CA>I don't own, drive, or even drive in as a passenger enough
CA>vehicles to have an awareness of quality differences. Perceived
CA>'quality' and actual quality may not be identical. If, for
CA>instance, there are no knowledgeable Chrysler mechanics in your
CA>area the _perceived_ quality (numbers of not-well-running
CA>Chryslers) in your area would be very high.

 Well it Percieved in my Case. Case in point. the Comparisiuon of the
 Fromerly owned Ford/Mazda Courier PU or the Dodge/Mitisibushi PU and me
 Curenet Chev S-10. Forst I put wel lover 150,000 on both of them with
 NO major problems. And they were Tight and well running vehicles during
 the time I had them. The biggest thinjk that puts the Chev i nthe Junk
 status, I will ignore that it rattles like a tim can on a rought road
 soemthing neiter of the little trucks did, Is the CRAP GM
 Automatic Transmission it has. IT is Designed to need MAJOR work at a
 little over 50,000 miles. One of the spool valves werad the valve body
 so badly that someone sells a Kit to bore it oue and provided a sleeve
 that wil llast FAR longer to be pressed in. The Lockup Converter also
 stwarts slipping badly somewhere between 50,000 and 60,000 requiring
 replacement. And there is a pressure regulator that almost ALL tranny
 shop highly recomend replacing at 50,000.
I had NEVER had any of that on any Foreign car I have Ever owned. Which
have included a selction of both German and Japanese.

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