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Subject: Re: Are Japaneese Cars any good????
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Date: Fri, 1-Mar-85 13:36:00 EST
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Posted: Fri Mar  1 13:36:00 1985
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The reason for the change to Nissan is not due to lawsuits but due to
the fact that the parent corporation has been Nissan for a couple of decades.
The want to establish a uniform image in all of their world markets.  This
wasn't as important a few years ago before they began to grow.  Thus they
have decided to bite the bullet and change now.

The name Datsun came from the original company.  It was named DAT (as I 
remember the story).  They produced a car which was called DAT-son meaning

son-of-DAT.  That became Datsun (with the 'u') in the west which I understand
has uncomplimentry meanings in Japanese.


You sound like a rabid 'buy-American' nut.  You obviously looked at the 
Japenese cars with the forgone conclusion in your mind that you would pick
the American.  That is fine if you wish to pay for the repair bills.  I have
an '83 Honda Accord with 39,000 miles, and not a single repair bill yet.
(simply change oil, etc.).  I have a co-worker with the same age K-car and
has had it in for repairs more that a dozen times.  He even had to have the
heater core replaced on a car less than two years old!!!!!

The statistics speak for themselves.  Read consumer reports.  Then decide
the econimics of the matter.  (Lest you think I a rabidly Anti-american, the
Honda was built in Maryville, Ohio...American workers can make a quality product
when managed correctly.  Detroit may yet learn their lesson.)

Ken Hoyme
Honeywell Systems and Research Center