woods@sri-unix (07/06/82)
Well, once again I am in the market for a new small car. The models I am most
considering are the Plymouth Horizon or Champ (same as Dodge Omni or Colt,
resp.), Toyota Tercel or Starlet, Honda Accord or Civic, and VW Rabbit (gas
model). I have posted a similar request as this several months ago, but at
that time I decided not to purchase a car. Well times (and my financial
situation!) have changed and this week I will probably make the big investment.
If anyone has any comments on these particular models, or +/- flames on any
other similar cars, please mail them to me. If you feel your response would
be of net-wide interest, please post it in net.auto. Please DON'T use the "f"
command! I don't want to clutter up net.general with this any more than I have
to. I am particularly interested in hearing from people who own these cars
about reliability, insurance expense relative to other models and the
willingness of the dealers to stand behind their products when something
DOES go wrong. Any helpful info will be sincerely appreciated. Comments
on how good the car is in the snow would also be helpful, as I want to do
some skiing this winter!
If I get a lot of responses on any particular model, I will post a summary
in net.auto.
Thanks in advance,
GREG (ucbvax!menlo70!hao!woods)
P.S. Due to the strange path by which we get our news, the "r" command will
probably not work. You must do an explicit mail to this address.
P.P.S. Is the Chrysler warranty (which covers Horizon) for real? Do they
really fix things for you when they break? Is it a hassle to get the guaranteed
maintenance performed by the dealers?