«» wrote:
> Body Roll wrote:
> >
> > «» wrote:
> > > L Alpert wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Thanks. That is the kind of info I was looking for. I have read that the Honda
> > > 3.0 has poor low end torque but your response says the opposite. Eventually I
> > > will road test however I am still narrowing down between 6 cyl Accord, Camry,
> > > Mazda, Nissan, etc.
> > > I like the inside and outside looks of the Accord better than the others. Better
> > > to spend a few minutes here rather then a few hours at the dealers.
> > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> > Ah, so that's how people end up with crappy cars. Collect some hearsay
> > and
> > do the minimum amount of the legwork themselves.
>
> So you are saying the Honda Accord is a crappy car?

Accord is not bad, obese, but not bad. Camry is.
Former coworker's late model CE started to fall apart at 70k miles. Not
to mention
that the car itself is not good. Same goes for nissan. Same story:
another former coworker,
late model Nissan Altima: 70k miles and the car starts to go. He also
has an older Maxima
with 160+k on it though and it seems to hold pretty well.
Mazda 626 has Ford automatic transmission (Ford is known for crappy
automatics I think).

> Please give me an example of a good car.

Sure,
Lotus Elise & Exige
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution
Mazda RX-8
Civic Si
Mazda 3
Dodge Viper
Chevy Corvette
Acura RSX & TSX

About half of those can seat 4 in some kind of semblance of comfort.

If you look for a more comfortable ride Z350 and G35 are probably not
too bad.
There is probably more cars in GT category but I don't keep track of
those.