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- From: schapple@mozzarella..
- Subject: Re: [US] Accord Quality
- Message-ID: <1992Jul22.040938.14439@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu>
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- References: <1992Jul21.141809.11426@ncrcae.ColumbiaSC.NCR.COM>
- Date: Wed, 22 Jul 92 04:09:38 GMT
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- In article <1992Jul21.141809.11426@ncrcae.ColumbiaSC.NCR.COM>
- root@grok85.ColumbiaSC.NCR.COM (0000-Admin(0000)) writes:
- > In article <2450011@hpcndaw.CND.HP.COM>, eric@hpcndaw.CND.HP.COM (Eric
- Fellers) writes:
- > |> Ever notice how the seat upholstery fitment on Marysville Accords is
- pretty
- > |> tacky? Serious wrinkles and gaps. Not at all up to the quality of
- their
- > |> Japan-built counterparts. It's very simple to distinguish the
- US-built
- > |> Accords from the imported ones, just by examining the seat cover
- fitment.
- > |> I've done it (at our local Honda dealer) with near perfect accuracy.
- > |> (Alas, there are fewer & fewer imported ones on the lot these days,
- so
- > |> the comparison is harder & harder to arrange.)
- > |>
- > |> As a Honda fan, this is very troubling to me. It casts a shadow over
- their
- > |> favorable reputation for quality. Hopefully the situation will
- improve, but
- > |> this has been an observable problem for several years now.
- >
- > You must be kidding. Every Japanese Honda/Acura I have seen had
- horrible
- > problems. My examples:
- >
- > 89 Integra LS - every peice of plastic body part was either deformed
- or
- > improperly set. Several factory defects.
- > 92 Prelude - it was a rental with 250! miles. The door molding on
- both
- > sides fell off. The hood was noticable offset from
- > one side to the other. The black dashboard appeared
- > warped. AC didn't work.
- > 92 Legend - engine block rear seals needed replacing at 8000 miles
- !
- > A $1000 warranty job.
- >
- > I have many friends who own AMERICAN made Hondas who have experienced
- next
- > to no problems with factory defects. The Integra above was my vehicle,
- > it was nothing but trouble. Several colleuges purchased 89 Integras and
- > none of them said they would buy another. I can say I used to be a
- Honda
- > fan, but based on my experiences I would never buy another Japanese made
- > Honda/Acura product.
- >
- > dan
-
- My next door neighbors bought two brand new Honda Civics in 84 and they
- were both junked in 87--so much for Honda Quality. It convinced me that
- everything from Japan isn't so reliable.
-
- Shawn
-