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Re: Advice on 4 door hatchback models

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From: Stan Horwitz
Date: Sat, 09 Jan 1993 05:29
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In article <1993Jan8.225910.19364@cbnewsj.cb.att.com>
gan@cbnewsj.cb.att.com (gan.muthumalaiappan) writes:
 
>
>Hello Netters,
>
>Any advice/recommendation on 4-door (sedan) hatchback automobile (I mean 5
>doors)?  Buying range is: up to 14K. Compact or mid-size - GM, Ford, Chrysler,
>Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Subaru, Saturn(??), Volkswagon, Volvo, etc.  Not
>interested in wagons.  I've looked at few models and unable to zero in.....
 
I just can't say enough good things about my 1990 Plymouth Sundance.  In the
2.5 years or so  since I got it new, I put on  about 38,000 miles.  The only
big repair it needed  thus far is the need for a  front brake replacement at
which cost me about $80 a few months ago.
 
It has reasonably good  acceleration for a car its size  with an auto trans.
This car is  very reliable and gets good  gas mileage and it is  a real work
horse.  I used it to move almost  my whole apartment once.  I piled 7 people
in it several times.  It trudges through the snow easily and never complains
when I forget to  give it an oil change.  The  Sundance also has comfortable
seats, great interval windshield washers, and airconditioning that cools the
car very quickly even on the hottest days.
 
When  I was  car shopping,  similar class  Toyotas and  Hondas were  several
thousand dollars  more than the  Sundance and  they had smaller  engines and
drove like snails.   This car at the  time, and probably still  now, was the
only one for under $10,000 that had a driver's side airbag.  That helped cut
down my  auto insurance premium.   I have been lucky  enough not to  need it
deploy.
 
If  you're looking  for  a low  cost, good  quality,  comfortable, safe  and
reliable  5 door  hatchback, you  should  definitely test  drive a  Plymouth
Sundance.  My sister purchased a new 3  door Sundance about 2 months ago and
she loves it.   A few friends also own  them and love them.  My  dad has had
Chrysler cars for years and he has never had a major problem with any of his
cars.  The dealership  I purchased my car from is  always quick and curteous
when I take my  car in for service.  The only regret I  have about my car is
its maroon (Rusty Red) color.  Maroon tends to show dirt quickly, but that's
probably true of any car manufacture's version of maroon.
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From: STAN@VM.TEMPLE.EDU (Stan Horwitz)
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Subject: Re: Advice on 4 door hatchback models
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Date: 9 Jan 93 05:29:56 GMT
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