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Re:Detroit executives are killing off slow-selling cars in f... by AmVess on Wednesday January 17, 2018 @06:16PM (#16172997)
A Corolla or Civic will generally be more reliable than a Focus, and have greater resale value. Compare a used Focus and Civic in the same model year, condition, mileage, trim level, and price. The Civic sells for $3k more than the Focus.
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Re:Detroit executives are killing off slow-selling cars in f... by technofiend on Wednesday January 17, 2018 @06:58PM (#16173290)
Exactly: these cars don't sell because they're unreliable; both the Ford Focus and Fiesta are on Consumer Reports worst car list of 2017. Unfortunately there are a few American SUVs on that list as well. So caveat emptor.
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Re:Detroit executives are killing off slow-selling cars in f... by tbihl on Wednesday January 17, 2018 @07:06PM (#16173340)
Ironically, they've probably ended up there for their persistently terrible automatic transmissions. Silly mistake for an American company to be making...
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