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Sedans Honda Civic Honda Civic vs Toyota Corolla vs Mazda3
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Replying to: jlawrence01 (Mar 22, 2007 7:22 pm) My family has owned 4 Taurus, among many other Fords, all with well over 100,000 miles, and virtually no problems. No tranny repairs or engine repairs on any of them. She still has the '97 Taurus with 148K and only repair has been the park gear cable ($75 part) other then normal maintence. Current vehicle is a '04 Mustang V6 Conv. with 45K, problem free. I do not think Fords are all that bad. Some are pretty good. Look at the rating on the Fusion, they are great. |
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Replying to: audia8q (Mar 23, 2007 12:53 pm) simply that i won't base my opinions on a dealer based on one experience or ratings i have not read. (and don't feel like i should have to, since my dealings with buying cars and my comments on dealership experience have never been of a 'all [insert car make] dealers suck' sort of nature.) fair enough? |
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Replying to: thegraduate (Mar 23, 2007 9:13 pm)
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Replying to: aviboy97 (Mar 26, 2007 9:08 am) What source did you use to get that information? Do you know what is the average age of the Honda buyer and of the Mazda buyer?
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Replying to: jasmine5 (Mar 26, 2007 12:53 pm) Ford own's a 'controlling interest' in Mazda. They actually OWN 33.4% of the company. This is different from Jaquar/Aston Martin and Volvo where these companies ARE 100% owned by Ford.
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Replying to: autonomous (Mar 26, 2007 1:09 pm) Internal Mazda resources. Just "google" it, and there are numerous automotive websites that state it. Do you know what is the average age of the Honda buyer and of the Mazda buyer? Mazda claims to have the youngest buyer, overall. I am not sure about Honda. My guess is it's somewhere in between.
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Replying to: rorr (Mar 26, 2007 1:55 pm) Keyword "interest". Does not mean "own". This is a common misconception in the automotive industry when the two companies are talked about.
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Replying to: aviboy97 (Mar 26, 2007 2:38 pm) |
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Replying to: aviboy97 (Mar 26, 2007 2:35 pm) This profiling of car brands seems like a marketing mash-up. What's interesting is when one sees obvious misalignments of the marketing spiel and the buying reality as in the case of the Honda Element (which was targetting a youthful audience and got snapped up by a more senior group). Also, I wonder if the buyer's profile is more likely related to the "image" of the vehicle rather than the manufacturer. For example, would a younger buyer prefer a Toyota Yaris hatchback or a Mazda Tribute?
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Replying to: autonomous (Mar 28, 2007 12:48 pm) My statement was directed twards the respective companies as a whole. Mazda has they youngest average buyer. A closer analogy would be the buyer of a Mazda6 vs Toyota Camry. The Mazda6 has a buyer is in their mid to late 30's, where the Camry has buyers that average early to mid 50's. The Mazda3 (early 20's to early 30's)and Toyota Corolla buyer will be closer in age then the Camry and Mazda6 buyer.
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