Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 exptools 1/6/84; site ihuxr.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!houxm!ihnp4!ihuxr!stanwyck From: stanwyck@ihuxr.UUCP (Don Stanwyck) Newsgroups: net.auto Subject: Re: WHAT NEW CAR TO BUY Message-ID: <924@ihuxr.UUCP> Date: Wed, 22-Feb-84 15:27:53 EST Article-I.D.: ihuxr.924 Posted: Wed Feb 22 15:27:53 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 24-Feb-84 00:24:57 EST References: <576@eosp1.UUCP> <3000030@orstcs.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL Lines: 32 Hakanson at Oreg. St. likes his Dodge Colt.... Well, I, who bought my car while I was at Oregon State also, would like to suggest that the Datsun 310, a no longer produced piece of automobile is also a candidate as a good car to buy used, or an example of Nissan's workmanship. My car just passed 75K, and, simultaneously was out of service for the first time since I bought the car new. It is a 1981, bought 12/80. The service it required was front brakes, and it was out of service over night because I did not take it to the dealer, and the place I took it to had to ship some of the work out. So it is very questionable whether it would have been out of service at all had I gone to a dealer. It is comfortable for me (6'3", 36" inseam), but I do approach the limits of comfort for the vehicle. But then, I can't seem to find a comfortable US made car short of a) a truck/van or b) >$10K. The car was $4900 to drive off the lot. It has lost most of its value, but the body is still in real good shape, just like the engine. But would YOU buy a 3 year old car with 75K miles? Shop around. Many dealers sell good cars, and many people are happy with the ones they own, or are unwilling to admit a manyK$ mistake. -- ________ ( ) Don Stanwyck @( o o )@ 312-979-3062 ( || ) Cornet-367-3062 ( \__/ ) ihnp4!ihuxr!stanwyck (______) Bell Labs @ Naperville, IL