[net.auto] Which should I buy?

pellegri@ittral.UUCP (Dan Pellegrino) (01/28/85)

I need to buy a new car and, for various reasons, have narrowed it down to
two.  I need to know which is best to buy, based on history, etc.  Comments
about these cars, especially first-hand experiences, would be most helpful
and appreciated.  The two are:

            1985  Dodge Omni/Plymouth Horizon

                         and

            1985  Ford Escort/Mercury Lynx

Thanks.

Dan Pellegrino
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wayne@cylixd.UUCP (Wayne Steinmetz) (01/30/85)

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In article <501@ittral.UUCP> pellegri@ittral.UUCP (Dan Pellegrino) writes:
>I need to buy a new car and, for various reasons, have narrowed it down to
>two.... 
>
>Dan Pellegrino
>ittvax!ittral!sysdev!pellegri

I own a Lynx ('84) and the only two disappointments I have with it is that
my heater takes an exceptionally long time to produce any heat, secondly,
my gas mileage is relatively poor (~25mpg on the open road).  We own 2 of
these little rascals and my wife's car heats up just fine, so that might
not be a common problem.  Overall, if you are looking for a nice little
around town type car, I have no complaints about the Lynx.  (NOTE:  Don't
let them talk you into manual steering to save money.  As little as the
car is, you'll feel like you were "pumping iron" real quick.)


Have fun car hunting.  Hope this helped somewhat.

Wayne
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