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From: fadoc@brl-tgr.ARPA (Capt. Terry Dougherty )
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: Used Turkeys from Consumer Reports
Message-ID: <1111@brl-tgr.ARPA>
Date: Mon, 30-Dec-85 12:43:59 EST
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Posted: Mon Dec 30 12:43:59 1985
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> In response to a few posting about buying used cars, here is ...
> Consumer Reports (April 85) list (by make) of used cars to avoid.
> For those who need more info about used cars,
>  try "Lemon-Aid: A guide to buying used cars" by Phil Edmonston.
> 
> AMC Concord 6, 79-81			Ford Club Wagon (van) V8, 79-81,83
> AMC Eagle 6, 80-83			     Escort/Mercury Lynx, 81-82
> Audi 5000 (gas, turbo), 79-80		     EXP/  "   LN-7, 82
> Audi 5000 (diesel), 80			     Fairmont/  "   Zephyr 4,6,V8, 79-80
> Buick Century 4, 83			     Granada/  "   Monarch 6,V6, 79,82
>       Century V6, 81-82						     V8, 79
>       Century V6 (diesel), 82-83	     Mustang/  "   Capri:
>       Century V8, 80				    4 (except turbo), 79-80
>       Le Sabre V6, 82-83			    6, V6, 79-81
>       Le Sabre V8 (gas), 82			    V8, 82-83
>       Regal V6 (gas), 81-83		     T-bird/  "	  Cougar XR-7, V8, 80
>       Regal V8 (gas), 81		Honda Accord, 79
>       Riviera V6, 81-83			      Civic, 79-80
>       Riviera V8 (gas), 80,82-83	      Prelude, 79-80
>       Skyhawk 4, 82-83			Jeep (AMC) CJ series, 79-83
>       Skylark 4, 80-82				   Cherokee, Wagoneer, 79-83
>       Skylark V6, 80-81			Oldsmobile 88 (diesel), 79-81
> Cadillac Cimarron, 82-83			   98 V8 (diesel), 79-81
> 	 De Ville, Fleetwood			   Cutlass Supreme:
> 		V8 (gas), 82				V6 (gas), 81,83
> 		V8 (diesel), 79-83			V8 (gas), 81-82
> 	 Eldorado V8 (gas), 80-83			V8 (diesel), 79-81
> 	 Seville V8 (gas), 80-82		   Cutlass Ciera:
> Chevrolet Camaro/Pontiac Firebird,			4, 82-83
> 		6, V6, V8, 79-83			V6 (gas+diesel), 82
> 	  Caprice, Impala:			   Firenza, 82-83
> 		V6, 81-83			   Omega 4,V6, 80-83
> 		V8 (gas+diesel), 80-82		   Tornado:
> 	  Cavalier, 82-83				V8 (gas), 79-80,82
> 	  Celebrity 4, 83				V8 (diesel), 79-80
> 		    V6 (gas), 82	Peugeot 504 (diesel), 79-80
> 	  Chevette/Pontiac 1000, 79-83		505 (turbodiesel), 81-82
> 	  Citation 4, 80-81,83		Pontiac 6000 4, 82-83
> 		   V6, 80-82			6000, STE V6, 81-82
> 	  Corvette 79-83			Bonneville G V6,V8, 82
> 	  Malibu V6 (gas), 79,81-83		Catalina, Bonneville V8(diesel),
> 		 V8 (gas), 82				80-81
> 	  Monte Carlo V6, V8, 81-83		Grand Prix V6,V8(gas), 80-83
> 	  Monza 4, V6, 79-80			J2000, 2000, 2000 Sunbird, 82-83
> 	  Nova 6, 79				Le Mans V6, 81
> 	  Sportvan V8 (gas), 79,82-83		Le Mans, Grand Am V8, 80-81
> 	  Suburban V8 (gas), 79-83		Phoenix 4, 80-81
> 		   V8 (diesel), 82-83			V6, 80-82
> 	  Cordoba/Dodge Mirada 6, 80		Sunbird 4,V6, 79-80
> 			V8, 79,81	Renault Alliance, Encore, 83
> Chrysler Le Baron 6, 80				18i, 81
> 		    V8, 79,81			Fuego, 82-83
> 	 New Yorker, E-class 4, 83		Le Car, 79-81
> Datsun 310, 79				Saab 900 turbo, 80-81
>        510, 79				Subaru, 79
> Dodge Aries/Plymouth Reliant, 81-83	VW Bus,Vanagon, 79-82
>       Aspen/  "  Volare 6, V8, 79-80	   Dasher (gas), 79-80
>       Omni/  "  Horizon, 79-83			  (diesel), 81
>       Sportsman Wagon(van) V8, 79-83	   Rabbit (gas+diesel), 80

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