TOM WALKER wrote in a message to WAYNE CHIRNSIDE:

WC>-> You must be VERY HARD on Cars. That is very unusual even for a FORD.

WC>The tipoff should have been purchasing it used at a DEALERSHIP
WC>for a mere 13,000 miles on it for a negotiated 1,300 dollars.

WC>Worst mechanical device of any sort I ever owned.

 TW> In my 57 year Driving life I have found ALL Amercian Cars of LOW
 TW> quality. And that includes the expensive Cadillics and Lincolns.
 TW> The last Car of any quality I rembember was the Packard.
 TW> Althouhg I knew better I bought my first Amercian Make vehicle in
 TW> many years. It is a small pickup, the Chev S-10. It was a Noticable
 TW> step down in quality over the Three previous small pickups I had
 TW> owned. ATwo Mazda Built Ford Couriers and a Mitisubushi Built 
 TW> Dodge D-50

Got two Mitsubishi-built mopars here,  and one has some serious engine
trouble with under 100,000 miles on it,  and has been sitting for quite
some time.  The other one has a paint job that seems to deteriorate as I
watch...

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