Re: Do the Germans or Japanese Make Better Cars?

As a lover of German cars and a driver of a 2001 GTI I can honestly say that
I totally agree with the JD Powers results mostly. Toyota truly is the crème
da la crème of quality even if some of their models are a bit boring. The
others like Honda as well. VW's have really have major quality issues but I
bought my VW because I like the personality and slightly more distinct looks
over the cookie cutter looks of many of the Japanese models. The VW's fit
and finish are also top notch at least initially. But ask me what to buy if
ya want good reliable well assembled not in the shop all the time
transportation and I'll say Toyota or Honda hands down. Steer clear of the
VW unless you are willing to deal with all the issues it will have. Who
knows, you could get a good one though the odds are alot higher you won't.
Guess I live dangerously. :-)

Adam



"Harry Wilke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Do the Germans or Japanese Make Better Cars?
> >
> > by Trevor Hofmann, auto123.com / Canadian Auto Press (December 1, 2003)
> >
> >
> > German Study Turns Up Unexpected Response
> >
> > German cars are better right? While that might hold some credence among
> > luxury car buyers, according to a consumer satisfaction survey compiled
by
> > German automobile association ADAC, together with the Center for
> Automotive
> > Research (CAR), the majority of the fatherland's car owners disagree.
> >
> > Altogether more than 38,000 German vehicle owners were asked how
satisfied
> > they were with their car or SUV and the service its dealer provided,
with
> > the results leaving domestic automakers Mercedes-Benz, Opel and
Volkswagen
> > hardly topping the charts.
> >
> > Contrarily, Japanese automakers swept one through seventh in owner
> > satisfaction. The only German automaker to break the top ten was
Porsche.
> > Just like in North America, Japanese carmaker Toyota was the cream of
the
> > crop with Subaru, Honda, Mazda and then Nissan taking the first five
> spots.
> >
> > In North America, German and Japanese manufacturers experience similar
> > results. According to J.D. Powers and Associates 2003 Vehicle
> Dependability
> > Study (VDS), the top five positions are held first by Toyota's Lexus
> > nameplate, second by Nissan's Infiniti, third by GM's Buick division
with
> > fourth held by the first German, once again Porsche. Fifth place goes to
> > Honda's Acura brand. Other than Porsche no German brands rank in the top
> 10.
> >
> > Behind Porsche the highest rated German nameplate is BMW in 13th place,
> with
> > Audi next but much farther down the scale in 26th and Mercedes-Benz
close
> > behind in a rather pathetic 27th out of 37 total automakers. Volkswagen,
a
> > name once synonymous with reliability and owner satisfaction, ranks near
> the
> > bottom of the barrel in 33rd place.
> >
> >
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > The results for the local brands weren't favourable when
> > 38,000 German)vehicle owners were surveryed about   their consumer
> > satisfaction.
> > (Photo: Trevor Hofmann, Canadian Auto Press)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > Just like in North America, Japanese carmaker Toyota was the cream of
the
> > crop with Subaru, Honda, Mazda and then Nissan taking the first five
> spots.
> > (Photo: Trevor Hofmann, Canadian Auto Press)
> >
> >
> >
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