David Champion
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bit call extremely hard improve problems sure
It's a bit of a wakeup call for Nissan. I'm sure they are working extremely hard to improve these vehicles. They really need to put all those problems to bed.
bit call extremely hard improve problems sure
It's a bit of a wake-up call for Nissan. I'm sure they are working extremely hard to improve these vehicles. They really need to put all those problems to bed.
cars categories choose four primary safety seeing stood three
Safety is our primary theme. Basically, cars are getting much, much better. At one time, one or two cars stood out in the pack. Now we're seeing in most categories that there are three or four different cars you could choose from.
current definitely epa expensive figures misleading ultimately
Current EPA figures are definitely misleading and ultimately expensive for consumers.
depends drive people run
It all depends on how you drive the vehicle. We run them the way people really drive in the city.
amount best cars customer decision fears full information people perspective press small
I don't think people get the full perspective of how in-depth we go into cars from the small amount of press that we get. We try to allay some of the fears that people have. Our No. 1 customer is the consumer. We try to get them the best information we can get so they can make the best decision on what they're buying.
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I don't think parents really realize the potential danger of power windows.
backing both buying deals develop easier expertise ford good money owning parts power purchase
With the backing of Ford, and the money and engineering expertise (Ford provides), they also get the buying power to purchase parts from suppliers that Ford already has deals with; and all of that makes it a lot easier to develop a good car. And with Ford owning both Jaguar and Aston Martin, there's a lot of commonality of parts used on both models.
civic fairly handling honda improvement major previous refined relatively
The redesigned Honda Civic is a major improvement over the previous generation. The 2006 Civic is refined and economical, with fairly nimble handling and relatively comfortable ride.
call cars later less model reliable year
When cars are launched, we see the first year of a redesigned model as less reliable than later years. First-year blues, we call it.
difference gas mileage percent
You can make probably 50 percent difference in your gas mileage just by how you drive.
progress seems
The progress that some of the manufacturers have been making seems to have stalled.
area biggest domestic electronic ford gm model readers seeing trouble vehicles
Domestic vehicles have made substantial advances, Ford is doing better than GM and Chrysler, but new model launches are not as good. We are seeing many more electronic features, and that's the biggest trouble area readers tell us about.
It's better than nothing, but not by much.