Uh OH!

Let the flame war begin!

Mr. BZ- former Subie, Nissan, Acura, Ford PU owner, but back to
German only for irrational reasons

On Jan 30, 2008, at 2:55 PM, Aristotle Sagan wrote:

> Dear Donna.
>
> Stay away from Japanese. There is no going back. Quality, ride,
> comfort, you
> can't beat a Toyota. And we rented a Subaru Outback over
> Christmas... what a
> car.
>
> So stay way unless you are ready to change. That said, I drive a Ford
> Explorer, loved my 84 Vanagon when I had it, think someday of
> putting a
> Westy on the road, and will never get rid of my 88 Chevy pickup.
>
> But Japanese cars are the worlds best.
>
> tim in san jose
>
> On 1/30/08, Donna Skarloken <dskarloken@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> I guess it all depends on what you want to drive.  VWs have their
>> quirks
>> and
>> I stay far away from the Tracy, California dealership.  I've never
>> drove
>> Japanese though most people keep trying to twist my arm into doing
>> so, and
>> I
>> like some of their cars, particularly Acuras.
>>
>> However, now I guess I'm too old to switch.  My husband
>> reluctantly puts
>> up
>> with the bad VW habit and now has a Syncro he shares with me.  He
>> curses
>> it
>> but will not part with it (yet).  By the way, it doesn't leak oil
>> (knock
>> on
>> wood) and neither does my previous 87, a Wolfsburg (knock on wood
>> again!)
>> nor does my current New Beetle TDI; we did just replace a gasket
>> at about
>> 210,000.
>>
>> I'm at 222,000+ on the 98 New Beetle TDI.  It has not been a
>> hassle-free
>> experience by any means, but I'm used to it now, and staying far
>> away from
>> the dealerships help. I guess it's a lifestyle choice; if you want
>> straight,
>> reliable transportaion, a Honda probably is the way to go.
>>
>> I don't want a car payment and newer cars really don't interest
>> me.  I
>> would
>> like a decent 4-door family car some day but I will likely try to
>> find a
>> decent used model; I really like the look of the Cadillac CTS (I
>> think
>> that's the right initials) and my husband is a U.S. car guy so I
>> have to
>> compromise occasionally.  In the meantime, I love driving a diesel
>> so I
>> think I'll hang in there with my old TDI for the daily commute,
>> and the
>> Syncro for weekends/hauling/4-wheeling.  The slide in the economy
>> really
>> makes me want to just hang on to the vehicles I have, keep fixing
>> them,
>> and
>> go about my business.
>>
>> Donna, content VW owner, 1987 Syncro
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Where ever you are, there you be. Unless you're driving my van, in
> which
> case, you ain't got there yet.