Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site wucs.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!wucs!bryan From: bryan@wucs.UUCP (Bryan Ewbank) Newsgroups: net.auto Subject: Re: That's Japan with a capital J Message-ID: <759@wucs.UUCP> Date: Wed, 13-Feb-85 19:07:27 EST Article-I.D.: wucs.759 Posted: Wed Feb 13 19:07:27 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 14-Feb-85 03:24:10 EST References: <315@terak.UUCP> <25300007@siemens.UUCP> <525@tpvax.fluke.UUCP> <1353@orca.UUCP> Organization: Washington U. in St. Louis, CS Dept. Lines: 23 > I personally wouldn't mind having a VW dealership in Tokyo. I > occasionally get automotive magazines from Japan, and the real hot > selling cars (new and used) seem to be the MBZ's, BMW's, Porche's and > VW's. Oh, and the American cars are also very popular (Vette's of any > year are VERY much in demand and expensive). It seems that the foreign > car as a status symbol is popular in Japan. > Ken Serack > Tektronix, Inc. > Wilsonville Or. > tektronix!tekecs!kens Groan. Having been to Tokyo for a summer, I can tell you that Large American Cars do not do well. They block traffic. They take two parking places. The steering wheel is on the wrong side. Worst of all is that there are a large number of streets where they can't go at all. Bryan Ewbank bryan@wucs.UUCP -- There once was a naive unix user Bryan Ewbank Who thought he was a real abuser bryan@wucs.UUCP (..!ihnp4!wucs!bryan) When the system staff Center for Engineer Computing Had enough of his gaffe Washington University, St. Louis MO The abuser user was loser (314) 889 5095