pkern@utcs.uucp (pkern) (12/23/85)
In response to a few posting about buying used cars, here is ...
Consumer Reports (April 85) list (by make) of used cars to avoid.
For those who need more info about used cars,
try "Lemon-Aid: A guide to buying used cars" by Phil Edmonston.
AMC Concord 6, 79-81 Ford Club Wagon (van) V8, 79-81,83
AMC Eagle 6, 80-83 Escort/Mercury Lynx, 81-82
Audi 5000 (gas, turbo), 79-80 EXP/ " LN-7, 82
Audi 5000 (diesel), 80 Fairmont/ " Zephyr 4,6,V8, 79-80
Buick Century 4, 83 Granada/ " Monarch 6,V6, 79,82
Century V6, 81-82 V8, 79
Century V6 (diesel), 82-83 Mustang/ " Capri:
Century V8, 80 4 (except turbo), 79-80
Le Sabre V6, 82-83 6, V6, 79-81
Le Sabre V8 (gas), 82 V8, 82-83
Regal V6 (gas), 81-83 T-bird/ " Cougar XR-7, V8, 80
Regal V8 (gas), 81 Honda Accord, 79
Riviera V6, 81-83 Civic, 79-80
Riviera V8 (gas), 80,82-83 Prelude, 79-80
Skyhawk 4, 82-83 Jeep (AMC) CJ series, 79-83
Skylark 4, 80-82 Cherokee, Wagoneer, 79-83
Skylark V6, 80-81 Oldsmobile 88 (diesel), 79-81
Cadillac Cimarron, 82-83 98 V8 (diesel), 79-81
De Ville, Fleetwood Cutlass Supreme:
V8 (gas), 82 V6 (gas), 81,83
V8 (diesel), 79-83 V8 (gas), 81-82
Eldorado V8 (gas), 80-83 V8 (diesel), 79-81
Seville V8 (gas), 80-82 Cutlass Ciera:
Chevrolet Camaro/Pontiac Firebird, 4, 82-83
6, V6, V8, 79-83 V6 (gas+diesel), 82
Caprice, Impala: Firenza, 82-83
V6, 81-83 Omega 4,V6, 80-83
V8 (gas+diesel), 80-82 Tornado:
Cavalier, 82-83 V8 (gas), 79-80,82
Celebrity 4, 83 V8 (diesel), 79-80
V6 (gas), 82 Peugeot 504 (diesel), 79-80
Chevette/Pontiac 1000, 79-83 505 (turbodiesel), 81-82
Citation 4, 80-81,83 Pontiac 6000 4, 82-83
V6, 80-82 6000, STE V6, 81-82
Corvette 79-83 Bonneville G V6,V8, 82
Malibu V6 (gas), 79,81-83 Catalina, Bonneville V8(diesel),
V8 (gas), 82 80-81
Monte Carlo V6, V8, 81-83 Grand Prix V6,V8(gas), 80-83
Monza 4, V6, 79-80 J2000, 2000, 2000 Sunbird, 82-83
Nova 6, 79 Le Mans V6, 81
Sportvan V8 (gas), 79,82-83 Le Mans, Grand Am V8, 80-81
Suburban V8 (gas), 79-83 Phoenix 4, 80-81
V8 (diesel), 82-83 V6, 80-82
Cordoba/Dodge Mirada 6, 80 Sunbird 4,V6, 79-80
V8, 79,81 Renault Alliance, Encore, 83
Chrysler Le Baron 6, 80 18i, 81
V8, 79,81 Fuego, 82-83
New Yorker, E-class 4, 83 Le Car, 79-81
Datsun 310, 79 Saab 900 turbo, 80-81
510, 79 Subaru, 79
Dodge Aries/Plymouth Reliant, 81-83 VW Bus,Vanagon, 79-82
Aspen/ " Volare 6, V8, 79-80 Dasher (gas), 79-80
Omni/ " Horizon, 79-83 (diesel), 81
Sportsman Wagon(van) V8, 79-83 Rabbit (gas+diesel), 80fadoc@brl-tgr.ARPA (Capt. Terry Dougherty ) (12/30/85)
