AW: Do the Germans or Japanese Make Better Cars?

"Benjamin F. Zhou" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> well, you won't see the different until you got in a collision. Haven't
you
> seen all the Japs' with bumper holes on them after a slight scratching?
> Imagine a head on or rear on collision?..., I think everyone got the
picture
> now, the air bag won't be of any value unless your car is solid in the
first
> place. Fiberglass shell won't protect you in any situation.
>
> in 1999, an SUV hit my 91 Jetta's front bumper from side on at nearly
60mph.
> my front bumper flied 30 feet away. Afterward, just a simple pull at a
body
> shop, everything got restored. Can you imagine how a Jap car will look
like
> after such an incident?
>
> Sure, they can give you 35 - 40 mpg, but at what cost? - your life in case
> of an accident!
>
> cheers,
>
> "John Rutledge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > I think it is cyclical and maybe not possible to reliably compare
"German
> > made" vs. "Japanese made" vs etc. anymore.  My '95 Accord was American
> made
> > and excellent quality.  My '03 Accord is Japanese made and quality is a
> lot
> > lower.  My '91 Mexican made Golf had initial quality problems but those
> were
> > sorted a long time ago and it is a solid car.  My '69 German made bug -
> that
> > I don't own any longer - is still on the road and never had a peep of
> > trouble.
> >
> > "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.
> > > >
> > > >
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> > > > 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)
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> > > > 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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