Re: Audi Price Cuts

[John Greenstreet <jgreenst@motown.ge.com>]

> From quattro-owner@swiss.ans.net Fri Oct 14 13:02:00 1994
> From: Franklin Fasano <FFASANO@VASALES.LEGENT.COM>
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> Date: Fri, 14 Oct 94 12:12:00 PDT
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>   > I don't want to get into an anecdotal evidence pissing contest, so
>   > I will post other JD Power data if people are interested.
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> I'm curious to see the data.
> 

Well, here's probably the one most relevant to the discussion:

JD Power Five-Year Vehicle Dependability Survey
from Autoweek 4/4/94.

Domestic cars built in 1989 are close to Asian makes' quality when
measured after five years of ownership. That's the word from
J.D. Power's latest Vehicle Dependability Study, a survey of nearly
22,000 car owners.

After 90 days of ownership, the U.S. nameplates had 34% more problems
than the asian cars. European cars experienced 47% more problems than
the Asian cars.  But at five years of ownership, these differences
have shrunk to 5 and 11 percent, respectively.

Below are the top five places in the five-year survey, followed by the
others over the industry average of 100.  (Below average finishers
are not reported).

1.  Cadillac          121
2.  Mercedes-Benz     119
3.  Audi              112
4.  Buick             111
5.  BMW/Acura/Honda   110

6.  Porsche           N/A
7.  Oldsmobile        N/A
8.  Toyota            N/A
9.  Lincoln           N/A
10. Mercury           N/A
11. Nissan            N/A
12. Mazda             N/A
13. Mitsubishi        N/A
AVERAGE               100

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John Greenstreet, Senior Engineer           (jgreenst@motown.ge.com)
Martin Marietta Government Electronic Systems    Moorestown NJ 08057
WPI Class of '75, Temple Class of '94

My new car history:
  1975    1978    1982       1986        1989      1992      1995
   VW ->  Audi -> Audi  -> Mercedes -> Mercedes -> Audi -> Mercedes
Scirocco Fox GTI  4000S    190E 2.3    190E 2.6    100CS     S320

POSSLQ's* new car history:
         1978       1981       1985      1988        1990     1993
       Triumph ->  Toyota ->  Toyota  ->  VW    ->   Audi  -> Audi
       Spitfire    Tercel     Corolla   Jetta GL      80      90S

*POSSLQ = Person of Opposite Sex Sharing Living Quarters
Note: All Audis and Mercedes above were sold to friends or family.
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