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#1 (**permalink**) 23 Jun 2004, 08:37 pm

I remember a few years ago seeing this Honda Accord commercial that showed a
guy welding his hood shut, and the commercial said that he could drive the car
for 10 years without needing to open the hood. Is this true? Can Hondas go
that long without needing maintenance?

#2 (**permalink**) 23 Jun 2004, 08:51 pm

dt@s.com wrote:

> I remember a few years ago seeing this Honda Accord commercial that showed a
> guy welding his hood shut, and the commercial said that he could drive the car
> for 10 years without needing to open the hood. Is this true? Can Hondas go
> that long without needing maintenance?

no. it was just a commercial. by "maintenace", they mean a spark plug
change. you still need to open the hood to change the oil.

#3 (**permalink**) 23 Jun 2004, 09:39 pm

dt@s.com wrote:
> I remember a few years ago seeing this Honda Accord commercial that showed a
> guy welding his hood shut, and the commercial said that he could drive the car
> for 10 years without needing to open the hood. Is this true? Can Hondas go
> that long without needing maintenance?

I thought that was a Toyota Corolla commercial. It was a national TV
spot, right?

Any car will need oil changes. At the very least, the fluids should
be checked for leaks, even with the longer recommended drain periods.
There are a lot of things that can go wrong.

#4 (**permalink**) 23 Jun 2004, 09:41 pm

On Thu, 24 Jun 2004 01:51:24 GMT, SoCalMike <mikein562athotmail@hotmail.com>
wrote:
>no. it was just a commercial. by "maintenace", they mean a spark plug
>change. you still need to open the hood to change the oil.

How can you open the hood if you welded it shut?

#5 (**permalink**) 23 Jun 2004, 11:36 pm

I recall the commercial, and I am pretty sure it said 10 years without a
tune-up (not 10 years without maintenance). So, what exactly is a
tune-up? It seems that to car manufacturers, replacing the spark plugs
is a tune-up.

"dt@s.com" wrote:
>
> I remember a few years ago seeing this Honda Accord commercial that showed a
> guy welding his hood shut, and the commercial said that he could drive the car
> for 10 years without needing to open the hood. Is this true? Can Hondas go
> that long without needing maintenance?

#6 (**permalink**) 23 Jun 2004, 11:54 pm

Tune ups used to include carbureauter (sp) adjustments. But that went away
with computer controlled fuel injection. Now tune ups would include replacing
the electrical system (plugs, wires, distributor cap, etc)

No car can go 10 years without some sort in inspection or filter replacement.

Randolph wrote:
>
> I recall the commercial, and I am pretty sure it said 10 years without a
> tune-up (not 10 years without maintenance). So, what exactly is a
> tune-up? It seems that to car manufacturers, replacing the spark plugs
> is a tune-up.
>
> "dt@s.com" wrote:
> >
> > I remember a few years ago seeing this Honda Accord commercial that showed a
> > guy welding his hood shut, and the commercial said that he could drive the car
> > for 10 years without needing to open the hood. Is this true? Can Hondas go
> > that long without needing maintenance?

#7 (**permalink**) 24 Jun 2004, 06:59 am

DT (dt@s.com) wrote in message news:<epfkd0t2770pt26stpstssmmp367hs6th3@4ax.com>. ..
> On Thu, 24 Jun 2004 01:51:24 GMT, SoCalMike <mikein562athotmail@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
> >no. it was just a commercial. by "maintenace", they mean a spark plug
> >change. you still need to open the hood to change the oil.
>
> How can you open the hood if you welded it shut?

Then, would you weld your new car hood shut????

#8 (**permalink**) 24 Jun 2004, 08:55 am

I just did a tune-up on my 2000 Accord SE at 54k mile, even though Honda
says you can wait until 105k. Changed the plugs, cap, rotor, wires, pcv
and filters (not fuel).

I must say everything looked in great shape, very likely could have gone
the full 105k miles.

Norm

monkey wrote:

> Tune ups used to include carbureauter (sp) adjustments. But that went away
> with computer controlled fuel injection. Now tune ups would include replacing
> the electrical system (plugs, wires, distributor cap, etc)
>
> No car can go 10 years without some sort in inspection or filter replacement.

#9 (**permalink**) 24 Jun 2004, 06:31 pm

On Thu, 24 Jun 2004 04:36:14 GMT, Randolph <trash@junkmail.com> wrote:

>I recall the commercial, and I am pretty sure it said 10 years without a
>tune-up (not 10 years without maintenance). So, what exactly is a
>tune-up? It seems that to car manufacturers, replacing the spark plugs
>is a tune-up.
>

I wonder if Honda could have gotten sued over that commercial. Welding a hood
shut implies that neither maintenance nor tune-up (nor anything else that
requires opening the hood) is necessary.

#10 (**permalink**) 27 Jun 2004, 09:40 pm

No really its true...all auto commercials are true!!!

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> I remember a few years ago seeing this Honda Accord commercial that showed
a
> guy welding his hood shut, and the commercial said that he could drive the
car
> for 10 years without needing to open the hood. Is this true? Can Hondas
go
> that long without needing maintenance?
>

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