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Old 01-19-2014, 07:08 PM
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I do love the new Ram 1500 though. 30+mpg on the highway with the 5.7L hemi, just awesome.
They claim this one is smart with fuel.

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I love my Honda Accord.
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Old 01-20-2014, 09:23 AM
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I used to drive GMs, B-body wagons from the 80s, they were alright. As most of yous know I drive full size Fords almost exclusively and have had a very good overall experience with them, although I have a slight wobble problem with my 03 that's frustrating. For 20 years of driving inexpensive 'American' used cars (most I've ever spent was $7700) I've only been stranded a handful of times. The only foreign make I've owned outside of some toys years ago was a Geo Metro (Suzuki), but even that was UAW/CAW built (assembled) by the joint CAMI auto factory in Canada.

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Old 01-20-2014, 09:41 AM
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I love my Honda Accord.
We had an '87 Accord. Reliablility wise it was probably the best car we ever owned. I think we put 150,000 miles on it in about 7 years without anything but the most minor repair or two. Then some CPA (cell phone asshole) guy ran us into a 6 inch high median curb at about 50...and even with replacement of all the busted stuff in the left front suspension, it never rode right after that. So we moved on to a Mazda.
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Old 01-20-2014, 10:28 AM
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We had an '87 Accord. Reliablility wise it was probably the best car we ever owned. I think we put 150,000 miles on it in about 7 years without anything but the most minor repair or two. Then some CPA (cell phone asshole) guy ran us into a 6 inch high median curb at about 50...and even with replacement of all the busted stuff in the left front suspension, it never rode right after that. So we moved on to a Mazda.

My 2009 Accord was made in Ohio.

After 5 years and 57,000 miles it looks and runs like new.

But then I take care of my things and don't abuse them.
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Old 01-20-2014, 10:40 AM
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Those late 80s early 90s accords might be the best car ever produced. Simple 2.2L overhead cam ~140hp that never burns oil. If the transmissions held up past 200k and the bodies didn't rot away the engines would probably go a million miles.

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Old 01-22-2014, 11:45 AM
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Those late 80s early 90s accords might be the best car ever produced. Simple 2.2L overhead cam ~140hp that never burns oil. If the transmissions held up past 200k and the bodies didn't rot away the engines would probably go a million miles.
And if you had the '86 thru '89 Accord manual trans...it was the smoothest 5 speed gearbox in the history of passenger cars. And I hear tell, as good or better than most megabuck exotics of that era.

I remember one day maybe 15 years ago, heading down I-65 and I look in the mirror and see this mean looking, low slung black thing coming up on me fast. And I'm thinking...what the hell is that???

About 10 car lengths back I realize it's a late 80's black Accord LXi hatchback.

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Old 01-22-2014, 01:08 PM
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Those Mazda are all Mazda. Ford had bugger all to do with them.
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Old 01-22-2014, 01:11 PM
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I sincerely am glad you've done well with your GM equipment Rob. Myself...back in '96 I gave the US auto industry another try after over a decade of German and Japanese cars, a new Jeep Grand Cherokee. It was in the shop 18 times in 18 months. Needed new front suspension bushings twice in less than 20,000 miles. That was it for me. So I guess we have our unique personal experience that we're going with.
20 years is an awful long times, and things change. In that time, Honda went from best engineered cars in the industry, to just another appliance maker.

Btw, you didn't give the US auto industry a try. You gave Jeep a try. The US auto industry produced tens on millions of cars and trucks since then that shared no parts with that Jeep of yours.
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The only problem that I could see with Accords is that they are made with Reynold's Wrap. Get great gas mileage just don't hit anything.
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