Re: Packard used in car commercial

Posted by Dave Kenney On 2009/10/9 16:18:09

I have owned 3 VW's. Two original Beetles and the most recent was an '89 Golf Diesel. They were all basic non nonsense cars that were well made and reliable. My only negative experience was with the expensiveness of parts which is true of all Euro cars. If I were to compare Packard to any German makes it would be Mercedes-Benz and BMW. Here are two companies that has kept their original identifiers such as the grilles ,the three point star and the roundel much like Packard tried to do with its ox-yoke grille and red hexagon hub caps. I have owned 3 Mercedes also and the fit and finish and engineering that went into these cars was probably about on a par with what Packard would have done if it had survived. In recent years I have heard and read that VW cars are no longer as reliable as in the past although fit and finish is still very high. Personally I hope my old '83 Volvo 240 never wears out s it has to be the most trouble free and easy to maintain automobile of the 30 odd that I have owned in the past 45 years.