OT: new car advice

[Frank Davenport]

Hi,

I forget who asked the original question here, but I've been a car guy
since 1960 or so.  Of the three vehicles you listed, I believe the
Nissan Frontier is probably the most cost effective.  After 2000, the
Frontier became much more reliable because of the upgraded cooling
system, so try to find one that's a 2K or later.

My son, (who is NOT a car guy), has driven his for five years or so
without much in the way of repairs.  It's a truck of course, but
everything is very straightforward, there are no strange and/or unique
parts.  2WD is lower maintenance than 4WD, and the standard 5 speed is
better, (think tougher and easier to fix), than the automatic.

I could drone on here for hours, but you get the idea.  Contact me off
list if you have any questions.

Frank Davenport

  On Mon, 2005-11-21 at 14:04 -0700, Lee Rhodes wrote:
> My Dodge pick-up was made in Mexico!!  My Ford van doesn't say where. But we 
> started looking this summer for new, what got me and we were in the military 
> 26 years and I love my country, but all the "American" brands only offer a 3 
> year power train warranty, while the rest is usually  5 to 10 years.   We 
> were letting the price of gas make us look for a more economical vehicle. We 
> didn't buy as I decided we have vehicles the size we want and I can darn 
> sure put a lot of $3.00 gas and repairs into them for the $27,000+ it would 
> cost us to get a smaller cramped vehicle and not be as comfortable. And I 
> can buy more computer equipment too! LOL
> 
> How about a Linux Vehicle?
> Lee
> lenella at gigonet.com
> "You're never to old to have a happy childhood"
> ~George Bernard Shaw
> 
> From: "Dan Lund" <situationalawareness at gmail.com>
> To: "Main PLUG discussion list" <plug-discuss at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
> Sent: Monday, November 21, 2005 1:26 PM
> Subject: Re: OT: new car advice
> 
> 
> If the quality isn't there, it's best not to reinforce bad behavior.
> Patriotism is one thing, but buying for the sake of it being American
> is completely different beast.
> Besides, most American vehicle companies are manufacturing their
> vehicles in other countries, anyway. (NAFTA, etc)
> 
> On 11/21/05, Josef Lowder <joe at actionline.com> wrote:
> >
> > Buy American or we're all going to end up in deep do-do.
> > It starts with you and me.
> >
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