[s-cars] RE: New or nearly-new car purchase

[Kurt Deschler]

On Thu, 6 May 2004, TM wrote:

> I'm not planning on keeping this car for a LONG time, so rust
> is not an issue. The newer Japanese (NOT "jap," excuse YOU) cars
> have much better corrosion resistance.

The last (my bad) Japanese car I owned was an 85 Nissan Pulsar but many of
my friends have new ones. The reason that I mentioned dents instead of
rust is because that is what I see a lot of on their newer cars. When I
painted my 87 5k last year, I found almost no dents to speak of. It is
also the first car that I have worked on where leaning on the fenders did
not cause them to cave in.

> I can't imagine the Subaru WRX being any worse than a Ford Mustang.
> Granted, it doesn't have the build quality of a Audi S6.
>
> Taka

I agree that the American cars are no charm either. If we would get some
good full size German trucks over here, I'd ditch my Chevy in a heartbeat.
The one plus of the thinner metal is it saves a lot of weight. This is a
lot of what maked cars like the WRX fast.

	Kurt