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Re: True or False/ japanese cars

To: "Stinocher, Bryan D." <bdstinocher@sewsus.com>
Subject: Re: True or False/ japanese cars
From: Bollen <bollen@ibm.net>
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 1998 09:16:21 -0400
Cc: triumphs <triumphs@Autox.Team.Net>
References: <14F0AC6BDE86D11194F400A0C94AA4A62FDE18@SEWSCOMSRVNT01>
Stinocher, Bryan D. wrote:
> 
> Good one. Your ignorance shines thru again.
> 
> Call Detroit. Maybe they have a Gremlin for bigots like you!
> Bryan
> bdstinocher@sewsus.com
> 502-782-7397 xt. 2284
> 68 TR 250 CD 5853 L
> 
> Bryan, I fail to see why my original message (see below) qualifies me as a 
>"BIGOT".. I own British cars, a Ford Probe( I have owned Zephyrs, Mustangs, 
>LTD, lincolns) as  well as the 300z. I just completed an 1800 mile trip and it 
>is as big a pain in the neck as you! Interstingly, in Canada I met a fellow Z 
>owner who commiserated with me when I told him I was driving back to DE that 
>day. I think "bigots" are people who favorably compare a 93 Honda with a 70 
>Triumph for reliability. How many 70s era Accords or Civics do you see around? 
>When I drove English cars back in the UK in the late 50s I never once broke 
>down, I have however broken down three times in my Ford(Mazda) Probe.Just 
>reporting personal experiences, sorry you had to find it neccessary to be 
>insulting.
Stu 
74 TR6 80 TR8 1990 Probe GT  Nissan 300ZX      --
>         >         ----Original Message-----
>         >         
>         I bought my first rice burner this year, the top of the line 300ZX
> ,a 94
>         model with 45K on the clock. I am selling it becasuse it is the
> biggest
>         ergonomic disaster of any car I have ever owned.I am currently 800
> miles
>         from home on vacation in it, and my wife and I have aching necks and
>         backs  which we never experienced in the TR6 or TR8.I had to buy a
> new
>         clutch shortly after purchase. The washers squirted every time I
> braked.
>         When its below 60 degrees it howls like a banshee until something
> warms
>         up.The Dealer can't figure it out.The Bose radio goes on ande off,
> would
>         be $800 to fix.Please don't tell me how good Jap cars are.
>         Stu
>         74 TR6 80 TR8



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