In article <1g8us9r.jyl97tg2f9i2N%SP@M.com>, SP@M.com (Bebop) wrote:

> Tim <anon@anonymous.com> wrote:
>
> >
> > Why did Honda not request that the test be conducted again WITH
> > the air bags? It makes me wonder whether the side airbags are
> > really effective in protecting the driver. A company that promotes
> > an image of its cars as being among the safest on the road ought
> > to take steps to improve the vehicle's safety, or demonstrate that
> > it IS safe when the airbags are installed.
>
>
> Why? To find out if there is any difference, so you don't have to wonder
> any more.
>
> The first year models are usually not the best.

I agree that the first year models are not the best. I believe the best
Honda vehicle is the last one in a series such as a 1997 Honda Accord. It
was the last one in that series and I rarely have seen any negative things
written about a 1997 Honda Accord in this newsgroup. I have seen lots of
negative things written abut the 1998 Honda Accord which was the first
model in that series.