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In article <20755@rpp386.lonestar.org> jfh@rpp386.cactus.org (John F. Haugh II) writes:
>My wife owns a Ford Explorer (4DR/PS/PB/ABS/PW/PD/V6/JVC, etc. $18K) and
>we now have 12K on it.

Excuse me?  Your not really gonna use a car that has 12K miles
as an example of reliability are you?  Both of my cars (Japanese)
have more than 10 times as many miles on them and do very well
considering the embarassing neglect that they get from me.

>You mean, contrasting this with the reliablity of Japanese cars whose
>engines don't last 1/3 as long as American, whose bodies rust through
>years ealier, whose cars don't survive collisions and whose cars cost
>more to repair?  If you don't believe me on the first one, go check out
>Consumer Reports ...

Which issue?  I've seen many Consumer Reports automobile summaries
that you can tell if you're on an american maker's page by the
excessive amount of ink in the bad color.  (Of course you'd also
have a hard time proving that engine-life was directly correlated
to engine manufacturer and not something like engine owner.)

>check out the Florida Attorney General who just concluded that American
>quality is tied for first with the Japanese.

Of course, the Florida Attorney General conclusion
is unbiased and based on real facts.  Right.

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