Honda Car Forum

It seems to me like these two companies make the best cars. I'm retired and
need to get a good four door and my main concerns are reliabliity, low cost
maintenance and initial cost. I would consider a year or two year old also.
I hear of Honda Civics going to 300,000 miles with few problems. Which is
better, the Accord or the Camry or did I miss one?

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73
Hank WD5JFR

I'm thinking about getting a new Pilot but I want the side curtain
airbags and the 2006 model might have them. Anyone know? When is the
2006 Pilot going to be available.

SG

Check out the Audi A6. Very reliable and a thrill to drive.





"Henry Kolesnik" <kolesnik@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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> It seems to me like these two companies make the best cars. I'm retired
and
> need to get a good four door and my main concerns are reliabliity, low
cost
> maintenance and initial cost. I would consider a year or two year old
also.
> I hear of Honda Civics going to 300,000 miles with few problems. Which is
> better, the Accord or the Camry or did I miss one?
>
> --
>
> 73
> Hank WD5JFR
>
>

Audi, isn't that a Volkswagen, terrible reliability.

Tom


"ja" <__jame_sayton@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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> Check out the Audi A6. Very reliable and a thrill to drive.
>
>
>
>
>
> "Henry Kolesnik" <kolesnik@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
> news:w3mke.500$TJ2.5@newssvr11.news.prodigy.com...
>> It seems to me like these two companies make the best cars. I'm retired
> and
>> need to get a good four door and my main concerns are reliabliity, low
> cost
>> maintenance and initial cost. I would consider a year or two year old
> also.
>> I hear of Honda Civics going to 300,000 miles with few problems. Which is
>> better, the Accord or the Camry or did I miss one?
>>
>> --
>>
>> 73
>> Hank WD5JFR
>>
>>
>
>

On 2005-05-23 kolesnik@sbcglobal.net said:
>Newsgroups: alt.autos.honda
>It seems to me like these two companies make the best cars. I'm
>retired and need to get a good four door and my main concerns are
>reliabliity, low cost maintenance and initial cost. I would
>consider a year or two year old also. I hear of Honda Civics going
>to 300,000 miles with few problems. Which is better, the Accord or
>the Camry or did I miss one?
>--
>73
>Hank WD5JFR
Ny '85 Honda Civic wagon is still going strong at 282,956 mi.
Near-identical '84, at 215,459 mi., presently laid-up while I get
around to checking drive-end of cam for suspected cracking, replace
it. (I've had several of these failures - bad design - sharp corner
produces stress concentration cracking. Honda should know better.
Any mechanical designer worth his salt does!)

But... reading what you guys are posting, I'd probably not buy Honda
today - looks like a lot of trouble.

Wonder if there are any decent VeeDubs around? Had several real
goodies in the '60's. Always lusted for a crew-cab pickup, canoe on
top, dirt bike in the back, junk-yard dog nearby. <G>

Gawd, don't I sound like an old hippie!


Tom Willmon
near Mountainair, (mid) New Mexico, USA

Bug free, cheap, on time, works. Pick two.

Net-Tamer V 1.12.0 - Registered

In article <d6tqk7$4f8$2@reader2.nmix.net>, twillmon@cybermesa.net
wrote:

> Wonder if there are any decent VeeDubs around?

Nope.

In fact, I'd buy a Chevy or a Ford long, long before I'd buy a German
car. That's from direct experience.

"Henry Kolesnik" <kolesnik@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
news:w3mke.500$TJ2.5@newssvr11.news.prodigy.com...
> It seems to me like these two companies make the best cars. I'm retired
> and need to get a good four door and my main concerns are reliabliity, low
> cost maintenance and initial cost. I would consider a year or two year
> old also. I hear of Honda Civics going to 300,000 miles with few problems.
> Which is better, the Accord or the Camry or did I miss one?
>
> --
>
> 73
> Hank WD5JFR
>
IMHO either one will be a fine car for you. There has been some concern here
about recent Honda automatic transmissions, but frankly I have no direct
knowledge. It is something to learn about.

Mike (former WA6TDG... many years ago)

Elmo P. Shagnasty wrote:
> In article <d6tqk7$4f8$2@reader2.nmix.net>, twillmon@cybermesa.net
> wrote:
>
>
>>Wonder if there are any decent VeeDubs around?
>
>
> Nope.
>
> In fact, I'd buy a Chevy or a Ford long, long before I'd buy a German
> car. That's from direct experience.

most of the small fords & chevy's are designed in germany & use german
parts extensively. focus, cavalier...

in terms of parts quality, even though i don't care for vw either, their
standards are definitely higher than our domestics.

agree get a honda
"twfsa" <uksatw@qwest.net> wrote in message
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> Audi, isn't that a Volkswagen, terrible reliability.
>
> Tom
>
>
> "ja" <__jame_sayton@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
> news:clpke.23130$CR5.18828@bignews1.bellsouth.net. ..
> > Check out the Audi A6. Very reliable and a thrill to drive.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "Henry Kolesnik" <kolesnik@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
> > news:w3mke.500$TJ2.5@newssvr11.news.prodigy.com...
> >> It seems to me like these two companies make the best cars. I'm
retired
> > and
> >> need to get a good four door and my main concerns are reliabliity, low
> > cost
> >> maintenance and initial cost. I would consider a year or two year old
> > also.
> >> I hear of Honda Civics going to 300,000 miles with few problems. Which
is
> >> better, the Accord or the Camry or did I miss one?
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> 73
> >> Hank WD5JFR
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

In article <6vKdnX_Oy7O_Aw_fRVn-rA@speakeasy.net>,
jim beam <nospam@example.net> wrote:

> > In fact, I'd buy a Chevy or a Ford long, long before I'd buy a German
> > car. That's from direct experience.
>
> most of the small fords & chevy's are designed in germany & use german
> parts extensively. focus, cavalier...

Cavalier? Nope. Pure American.

But I wasn't thinking Focus when I was thinking Ford.