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From: luchs@ihldt.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: RE: Toyota vs. Mazda?
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Date: Fri, 17-Jun-83 14:28:51 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jun 17 14:28:51 1983
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The two responses I have received so far (one on the net and one in the mail)
have been in favor of Mazda.  Perhaps Toyota is getting a bit arrogant because
April's Consumer Reports magazine rated them so highly.  Mazda rated almost
as favorably.  When I went into a Chevy dealership (just for the heck of it--
I don't have any intention of buying a Chevy) the sales people were ready to
kiss my feet if necessary to sell me a car.  When I went to two different
Toyota dealerships, I was ignored.  One sales person said, "We don't have any
cars right now--come back some other time.  We don't keep them around for long."
I would like to find a dealer who is really interested in selling a car (no,
they won't actually have to kiss my feet, just give me a reasonable price and
no unrequested options.)  I guess I'll start checking out the Mazda dealers
this weekend.  So far I have been told that the Mazda dealership in Naperville
is to be avoided and that Heritage Mazda in Elgin and Valley VW/Mazda in
Aurora are good.

Does anyone know how Toyota and Mazda compare in crash tests?