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To: Tommaso who wrote (23347)	2/11/2005 9:11:59 AM
From: Knighty Tin	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 116555

Toyota, Nissan and Honda are the best and nobody else is even close. Well, Lexus, Infiniti and Acura, but there is a reason for their closeness. <G> Same cars, higher price tags.

To: Tommaso who wrote (23347)	2/11/2005 10:08:52 AM
From: RealMuLan	Respond to of 116555

Yeah, I have to give Japanese cars the credit for being reliable. Although now I am trying to stay away from their product, what I already bought, I cannot afford to throw them away<g>

To: Tommaso who wrote (23347)	2/11/2005 10:12:04 AM
From: redfish	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116555

I'm going back to Japanese cars forever myself. My last two have been German. They make great engines and solid cars, but the fricking electronic sensors drive me crazy with false readings and I had to pay $750 to replace a fuel gauge.

To: Tommaso who wrote (23347)	2/11/2005 9:37:09 PM
From: Earlie	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 116555

Big T: I drive zillions of miles every year. Have done this for most of my adult life. About 25 years ago, I got hooked up with a VW "Rabbit" diesel. Great auto. A bit lacking in power, but remarkable mileage and extreme reliability. Have driven VW Golf diesels ever since. Incidentally much of my earlier mileage involved towing, which is hard on a car. Never had any problems. VW diesels have sported turbos for many years now and they make a huge difference to the torque. Aside from outstanding mileage, these autos are also very inexpensive as far as maintenance is concerned. Change the oil and filter regularly and stick a new timing belt in every 125,000 Km and that is about it. Usually buy a new one very four years after having accumulated 350,000 to 450,000 Km. Mileage has remained outstanding, even as the power output has increased over the years. I usually get about 1,000 Km per tankful (which is about 13.5 US gallons).... more if I drive anywhere near the speed limits (which is rare). (g). Best, Earlie