> In response to a few posting about buying used cars, here is ... > Consumer Reports (April 85) list (by make) of used cars to avoid. > For those who need more info about used cars, > try "Lemon-Aid: A guide to buying used cars" by Phil Edmonston. > > AMC Concord 6, 79-81 Ford Club Wagon (van) V8, 79-81,83 > AMC Eagle 6, 80-83 Escort/Mercury Lynx, 81-82 > Audi 5000 (gas, turbo), 79-80 EXP/ " LN-7, 82 > Audi 5000 (diesel), 80 Fairmont/ " Zephyr 4,6,V8, 79-80 > Buick Century 4, 83 Granada/ " Monarch 6,V6, 79,82 > Century V6, 81-82 V8, 79 > Century V6 (diesel), 82-83 Mustang/ " Capri: > Century V8, 80 4 (except turbo), 79-80 > Le Sabre V6, 82-83 6, V6, 79-81 > Le Sabre V8 (gas), 82 V8, 82-83 > Regal V6 (gas), 81-83 T-bird/ " Cougar XR-7, V8, 80 > Regal V8 (gas), 81 Honda Accord, 79 > Riviera V6, 81-83 Civic, 79-80 > Riviera V8 (gas), 80,82-83 Prelude, 79-80 > Skyhawk 4, 82-83 Jeep (AMC) CJ series, 79-83 > Skylark 4, 80-82 Cherokee, Wagoneer, 79-83 > Skylark V6, 80-81 Oldsmobile 88 (diesel), 79-81 > Cadillac Cimarron, 82-83 98 V8 (diesel), 79-81 > De Ville, Fleetwood Cutlass Supreme: > V8 (gas), 82 V6 (gas), 81,83 > V8 (diesel), 79-83 V8 (gas), 81-82 > Eldorado V8 (gas), 80-83 V8 (diesel), 79-81 > Seville V8 (gas), 80-82 Cutlass Ciera: > Chevrolet Camaro/Pontiac Firebird, 4, 82-83 > 6, V6, V8, 79-83 V6 (gas+diesel), 82 > Caprice, Impala: Firenza, 82-83 > V6, 81-83 Omega 4,V6, 80-83 > V8 (gas+diesel), 80-82 Tornado: > Cavalier, 82-83 V8 (gas), 79-80,82 > Celebrity 4, 83 V8 (diesel), 79-80 > V6 (gas), 82 Peugeot 504 (diesel), 79-80 > Chevette/Pontiac 1000, 79-83 505 (turbodiesel), 81-82 > Citation 4, 80-81,83 Pontiac 6000 4, 82-83 > V6, 80-82 6000, STE V6, 81-82 > Corvette 79-83 Bonneville G V6,V8, 82 > Malibu V6 (gas), 79,81-83 Catalina, Bonneville V8(diesel), > V8 (gas), 82 80-81 > Monte Carlo V6, V8, 81-83 Grand Prix V6,V8(gas), 80-83 > Monza 4, V6, 79-80 J2000, 2000, 2000 Sunbird, 82-83 > Nova 6, 79 Le Mans V6, 81 > Sportvan V8 (gas), 79,82-83 Le Mans, Grand Am V8, 80-81 > Suburban V8 (gas), 79-83 Phoenix 4, 80-81 > V8 (diesel), 82-83 V6, 80-82 > Cordoba/Dodge Mirada 6, 80 Sunbird 4,V6, 79-80 > V8, 79,81 Renault Alliance, Encore, 83 > Chrysler Le Baron 6, 80 18i, 81 > V8, 79,81 Fuego, 82-83 > New Yorker, E-class 4, 83 Le Car, 79-81 > Datsun 310, 79 Saab 900 turbo, 80-81 > 510, 79 Subaru, 79 > Dodge Aries/Plymouth Reliant, 81-83 VW Bus,Vanagon, 79-82 > Aspen/ " Volare 6, V8, 79-80 Dasher (gas), 79-80 > Omni/ " Horizon, 79-83 (diesel), 81 > Sportsman Wagon(van) V8, 79-83 Rabbit (gas+diesel), 80 keep list
afb3@hou2d.UUCP (A.BALDWIN) (01/10/86)
Seems this report implies my '80 LeSabre diesel is an OK buy. Any takers? Al Baldwin AT&T-Bell Labs ...!ihnp4!hou2d!afb3 [These opinions are my own....Who else would want them!!!]
smh@mhuxl.UUCP (henning) (01/11/86)
> Seems this report implies my '80 LeSabre diesel is an OK > buy. Any takers? No, It means that there were not enough other suckers to make a meaningful statistical sample.