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Old 07-13-2016, 10:36 PM   #17 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Duc_Z09 View Post
This is true. However I get annoyed when people apply the standards of yesteryear to the products that are actually being offered today. I've also worked on enough Corollas and whatnot to know that something can be well engineered and still be cheap junk.
Well that's mainly due to the fact that over here in the states, it's what most of us have been forced to grow up with over the years, crappy American vehicles. Then again, the Japanese and European cars of the same time period were far superior quality wise, and typically with superior technology as well.

Of course, with the lower end models, the manufacturers have to compromise in order to stay within a certain price point, so there will be cheaper materials used throughout.

On that note, try to think about how many '87 Chevy Chevette's or Ford Escort's you've seen lately vs an '87 Honda Civic or Accord, or Mazda RX-7 or 323, or Nissan Sentra or 300ZX.

I honestly can't remember the last time I saw an '87 Chevette or Escort.

And just off the top of my head, no more Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Mercury, Plymouth, Saturn...

Japanese car companies?... Scion.
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