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I've tried to stay out of this, but you folks have been dancing on one of my
pet peeves.
Please do not confuse NVH and quality. Given a higher price point it is very
easy to build a car with better NVH, this does not necessarily raise the
durability. Yes, less expensive cars will invariable offer more noise and
vibration than significantly more expensive cars. Vibration, rattles, squeaks,
engine and road noise, lack of sound deadening materials, etc. DO NOT mean a
car is less durable or poorly engineered.
Also, I don't see how anyone can compare cars with huge price differences.
Overall the more expensive car SHOULD have the edge, whether or not the edge is
worth the price is a matter of personal preference, expectations and how much
money you have.
Most of the cars that I have owned have been purchased because I believed they
were the best car I could get for my intended purposes and tastes at the price
I could afford (or in some cases, almost afford LOL). Since NVH is not my
primary concern, that has never weighed heavily in my choices. In many cases,
I immediatley made modifications that raised NVH. The point is that with
higher than normal NVH, the cars were better suited to my tastes and purpose.
The secondary point is, that better cars in a higher price range were really
irrelevant.
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Tom Gentry
Life is too short to drive boring cars!
'96 Ford SVT Cobra, Mystic #1345/2000 (mostly stock)
'72 Triumph TR-6 OD (mostly modified)
'59 Triumph Model 10 Sedan (mostly in boxes)
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