that should be: and *can't* even bring myself
On 5/8/06, Zaphod Beeblebrox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I guess I'm an emotional buyer. I grew up a child of the late 70's and > 80's and can even bring myself to buy something other than an American brand > of vehicle. Sure, I toy with the idea of buying a vw jetta tdi to get the > awesome mileage, but when it comes right down to it, I can't. > > > > > On 5/8/06, Cameron Childress <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > its a combination of factors for me in my buying decisions. I > > actually looked at vw and audi when I recently went shopping for a new > > car. the vw was overpriced for the features and both are known for > > having maintenance problems. > > > > I ended up with an acura, which has great ratings in reliability and > > includes a lot of fun gadgets... I love my gadgets... > > > > On 5/6/06, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > RoMunn wrote: > > > > I missed this thread. I had a roomate sophomore year in college who > > had a > > > > Jetta. POS. He had this idling problem where it would idle so low > > that the > > > > engine would shut off. They never could fix it. The dealer finally > > had to > > > > give him a new car under the lemon laws. > > > > > > > > > > I would guess that "reliability" metrics mostly irrelevant. Auto > > > purchasing is usually at least 40% emotional even for the most > > > practical buyer. If this weren't the case you wouldn't see bling > > > wheels, spoilers, SUVs, etc. > > > > > > Even someone who buys brand X because brand Y is "unreliable" is being > > > emotional. In the case of VW, if you're even considering them you're > > > an emotional car buyer. > > > > > > For my part, I'm a 100% emotional car buyer. I don't care about > > > reliability because I lease and about the only metric that has ever > > > given me pause is safety. I usually get AWD, I always buy good tires, > > > > > and I want my car to have a good crash test rating. > > > > > > Other than that, it's all about fun! > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:206269 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
