honda or toyota? - Page 4

hirosh · 10-06-05, 03:44

mazda. zoom zoom.

zimmerDN · 10-07-05, 08:58

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Originally Posted by hirosh

mazda. zoom zoom.

What he said.

zimmerDN · 10-07-05, 09:00

You just can't disregard Mazda's present in the market. Especially when they are Honda's and Toyota's #1 competitor (to me they are at least). I just went to the Honda dealership to check out the new civics wow they are butt ugly compare to the Mazda3.

Corey Bit Spank · 10-07-05, 09:48

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Originally Posted by Picus

Edit. I thought better of taking this too far OT. All I will say is I own an RSX-S along with my G35, and a higher redline does not a sports car make. A flat curve from 2400-6600 is much more desirable than a curve that peaks and remains flat from only 5500-8000 redline. You might be talking about HP, in which case the VQ peaks around 5000, but there is no drop until within 100 rpms of redline. And please try to be a little less condscending with the marketing comments in the future. Remember, these are forums, and you don't know everything. Assuming everyone who likes the VQ has been fooled by Mr. Nismo is a little short-sighted.

Oh, but you have me horribly mistaken. I do actually know everything.

Picus · 10-07-05, 10:27

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Originally Posted by Corey Bit Spank

Oh, but you have me horribly mistaken. I do actually know everything.

I think you might want to talk to Porsche about their low revving engines.

http://www22.porsche.com/usa/dialogu...ctinformation/

Corey Bit Spank · 10-07-05, 11:05

Porsche has made its fair share of mistakes.

Their new engines aren't one of them.

How can anybody compare Nissan to Porsche? Well, lets disregard things that don't come to our shores.

docker · 10-07-05, 11:10

[quote=Flynn]
Honda == reliable, safe, slightly flimsy, engine's go for ever but you need to rev the hell out of them to get anything
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I was very surprised at the increased hp & torque, solid feel of the 2006 Civic line. I have a 2005 Civic and I agree with your 'slightly flimsy' comment, however, it appears Honda is making their 06's more sturdy, and the increased 'get-up-n-go' is nice.

Picus · 10-07-05, 11:17

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Originally Posted by Corey Bit Spank

Porsche has made its fair share of mistakes.

Their new engines aren't one of them.

How can anybody compare Nissan to Porsche? Well, lets disregard things that don't come to our shores.

All I was saying is there are currently more low-revving porsche engines than high revving ones. I wouldn't compare Porsche to Nissan as a whole. That would be just nutty.

drewski59 · 10-07-05, 12:18

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Originally Posted by Picus

All I was saying is there are currently more low-revving porsche engines than high revving ones. I wouldn't compare Porsche to Nissan as a whole. That would be just nutty.

Well spoken.

toml · 10-07-05, 05:30

I have my first Honda ... and my first brand new car ... and I'm not all that impressed with the interior build quality. At more times than I'd like, it's a rattle box ... very disappointing

SpoiledMan · 10-07-05, 05:37

Take it back and tell the dealer about it. If they don't fix the rattles go into the dealer and ask to use the phone. Have the Honda corporate number handy. Call and ask if it's normal for their cars to rattle when their new. I PROMISE you will get it fixed ASAP!!

toml · 10-07-05, 05:54

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Originally Posted by SpoiledMan

Take it back and tell the dealer about it. If they don't fix the rattles go into the dealer and ask to use the phone. Have the Honda corporate number handy. Call and ask if it's normal for their cars to rattle when their new. I PROMISE you will get it fixed ASAP!!

I wish it was that easy. It HAS been back to the dealer 5 times (the fifth time took a complaint letter to the dealer's general manager). Still wasn't fixed, so I took it a sixth time and the factory rep and the service manager drove with me in the car. They heard the roof rattle I've been complaining about (think geiger counter going off, and you've got a good idea), and the factory rep said it was the road's fault and not the car's because he didn't hear the rattle on a small stretch of newly paved, flat, straight road. He jokingly said he'd buy me a CD so that I wouldn't hear the noise.

So, the dealer won't do anything more. Honda Customer Service took a month to respond to my case (after repeated phone calls on my end), and they said that there was nothing abnormal with the car and that nothing would be done. I've now opened a case with the BBB Auto Line to see where we can go from here.

And now my front windows are making this rubbing sound as well ...