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From: stanwyck@ihuxr.UUCP (Don Stanwyck)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: WHAT NEW CAR TO BUY
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Date: Wed, 22-Feb-84 15:27:53 EST
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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.

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