David Champion Cars Quotations

The E.P.A. test was developed in the 1970's and is not reflective of the way cars are driven today.

Safety is our primary theme. Basically, cars are getting much, much better. At one time, one or two cars stood out in the pack. Now we're seeing in most categories that there are three or four different cars you could choose from.

When cars are launched, we see the first year of a redesigned model as less reliable than later years. First-year blues, we call it.

I don't think people get the full perspective of how in-depth we go into cars from the small amount of press that we get. We try to allay some of the fears that people have. Our No. 1 customer is the consumer. We try to get them the best information we can get so they can make the best decision on what they're buying.

The Japanese seem to have great attention to detail. Everything is well thought out. Their cars are extremely reliable, but also, really quite simple in in terms of the engineering that's gone into them.

The Japanese manufacturers have great attention to detail, they make cars people want to buy. Their cars have great reliability.