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From: oneill@lll-crg.ARPA (Neil J. O'Neill)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: That's Japan with a capital J
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Date: Mon, 18-Feb-85 15:56:35 EST
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Posted: Mon Feb 18 15:56:35 1985
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> >When the Japanese use plastics, they choose nylons and
> >other tough materials that will stand up to the task.

If this were only true.  I have a '77 Chevy Luv (made by Isuzu) which is 
suffering quite a lot of plastic rot.  The plastic that covers my sun visors
is flaking off in large brittle chunks.  The plastic hinge used on the cover
for the cab-light has cracked causing the cover to fall off.  The weather
stripping on the driver's door is broken in several places.  And last, but
not least, the dash is cracked in several places.  The unfortunate part 
about all of this is the fantastic prices the dealers charge for replacement
of these cheap plastic parts.  For example,

	o New sun visors    -- $20.00 each (EACH!)
	o new cab light     -- $16.95
	o new weather strip -- $29.95 each (i.e., $60 for both doors)

I tried looking for a cab-light at a junk yard, but the only one I found
was broken in exactly the same place as mine.