WRX vs 1.8TQ

[james accordino]

I have the same opinion.  The original quality of the
steel used is substandard.  Period.  I've owned 2 Jap.
cars (and still have 1, a 76 Datsun 280Z w/ 76k
miles).  Fasteners break for no reason at all.  I've
seen what they buy for "steel".  They have NO iron
resources, so everything must be imported, and the
percentage of "recycled" steel and iron is very high.
Also they bargain for the lowest price and often take
very questionable recycleables for their use.  The
"hole big enough to stick your head through" trait
really soured me on Jap. cars.  Period.  Mechanicals
can constantly be replaced.  I.E. Dorf pickup
approaching 500k miles and 2 Audis approaching 200k
miles.

Jim Accordino

--- JanDebL at aol.com wrote:
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> I totally agree with lack of quality with the Subs.
> When exposed to road
> salt, the life expectancy is 5 years max - then you
> have holes big enough to
> throw a hat through.  About 10-12 years ago I bought
> a 4 year old Sub wagon
> for my daughter to drive.  What a TPOS.
> In one winter, the body rusted away.  It handle very
> unpredictably.  Massive
> understeer  which would instantaneously turn into
> oversteer (and a spin)
> without any warning.  At least 3 people beside
> myself spun the car into a
> snow bank without any warning what so ever.
> Possible a good set of Hakka
> might have improved the situation. Then there were
> the broken timing belts,
> broken accessory mounts and other parts that failed
> without any warning.
> The absolute scariest part of the car was the
> quality of the fasteners and
> the metallurgy of critical components including
> suspension parts. Once while
> removing a screw on the carb, the pot metal bracket
> broke away from the carb
> body.  The final straw was when replacing a front
> wheel bearing, using hand
> tools with very little  force, the lower body of the
> strut fractured and
> separated from the shock tube. The road salt had
> just eaten away the metal.
> After 2 years of ownership, I can't remember one
> redeeming value on that car.
> The German cars have maintenance issues, but at
> least they are repairable,
> safe (and fun) to drive.
> Jan Lahtonen


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