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Replying to: mbrady1 (Aug 09, 2005 4:47 pm) |
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Replying to: mbrady1 (Aug 09, 2005 4:47 pm) |
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Replying to: mbrady1 (Aug 09, 2005 4:47 pm) I can recommend the CR-V if the vehicle fits your style (drive one and you'll know). It gets about 22 in town and 27 highway, with lots of standard safety features.
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Replying to: stevedebi (Aug 10, 2005 11:14 am) I think that is AWFUL advice to give someone. If we ALL did that, we'd still be driving Horse and Buggy or the Model T !! No car company would continue making new models if no one bought one for two years - and how would the "kinks" get worked out if not out in the Real World ???  Be an early adopter, help promote the technology, and buy a warranty or car insurance that includes Rental Car coverage for when your car is in the shop......
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Replying to: larsb (Aug 10, 2005 1:05 pm) I stand by my statement. If you prefer to be an "early adoptor", feel free. I say this about a Ford product; I would have little problems with a first year model from Honda, for example. Warranties don't reimburse me for the cost of my time if the vehicle has to go back and forth to the shop, or for time spent on the freeway during a breakdown. Or for the frustration levels. The Ford drivetrain is unproven, in my opinion. How would you feel if you were one of the "early adopters" of the Saturn Vue CVT? It is up to the reader to decide if he/she wishes to embark into the unknown...
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Replying to: stevedebi (Aug 10, 2005 3:32 pm)
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Replying to: slickwill (Aug 10, 2005 5:04 pm)
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Replying to: falconone (Aug 10, 2005 6:06 pm)
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Replying to: backy (Aug 10, 2005 6:37 pm) |
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Let's think about this one for a second guys and gals: If everyone was "smart" and waited two years to buy a newly developed car, what would be the REAL result? What would happen is that the car makers would realize this, and make only about 20 cars in year one, since they knew NO ONE would buy one. So all these "test drive only" cars would be sitting at dealer lots, right? They would get driven maybe 5,000 miles in two years. Would that REALLY be enough to work out all the supposed "first two years kinks" and get the engineers enough knowledge and road testing to know about and solve all the possible design problems? I don't think so. Waiting two years is not "smart" but is merely "unfounded old school paranoia." |
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