Re: German car? no thanks (was Re: is250 vs. 325i)

"Xplant" <XPlant@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "ratman" <endlr@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> On Mon, 14 Aug 2006 23:52:21 +0100, "Dave Plowman (News)"
>> <dave@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>In article <elmop-E6C5D5.13431614082006@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>   Elmo P. Shagnasty <elmop@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>> Now *try* to find a Honda or Toyota, either low brand or high brand,
no
>>>> matter how old, with non-working tail lights. Good luck.
>>>
>>>You're saying the bulbs never blow on Japanese cars? They must be
>>>different Hondas and Toyotas we get in London...
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>>
>> Oddly enough my 2000 Avalon has not lost a single light.
>> Probably some sort of statistical anomaly, but still...
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> My 1992 SC400 (196K miles) has never had a burned out headlight (high or

> low beam), tail light, or directional signal (front or rear) bulb.  I 
> bought it new in Aug, 1991.
>
> However, the red instrument needles all (speedo, tach, water temp, fuel 
> level) gave up before I had them rebuilt.  Also had to replace 
> "fogged/leaking" climate control LCD (but none of the backlight bulbs
had 
> burned out in instrument cluster or climate control, although I replaced

> them anyway on rebuild).
>
> Also had a 1991 LS400 for many years and only had one tail light bulb go

> bad in that.
>

I've had to replace almost every single outside bulb on my 2004 Volvo S60
T5 
and the low beams at least twice.  The only one's that haven't gone "zzt" 
are the high beams.  My 97 Acura 3.0CL has 176k miles and all the original

bulbs.  Why?

Sam S.