"Elmo P. Shagnasty" <elmop@nastydesigns.com> wrote in message
news:dubZa.67761$ti2.8085@fe06.atl2.webusenet.com. ..
> In article <0oidnYQ3IJMPqqiiU-KYgg@comcast.com>,
> "Greg" <Greg@noreply.com> wrote:
>
> > > Is it still possible to buy Japanese-manufactured accords? I made sure
to
> > > buy an Accord with a VIN that started with J.
> >
> > Accords are designed differently for each continent... or so I have been
> > told. Apparently the USA Accord is bigger than the Euro/Jap models. Can
> > anyone confirm this?
>
> That is true. HOWEVER, it IS possible to buy an Accord that was
> designed solely for the American market but which was BUILT in Japan.
>
> Just like it's possible for the Japanese to buy an Accord which was
> designed solely for the Japanese market yet which was built in the US.
>
> Location of manufacture has nothing to do with the product actually
> being manufactured. Just because it was manufactured in Japan doesn't
> mean it was meant for sale in Japan.

So that begs the question... are any Accords *currently* being built in
Japan for the US market? I'd find it very strange if there were. Maybe it's
as cheap to ship from Japan to California as it is from Ohio?