I think most of the automakers are currently looking over their
shoulders at the Koreans, and not far behind, the Chinese with fear and
trepidation. The US auto industry is just about totally gutted already.
I know I look at the soon to arrive Hyundai Genesis and can't stop
drooling. It's got the reliability (or at least the warranty to ease
worries), and the good.
-----Original Message-----
From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Walters, Martin
Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 8:59 AM
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Re: Broken DSLR - worth repairing?
Cannot share the affection for Toyotas. We have two currently, and
hopefully they will be the last. Aside from reliability, which is
probably true, it's clear that Toyota looks for (and successfully finds)
the "average", which many buyers seem to want.
Our Corolla is reliable but totally forgettable. Nothing is outstanding
- neither good nor bad.
The Matrix is, in a word, unpleasant to drive - a case where a great
concept is spoiled by execution. It has: terrible gear change, poorly
designed clutch pedal, weird front suspension geometry/steering, a
gutless, rough engine (neither bottom end torque nor top end), and a
stiff suspension that does a better job of transmitting bumps etc than
damping them. On the other hand, its interior space is quite functional
and the brakes are good. All in all, it is a car built by committee and
in no way a driver's car. Big mistake to get it, and can't wait to get
rid of it (without losing too much $$)
End of rant!
Martin
-----Original Message-----
From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Bob Whitmire
Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 7:39 AM
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Re: Broken DSLR - worth repairing?
Go with Toyota. About 10 years ago we swore we'd never buy anything but
a Subaru again. That was just before they got big in their britches with
the Legacy Outback. Have had three late model Subarus, two of them
Outbacks, and have had head gaskets go on two of them at around 80,000
miles. The first one we had to pay for. The second one the dealer we
bought the car from bullied Subaru into paying for.
Head gasket replacements up here in Occupied Canada (Maine) run about
$1500 US. All three cars have had numerous expensive repairs.
A month or so ago I traded the Outback sedan for a Toyota Yaris. It's a
base (very base) model sold for fuel economy. Nothing fancy about it. I
even have to crank the windows and lock each door individually.
<g> But even with an automatic it's got plenty of pep and is quite
comfortable even for my XXL frame, and to boot it gets 40mpg, by our
figures, not the salesman's. I have a cousin who drives higher-end
Toyotas and she swears by them. Doesn't even know what the inside of a
repair shop looks like.
Im my humble opinion, Subaru isn't what it used to be.
Bob Whitmire
"Art's just fart without the eff"
www.bwp33.com
On Dec 18, 2007, at 3:42 PM, Andrew Fildes wrote:
> So my next car will prolly be a Toyota or Subaru.
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