Consumer reports

[ANDREW_ATWELL@HP-PaloAlto-om20.om.hp.com]

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     Does anyone here read consumer reports?  I usually feel that their 
     reviews of cars are for shit, but ususally their statistics are pretty 
     reliable.  Well Oct 6 Business week printed CR's list of most 
     unreliable cars, having more repairs than average....
     
     CATAGORY           MODEL                               HOW MUCH WORSE
                                                            THAN AVE.
     small cars         Volkswagen Golf VR6/Jetta VR6           50%
     medium cars        Saab 900                                62%
     large cars         Dodge Intrepid                          33%
     coupes             Chrysler Sebring/Dodge Avenger          53%
     sports cars        Eagle Talon/Mitsubishi Eclipse          87%  Yikes!
     luxury cars        Cadillac Seville                        10%
     minivans           Chevrolet Astro/GMC Safari              37%
     pickup trucks      Dodge Ram 4WD                           63%
     Sport-utility      Land Rover Discovery                    86%
     
     Moral to this story, Stay Away from Chrysler built cars!
     
     If you are so lucky to have had nothing happen to your VR6, consider 
     your self lucky, mine has been a total piece of crap. (unfortunately I 
     love it when it is running and therefore still have it.  Call me a 
     masochist)
     
     
     andy