2004 Acura TL

I don't want to turn this into a Infiniti love-fest, but yes, the
I30/I30t is made by Infiniti.

My 1996 was the most trouble-free car made that year. Beat Lexus
LS400, etc. Now, I hasten to add that Lexus was the most trouble-free
car line, but model-for-model, the I30 beat all other individual
models. And overall, the Infiniti line was breathing down Lexus'
neck, so to speak.

My major troubles were: a/c compressor failed at 22,000 miles. Fixed
under warranty and they told me it was the Q45 compressors that
typically failed, while the I30's were considered bullet-proof.

Driver's power seat failed just inside warranty, and the track
mechanism was replaced.

Starter made noise and was replaced at 94,000. The bendix had been
making noise for years, but I finally got tired of hearing it. And
figured it wouldn't impress a buyer either.

Water pump failed at 95,000 miles. A $650 repair bill made me
question the good sense of keeping the car a few more months. That's
it, other than maintenance.

I would no longer consider a new Infiniti. They are now majority
owned by Renault. And, although Renault's management pulled
Nissan/Infiniti away from the brink of bankruptcy, they are French,
and that won't do it for me (politically speaking).

JM

 

They are now majority

Well, then... make sure you add the following to your boycott list:

French Products and Companies:

** Air France. Air Liquide. Airbus. Alcatel. Allegra (allergy medication).
Aqualung (including: Spirotechnique, Technisub, US Divers, and SeaQuest). AXA
Advisors.
** Bank of the West (owned by BNP Paribas). Beneteau (boats). BF Goodrich
(owned by Michelin). BIC (razors, pens and lighters). Biotherm (cosmetics).
Black Bush. Bollinger (champagne).
** Car & Driver Magazine. Cartier. Chanel. Chivas Regal (scotch). Christian
Dior. Club Med (vacations). Culligan (owned by Vivendi).
** Dannon (yogurt and dairy foods). DKNY. Dom Perignon. Durand Crystal.
** Elle Magazine. Essilor Optical Products. Evian.
** Fina gas stations and Fina Oil (billions invested in Iraqi oil fields).
First Hawaiian Bank.
** George Magazine. Givenchy. Glenlivet (scotch).
** Hennessy. Houghton Mifflin (books).
** Jacobs Creek (owned by Pernod Ricard since 1989).
Jameson (whiskey). Jerry Springer (talk show) ** Krups (coffee and cappuccino
makers).
** Lancome. Le Creuset (cookware). L'Oreal (health and beauty products). Louis
Vuitton. ** Marie Claire. Martel Cognac. Maybelline. phisto (shoes and
clothes). Michelin (tires and auto parts). Mikasa (crystal and glass). Moet
(champagne). Motel 6. Motown Records. MP3.com. Mumms (champagne).
** Nivea. Normany Butter.
** Parents Magazine. Peugeot (automobiles). Pierre Cardin. Playstation
Magazine. ProScan (owned by Thomson Electronics, France). Publicis Group
(including Saatchi & Saatchi Advertising).
** RCA (televisions and electronics; owned by Thomson Electronics). Red
Magazine. Red Roof Inns (owned by Accor group in France). Road & Track
Magazine. Roquefort cheese (all Roquefort cheese is made in France). Rowenta
(toasters, irons, coffee makers, etc.). Royal Canadian.
** Salomon (skis). Sierra Software and Computer Games. Smart & Final. Sofitel
(hotels, owned by Accor). Sparkletts (water, owned by Danone). Spencer Gifts.
Sundance Channel.
** Taylor Made (golf). Technicolor. T-Fal (kitchenware). Total gas stations.
** UbiSoft (computer games). Uniroyal. Universal Studios (music, movies and
amusement parks; owned by Vivendi -Universal). USFilter.
** Veritas Group. Veuve Clicquot Champagne. Vittel. Vivendi.
** Wild Turkey (bourbon). Woman's Day Magazine. ** Yoplait (The French company
Sodiaal owns a 50 percent stake). Yves Saint Laurent.
** Zodiac Inflatable Boats.



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Done, got it.

 

I am proud to declare that my only "violation" against that list is a
free subscription to "Road & Track" magazine.

 

I do relent and buy Car & Driver subscriptions for $4 a year. And
those Michelin tires on my Accord and MDX made me cringe - although
I'm sure Honda bought them cheap. Other than that, I am French-free.

JM

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Forget boycotts: bomb France:
http://www.washtimes.com/national/20040908-123000-1796r.htm