Re: Quality

[farna@xxxxxxx]

I hope you thought to tell himm about the List Joe! 
I agree -- American made vehicles have come a long way since the 70s, and by and large the foreign makes I've looked at most recently are no better fit and finish wise. There are a few, like the Korean Hyundai Sonata and the smaller Japanese Suzuki Forenza that seem to offer a lot of car for the money, but not that much more than comparable US makes -- especially if resale value is considered. When shopping for a used car a US make is almost always the better value because they depreciate faster than foreign makes. That has been changing some over recent years as there are more foreign makes on the used market. Supply and demand. Used Chevys and Fords cost so much less than a used Honda because there are so many more on the market, not because quality is poorer. I've lived overseas -- in Japan used Hondas are dirt cheap, as are Mercedes in Germany, and Volvos in Sweden (compared to US used market prices). Whatever's most plentiful in an area will have the lowest resale value!
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On January 25, 2006 JOE B FULTON wrote:

> Another observation:  Many owners of Ramblers (in
> particular) today tend to be well-educated people with
> a genuine interest in keeping their cars on the road.
> They don't have anything to prove with their old
> Ramblers, and they expect that people who understand
> them as owners, will understand the "beauty" of
> driving an old Rambler.  I met another young man this
> past weekend with a 1965 American.  I sold him a used
> differential for the car and he impressed me as a
> dedicated owner.  I tried to give him the benefit of
> my limited knowledge of these old cars and I hope he
> will stay in contact with me and perhaps bring others
> into the hobby (or should I saw, vocation).
> 
> Joe Fulton
> Salinas, CA


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