"jim beam" > wrote in message
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> >
> >
> > There are exceptions to every rule. I agree--Honda should have solved
this
> > problem before they put that same defective transmission in the 99 Honda
> > Accord 6 cyld. cars. Honda dropped the ball. My neighbor has a 99 Honda
6
> > cyld. Accord. I have not told them about the problem since it would just
> > cause them to worry. Do you know whether or not Honda is replacing those
> > transmissions for free? if so, I will tell them in case their
transmission
> > develops problems. I am glad that I have the 4 cyld. version of the same
> > car instead of the 6 cyld.
> >
> which about the same time honda took the decision to drop all hatchbacks
> here in the u.s., make the civic macpherson strut and adopt red rear
> turn signal lenses - one of the DUMBEST things i have ever seen. oh,
> and make the accord have twin pipes coming out of the rear despite the
> fact that there's only pipe coming under the car.
>
> whatever my pet peeves, honda have come under a lot of criticism from
> the financial analysts for their civic decison - it basically handed the
> substantial "enthusiast" market to subaru on a plate with
> correspondingly disasterous drops in sales. when's the last time you
> saw an rsx, the macpherson "integra"? and toyota have taken a lot of
> honda's family sedan market because of the transmission problems you cite.
>
> honda used to be run by car enthusiasts. now, it seems to be run by
> bean counters who think cosmetic garbage and engineering short cuts are
> the way to make money. wrong honda, wrong. that's ford/g.m.'s game. i
> used to buy honda because they were well made, well engineered, sporty
> little cars. if i was in the market for a new car today, i'd buy toyota
> or nissan. or subaru.


Here's an article I wrote 3 years ago that flowed the same thread.



Too bad...what happened to the days when the Civic was all about an
automobile
that was derived from racing inspired genes. Don't the car company know that
the been counters are only about the short term profit?? BMW, Mercedes, GM
are
the kind of car company that are
careful about protecting their roots. New roots are going to have be grown,
and
since cars are generally alot more reliable when compared to the past, it
shouldn't be difficult for a car company like Hyundai to build something
sporting and economical that only cost about 12k. All they have to do is
copy
the CRX.


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