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Hatchbacks Mazda3 Mazdaspeed3 vs. VW V GTI vs. Civic Si
1379 messages, Last post on Oct 01, 2009 at 10:54 AM
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Replying to: fasterthanyou (Jun 16, 2007 5:26 pm) In my experience with VW, they are not lemons, but simply cars with parts that break down semi-regularly.
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Replying to: andres3 (Aug 13, 2007 9:20 am) As a Honda owner who has watched his dad burned by Chrysler twice, I still have to say that making a comment like that sure seems inflammatory, like you are looking for a fight. You won't find it from me, since I dont completely disagree, but c'mon, 1000 lemons from Dodge for every 1 Honda lemon? That's just major exaggeration.
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statistically 7-yr old Japanese cars have as many problems as 4-yr old American cars. Take your pick. If you lease a made-in-Germany Rabbit for 3 yrs, then you might only have to deal w/ around one unscheduled break down, which isn't too bad consider how this little bunny pampers you every single day w/ 1st-class ride comfort & decent quietness all wrapped in an easy-to-park exterior dimension that'll find you parking spaces easily. I don't recall the bulky '95-99 Toyota Avalon w/ low-tech suspension riding this comfortably!
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Replying to: creakid1 (Aug 14, 2007 12:28 am) Or any 95-99 VW for that matter
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Replying to: thegraduate (Aug 13, 2007 3:20 pm) I'd be willing to bet the actual ratio is close to 100:1 for Chrysler branded (jeep/dodge/plymouth) lemons vs. Honda lemons.
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Replying to: andres3 (Aug 14, 2007 7:56 am) I still think that may be an exaggeration. Keep in mind, lemons are only considered, or reported as lemons, if the mfg buys it back from the customer. Mfg's do all they can to avoid that. Just because YOU think the vehicle is a lemon, does not constitute it a lemon, but, rather a piece of Sugar Honey Iced Tea  A more correct statement may sound something like this: "The ratio of Chrysler brand vehicles to experience problems compared to Honda is likely to be 100:1" And that STILL may be an exaggeration! |
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I bet it's more like 5:1 or something like that. And I'm no Chrysler fan. |
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I don't really like lemons to begin with. 
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Replying to: aviboy97 (Aug 14, 2007 7:14 am) Wrong! The '98 Passat & '99 Jetta all rode so comfortably not even the '07 Accord can match. Consumer Reports also feels that the current MkV Jetta/Rabbit rides no more comfortably than the old '99 MkIV Jetta/Golf. B/c when I test drove the '99 Jetta, I noticed it's MSRP is lower than the less-comfy-riding '99 Avalon.
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Replying to: eldaino (Aug 14, 2007 10:15 am)
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