Re: Do the Germans or Japanese Make Better Cars?

I'd bet you most Toyotas would perform nearly as well if not equal to 
most VW's. Cars today have to meet certain standards and I've seen the 
Jetta crash tests as well as ones from the jap manufacturers and overall 
all the front ends pretty much disintegrate. Passenger injury on the 
cars varies but the differences in body structure integrity isn't that 
different. This isn't a difference where the Jetta suffers practically 
no damaged while the Corolla is totalled or anything. I do remember the 
Jetta not doing well in the side impact ratings compared to many of its 
counterparts and I remember the Beetle doing surprisingly excellent its 
front impact tests but not that much better then the Civic. Front end in 
both cases was trashed.

Adam


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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