[DMCForum] Re: "The Air Car" (not a hovercraft)

["wannadelorean" <mcquinlan@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Just an example of how much Honda thinks about quality.  I got a 
recall notice on my Odyssey today.  It is for the second gear on the 
automatic transmission.  They want to inspect my transmission.  If 
the second gear shows signs of heat discoloration they are going to 
replace the transmission.

No American car I've owned has ever notified me by mail of a recall 
(I would find out during scheduled service) nor was the resolutions 
so in my favor.


--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Farrar Hudkins <fhudkins@xxxx> 
wrote:
> I can't imagine they would be highly prized over there... even in 
their 
> country of origin, American cars are generally held to be gas-
guzzling, 
> semi-reliable vehicles with an expected lifespan of 100,000 miles. 
> Conventional wisdom (which can be wrong, of course) also has that 
> American automatics have a -much- shorter lifespan than imports. I 
have 
> had better results, but then again I take care of my vehicles ... 
I know 
> plenty of people who have abused their Hondas and Volvos for years 
and 
> they're still going, whereas a Chrysler would never have managed 
that 
> kind of treatment. Most people over here drive Toyotas and Honda 
cars, 
> with pickup trucks being mostly Ford and Chevrolet.
> 
> All things being equal, unless you pay a -lot- for a car, a 
Japanese one 
> will give you more for your money. Sure, the water pump might cost 
twice 
> as much for a Honda as opposed to a Dodge, but chances are you'll 
not 
> have to replace it for a while in the Honda, whereas in your Dodge 
if 
> you haven't replaced it before 100,000 miles you're lucky.
> 
> Additionally, I think American car companies generally do not have 
the 
> quality control that Japanese car manufacturers do. Whereas 
American 
> manufacturers tend to let a lot of things "slide", the Japanese 
seem to 
> be very good at not letting a lot of lemons get sold.
> 
> I guess my only problem with Japanese cars is they're everywhere. 
At 
> least the DeLorean is different ... it certainly doesn't look like 
> everything else on the road! What's more you don't have 
to "accessorize" 
> it to attract attention. Its looks are great even without fancy 
paint 
> jobs, different wheels, spoilers, and hearing-aid downpayments. :)
> 
> My new slogan is "DeLorean: No Rice Necessary".
> 
> --Farrar
> 
> Martin Gutkowski wrote:
> > I'm not arguing your point - just reinforcing my contention with 
Bill 
> > that within the auto market, in general, there's the US.... and 
the rest 
> > of the world. And speaking as part of the latter, american cars 
aren't 
> > prized very highly over here.

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