"Pete" <escape2music@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> "John Horner" <jthorner@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:vjaaies7n3uffc@corp.supernews.com...
> > About one month ago I purchased a 2003 Accord V6 with navigation, which
> > means with every factory installed option available. So far I have not
> been
> > impressed by the supposedly amazing level of quality Honda is reputed to
> > provide.
>
> Stephen Bigelow, George Macdonald, are you reading this? Not sure if you
> can chalk it up to the "Most Reliable" thread we had here 2 days ago, but
it
> certainly speaks of quality of today's Hondas. The quality of my '00
Accord
> EX-V6 was just as bad. Air leaks, water leaks, squeaks and sunroof
rattles,
> pulsating/dimming dashboard lights, unevenly aligned cabin trim pieces,
> vibrating outside mirrors. Certainly not what I was expecting after
hearing
> about the great Honda "quality."

apparently you noticed none of that on your test drive. you almost make it
sound like it was built by ford.
>
> But as I mentioned before, all makers turn out a certain number of
lemons -
> quality control is not 100% perfect. I suppose I just had bad luck. If
> only that car was fun to drive, I would have let those finish
imperfections
> slide. I guess I should have test-driven it more extensively. You live
and
> learn...

you bought a family car when you really wanted a sports car, so you niggle
all the petty details to justify why you hate it so much.

next time, buy what you *like*