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@gigonet.com > "You're never to old to have a happy childhood" > ~George Bernard Shaw > > From: "Dan Lund" > To: "Main PLUG discussion list" > 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 wrote: > > > > Buy American or we're all going to end up in deep do-do. > > It starts with you and me. > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > -- > To exercise power costs effort and demands courage. That is why so > many fail to assert rights to which they are perfectly entitled - > because a right is a kind of power but they are too lazy or too > cowardly to exercise it. The virtues which cloak these faults are > called patience and forbearance. > Friedrich Nietzsche > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss