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"jim beam" > wrote in message ... > Pars wrote: > > "jim beam" > wrote in message > > ... > > > >>> > >>>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. > > > > > > Pars > > > > > missing link! > I did a cut and paste the acutal article (as per above). But here's the link... http://groups.google.ca/group/rec.au...987a1d0babffcf Pars |
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