some automotive magazines have tested various models for years and have published frequency of repair data, type of repair, percentage of dealer repairs deemed satisfactorily completed, etc. How a company and its affiliated dealerships deal with repairs can defuse a multitude of issues. Some GM dealerships, particularly Buick and Cadillac that I know of, used to get really dark marks from GM if they did not handle the customers issues well. Maybe other dealerships and companies do the same. I know of a local Toyota dealership that gets rave reviews from its clients because (1) the Toyotas seldom cause troubles, and (2) the dealership doesnt let the occasional trouble escalate to a major issue. Whether Cadillac workers can put together a better car from GM parts than Pontiac workers is an interesting but unplumbed hypothesis. The facts seem to be that the American companies have drastically lost home market share, and clients perceive some foreign cars to be better, more dependable, and certainly more desirable than the domestic offering. Perception is a good as reality in many cases. |
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"Daniel J. Stern" > wrote in message n.umich.edu... > > Yet another McRent-a-car from GM. Adequate but mediocre in virtually every > category. And its name means "masturbation" in Quebec. Final post, I hope. This site might be of some interest. http://www.autooninfo.net/ The Canadian Automobile Club (caa.ca) also has some interesting opinions. Pajero, in a South American dialect, means 'masturbater'. 'Murano' depending on the pronounciation (marano) might be confused with a 'hog'. Some of these names are just catalysts for a thread of their own. |
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On Wed, 26 Jan 2005, Masospaghetti wrote:
> > Why, because Condemner Retards magazine *says* so, of course! Same as > > they said the Toyota Tercel was _vastly_ more reliable than the Geo > > Prizm, despite both cars being made of identical parts at the same > > facility in California, and only the badging being different. They've > > given vastly different ratings to identical-except-for-nameplates cars > > on a fairly regular basis over the years. Just one more reason to > > dismiss their self-proclaimed expertise. > IIRC, the Prizm is identical to the Corolla, not the Tercel, and both > scored well above average in reliability ratings. Sorry, I meant "Corolla". And the rating difference was in a 4-way car comparison "test". |
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