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From: fritz@phri.UUCP (Dave Fritzinger)
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Subject: Re: buying used car
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Date: Thu, 2-Jan-86 08:41:16 EST
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> 
>    I'm planning on buying a used car in the $1500 range.  I'd like to get
> something with a little power (i.e. 0-60 in under 10 seconds) that handles
> half decently.  People have suggested late '60's and early '70's muscle
> cars to me. 
> 				- Eli Liang

If you want something that handles half decently, I would avoid muscle cars
like the plague.  They usually tend to have the biggest (read very HEAVY)
engine that can be stuffed into a small or mid-sized car body.  The result
of this is a car that is very fast in a straight line, but one that under-
steers very badly, meaning that driving around corners just isn't a whole
heck of a lot of fun.  Breaking systems also tend to be rather dubious, since
these cars are heavy, with break technology from the sixties.  All in all, 
they are cars that I would avoid unless you live in an area where there are
no curves and no need to stop :-).

As far as positive suggestions about a car for about $2000, I'm afraid that
I really don't have any.  Off the top of my head, I can't think of any 
reasonably fast cars that handle well and are that cheap.  Every couple of
years, Motor Trend puts out a used car issue-you might go to a library
and check the most recent one.

BTW, these are my opinions only.  If anyone has any flames, please send them
elsewhere, rather than tying up the net.
-- 
Dave Fritzinger, Public Health Research Institute, NY,NY
{allegra!phri!fritz}

"I think. I think I am. Therefore, I am,...I think."

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