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Once upon a time I too thought 'you really can't go wrong with anything made
by Honda'.  And then.....plop plop fizz fizz.

Honda Civic, no previous owner(s), all service performed by a [Western NC]
Honda Dealership, less than 40k miles on the odometer.....then so long
farewell went the engine.  No mercy whatsoever exhibited by the dealership
or by big brother Honda Corporation.

Now.....HAPPY OWNER OF A VW JETTA.


-----Original Message-----
From: Bill Geschwind [mailto:geschwin AT email.unc.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2002 4:06 PM
To: InterNetWorkers
Subject: [internetworkers] RE: Car shopping


I have been driving Acuras for the last 12 years and have been extremely
happy with them. I have had friends with Hondas who are just as happy
with them as I am with my Acuras. I currently have a '95 Acura Integra
GS-R with ~78,000 miles on it, which I bought used 4 years ago and get
serviced according to the manual at Performance Acura in Chapel Hill.
Except for a busted antenna, which cost me $70 to get fixed, I have
never had any trouble with it. It's extremely reliable, very fast, very
good mileage for a car that performs that well (~ 30 mpg), it has more
space than it would look, etc. In essence, you really can't go wrong
with anything made by Honda.

- Bill

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Department of Technology and Systems Support
Division of Student Affairs, University of N. Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Chapel Hill, NC 27599 geschwin AT email.unc.edu
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-----Original Message-----
From: Josep L. Guallar-Esteve [mailto:jlguallar AT maduixa.net]
Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2002 11:01 AM
To: InterNetWorkers
Subject: [internetworkers] Car shopping

Hi there!

I'm shopping for a car. And I'm asking for advice to my fellow
internetworkers.

What brands do you like? What are to be  avoided? Who are the best
dealers in the Triangle?

So far, I've seen and liked the Volkswagen Polo TDi (49 mpg on highway).

Yes, a modern turbo-diesel, 5-speed, compact car. With ABS, 6 airbags,
cd-player...Do you like it? Do you own it?

What other compact cars do you like? I know, SUVs and trucks are great,
but... I'd rather go with a compact car.

A no-no kind of car is a car running Microsoft WindowsCE, like those
pesky Mercedes. (it would be incompatible with my RedHat sticker).

C'mon. I know y'all drive cars. I know that you battle I-40 everyday.
Let me know what do you think. I wold specialy appreciate lifetime /
longtime Northcarolinians, for their experience with local car dealers
and knowledge of business in the Tarheels state (*).

(*) You know me, I like airplanes. And aviation was born *here*. I also
like soccer ("football"), and Carolina Courage are pretty good. I can
even find real "jamon" at Southern Seasons. It cannot get better than
this.



Salut,
Josep
--
Josep Lluis Guallar-Esteve

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