They have poor aesthetics, the manufacturers steal/copy technology from more serious European marks such as Mercedes, they copy designs from European and American cars but execute them poorly and they decimated the American car market.
Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 2, 2017, at 2:59 AM, archer75--- via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > Why are you down on Japanese cars, Dimitri? They are just another foreign car. > Gerry > > Dimitri wrote: >> Subaru wagon aka rugrumpermobile! > >>> OK Don wrote: >>> Hence the Subaru we just bought. If our mission was just running into town, >>> it would have been a Spark or similar, but it also needs to be able to >>> drive us to the Grandkids in Boston when we have to get there and the >>> weather is too bad to fly. >>> >>> On Sat, Apr 1, 2017 at 10:23 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Agreed, or I would buy a generic Mazda or Nissan. >>>> >>>> -D >>>> >>>>>> On Apr 1, 2017, at 11:13 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < >>>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I would get a GM Spark, Smart electric, or similar if forced to purchase >>>> a >>>>> new vehicle. >>>>> >>>>> On Sat, Apr 1, 2017 at 12:42 AM, clay via Mercedes < >>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> The folks from MBCA local do not purchase new cars. There are a few >>>>>> leased, but the bulk are second hand. There are a few who did purchase >>>>>> new, but the cars are much older. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> OK Don >>> >>> *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of >>> our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain >>> >>> "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who >>> learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence >>> for themselves." >>> >>> WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* >>> 2013 F150, 18 mpg >>> 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg >>> 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > -- > arche...@embarqmail.com <arche...@embarqmail.com> > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
