MOST OWNERS SAY THEY'D BUY U.S. CAR AGAIN

                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: THURSDAY, April 15, 1993                   TAG: 9304150213
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A-8   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: DETROIT                                LENGTH: Short
MOST OWNERS SAY THEY'D BUY U.S. CAR AGAIN
Most respondents to a Consumer Reports magazine survey of auto satisfaction say they would buy the car they are driving again, but the happiness level decreases for older cars.
The findings are included in Consumer Reports' annual cars issue, now on newsstands.
A March 23 Associated Press report about the survey's findings erroneously reported that most respondents wouldn't again purchase the American car they now drive.
For the typical 1992 model, the magazine said, 94 percent of owners said they would buy the car they are driving again. That figure dipped to 90 percent for 1991 models and 88 percent for 1990 models.
The lowest-scoring 1992 models left owners unsatisfied 15 percent of the time. For the worst of 1990 models, owners were dissatisfied 33 percent of the time.
Consumer Reports said four Japanese models and one domestic car top the most-liked list, each satisfying at least 97 percent of owners: the Mazda Miata convertible; the two-wheel-drive and all-wheel-drive versions of the Toyota Previa minivan; the Lexus LS 400 Japanese luxury sedan; and the Saturn, from General Motors Corp.
The magazine said the vehicles with the least satisfaction among owners were the four-cylinder Chevrolet S10 pickup and the Hyundai Excel.

by Bhavesh Jinadra by CNB