Comments on: I’ll never learn - change the station, quick!

By: WeeDram

WeeDram — Fri, 27 May 2005 01:24:46 +0000

I drove a Prism vs a Sentra, both ‘97s, and decided on the Sentra. The Sentra had more power and acceleration. I sold the Sentra a year ago; it was still in good order after normal maintenance. Prisms I see on the road of the same vintage don’t seem to have held up as well, but that’s totally anecdotal observation. Now I have a CR-V. Have no doubt how long it will last, how reliable it will be.

By: decrepitoldfool

decrepitoldfool — Thu, 26 May 2005 01:18:21 +0000

Prizm’s were (and may still be) manufactured in Kahl-i-fornia by “New United Motors Manufacturing Inc” (NUMMI), a “joint venture” between GM and Toyota in a plant that is run by Toyota. They’re very good cars - they should be, since under the superficial differences they are a Toyota Corolla, one of the most reliable cars ever made. Why can’t GM make a car like that without Toyota holding the wrench for them?

By: Nomen Nescio

Nomen Nescio — Thu, 26 May 2005 01:08:11 +0000

FWIW, the chevy prizm (which is mostly just a rebranded geo prizm) seems of decent quality. whatever team’s building those seems to have picked up enough clues from the prizm’s Toyota Corolla heritage to have fixed the worst of the glitches. in my personal experience, anyway.

By: Craig Day (Lordklegg)

Craig Day (Lordklegg) — Wed, 25 May 2005 23:24:55 +0000

DOF your last paragraph should be e-mailed to the CEO of every north american car manufacturer.