On Tue, 23 Aug 2005 05:55:43 -0400, "Bob" wrote:

Their cars are widely used in the Mideast and other parts of the world,
often as taxis. The older ones were indeed very basic, but the new models
are _far_ from bad. They have improved tremendously.

The post-VW takeover Skodas are basically just VWs with different body
styling and price. So yeah, those are much better.

Jasper