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Old 11 Jan 2008, 12:17 am
jim beam
 
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Default Re: Accord 2008 and fuel octane

Tony Harding wrote:
> jim beam wrote:
>> Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote:
>>> In article <F5mdnejsVMXWIObanZ2dnUVZ_o3inZ2d@speakeasy.net> ,
>>> jim beam <spamvortex@bad.example.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>>> There ain't not give in that car. Nowhere.
>>>>>
>>>> driven a ford lately? there's a /ton/ of "give" in a honda.
>>>
>>> What kind of "give"?
>>>

>>
>> pretty much everything - cheaper glass, cheaper paint, cheaper metal,
>> cheaper design, worse tolerances, lower standards across the board.

>
> In what way has Honda lowered standards?


macpherson strut suspension!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


>
>> ford's plastic brake pistons are among of my favorites.

>
> Amusing, yes, but of little interest in a Honda NG.



except that when people say a modern honda has been cheapened so much
that there's no more "give", i say that's not correct - there's a ton
more "give" to be had in pursuit of lower costs. plastic brake pistons
are just one example.
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