The '03 Accord, on the other hand, puts a lot more under the sheet metal
instead of toys in the cockpit. Judging by the relative sales of the Passat
and the Accord, I think Honda's efforts are well focused. Sure, the Accord
has it's trinkets too, but I'll take a 240hp V6 with traction control as a
standard vs. 180hp V6 without any day. For my money, it's a lot tougher
keeping a car on an icy road than taking a moment to flip on/off the lights
or wipers.



"Milleron" <millerdot90@SPAMlessosu.edu> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 11 Jul 2003 19:38:48 GMT, me@homeoffice.com (Uncle Mike)
> wrote:
>
> >In article <20030711144651.03088.00000150@mb-m12.aol.com>,
qdurham@aol.com (QDurham) wrote:
> >>>> designed to start doing their thing automatically as soon as they
become
> >>>> wet
> >>
> >>Wonderful! Ain't progress nifty. How'd we ever survive without this
> >>brealthrough?
> >
> > The BMW 7 series had this feature in 1990. maybe sooner.
>
> And one of the Accord EX's main competitors, the VW Passat, has
> rain-sensing wipers already.
> Ron