Re: Randy Berger My Answer to You About Nance

Posted by Peter Packard On 2010/2/3 0:12:23

G'day all, Last year i tried unsuccessfully to post the results of a September 1955 Popular Mechanics poll of 1955 Packard and Clipper owners. PM asked owners in 41 States to tell about their experiences with the 1955 Packard. I shall attempt to re-post the article. However the results do not show glaring problems in the Packard, Custom Clipper or Clipper models. Here are a few of the responses.
Overall Rating
Packard............Excellent 97%, Average 3%, Poor 0%

Clipper Custom......Excellent 72%, Average 21%, Poor 7%

Clipper.............Excellent 73%, Average 22%, Poor 5%

Most frequent Complaints
Rattles:.......Packard 14%,.. Custom 33%,..Clipper 24%
Poor Assembly..Packard 11%,.. Custom 23%,..Clipper 12%
Poor gas EConomy.Packard 6%.. Custom 13%,..Clipper 13%
Leaks Dust......Packard 6%......"....0%,....."......0%
Hood latch......Packard 6%...........0%.............0%
Uses Oil........Packard 0%...........15%............8%
Poor Paint,Chrome: .....0%...........12%............0%
Noisy Engine............0%............0%............8%
Would Buy Another Packard..Yes.94%...No..0%..Might.6%
.."...."....."....Custom...Yes.64%...No.11%..Might.25%
.."...."....."....Clipper..Yes.71%...No.5%...Might.24%

Best regards peter Toet.