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Article #5066Re: Advice on 4 door hatchback models
From: Stan Horwitz
Date: Sat, 09 Jan 1993 05:29
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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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!cis.ohio-state.edu!rutgers!netnews.upenn.edu!cronkite.ocis.temple.edu!VM.TEMPLE.EDU!STAN From: STAN@VM.TEMPLE.EDU (Stan Horwitz) Newsgroups: misc.consumers,rec.autos,rec.autos.tech Subject: Re: Advice on 4 door hatchback models Message-ID: <16B5170B.STAN@VM.TEMPLE.EDU> Date: 9 Jan 93 05:29:56 GMT References: <1993Jan8.225910.19364@cbnewsj.cb.att.com> Sender: news@cronkite.ocis.temple.edu (NetWork News (readnews)) Organization: Temple University Lines: 40