Re: Engine fell apart at 59k mi - Why I will never buy another Chrysler

Apologies to the group. I should have started a new thread.

"Glenn O'Connor" <kf0ed@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Speaking of driver's education. I'm in favor of cutting back on high
school extracurriculars, such as some sports, music, etc. And put money
back into driver's education. I don't care a wit on someone's past "jock"
performance. They'll end up with a gut as they grow older, balding too, I
suspect.
BUT I HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS PERSON'S DRIVING SKILLS, SO CALLED, FOR THE
REST OF THEIR LIVES!!!!!!!!
"Ted Mittelstaedt" <tedm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"Bret Ludwig" <bretldwig@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Feb 8, 4:45 am, Bill Putney <b...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
mike n wrote:
WOW! I was considering a Dodge Caliber, but will buy a new Subaru
when the
09 Forester hits the show rooms this spring :) My current Subaru
has
been
extremely reliable. Why roll the dice on a Mopar?

Have you spent any time on Subaru forums in the last few years? They
are definitely not without problems either. Clutch problems, brake
problems, rear wheel bearing problems...

The old Subarus with the pushrod EA81 and similar were very reliable
maintainable cars. The newer ones IMO are complicated and while
reliable can get very expensive to keep going OOW.

The auto makers just can not fathom some of us do not like high tech
cars. Of course the Nazi US vehicle laws do not make it any easier.

Were we to harmonize our safety and emissions laws with Japan and the
EU we would save billions of dollars a year.

In both Japan and EU a smaller percentage of the population owns a
car and drives regularly. Instead they have a lot of mass transit. As a
result they can be very nasty on the driving exams, they don't allow
newbie drivers on the road who don't know how to drive. Also they
practically cut your head off if you are caught drunk driving. As a
result
you get a better quality of driver.

Why should Japan have to pay extra money so the airbags in their cars
are large enough to save an unbelted adult in a 60Mph crash? Everyone
there
wears a seat belt.

In the US we have to let everyone and their dog behind the wheel, as a
result
the safety regulations have to be a lot tougher to allow for the worse
calibre of
drivers.

Ted






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