On Sat, 9 Aug 2003 20:18:40 +0200, "Pete" <escape2music@hotmail.com> wrote:

>
>"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.

It may speak to the quality of one Accord or maybe a batch of them but you
make it sound like it applies to all of them. Obviously there are things
which need to be addressed here with this particular car. Possibly Honda
needs to be a bit more ruthless in enforcing QA on its OE suppliers or
consider changing them.

> 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."

As already noted, not my experience with our '00 Accord Coupe I4/MT - none
of the above.<shrug>

>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...

In the case of the '03 Accord, interesting to note that this is the first
Honda designed entirely by an American team. I wonder where they worked
before joining Honda? Maybe they missed out on the Japan trip
indoctrination.:-)

Rgds, George Macdonald

"Just because they're paranoid doesn't mean you're not psychotic" - Who, me??