hondas are for loosers

Liam Devlin wrote:
> Frank Puck wrote:
>
>> I owned a honda once -- my biggest mistake.
>
> <snipped>
>
> Hi, Prank, thanks for contributing.

heh. i owned a VW once. it was a learning experience. granted, it WAS 10
years old when i got it. but i ended up replacing just about every
subsystem over the 7 years i had it. radiator, water pump, starter,
alternator, batteries, hoses, wires, exhaust systems. engine lasted 1
year before it needed a rebuild. but hey- it was $3000, and a convertible.

final straw was the windshield gasket leaked, causing water to flood the
fusebox. lots of weird electrical problems started. took out all the
relays, and they *sloshed*.

so yeah- traded that in for a brand new civic. going on 8 years now with
just one oxygen sensor.

but damn- that new toyota yaris looks good!

On 1/17/06 11:17 PM, in article ,
"SoCalMike" > wrote:

> Liam Devlin wrote:
>> Frank Puck wrote:
>>
>>> I owned a honda once -- my biggest mistake.
>>
>> <snipped>
>>
>> Hi, Prank, thanks for contributing.
>
> heh. i owned a VW once. it was a learning experience. granted, it WAS 10
> years old when i got it. but i ended up replacing just about every
> subsystem over the 7 years i had it. radiator, water pump, starter,
> alternator, batteries, hoses, wires, exhaust systems. engine lasted 1
> year before it needed a rebuild. but hey- it was $3000, and a convertible.
>
> final straw was the windshield gasket leaked, causing water to flood the
> fusebox. lots of weird electrical problems started. took out all the
> relays, and they *sloshed*.
>
> so yeah- traded that in for a brand new civic. going on 8 years now with
> just one oxygen sensor.
>
> but damn- that new toyota yaris looks good!

This all sounds familiar. Learning experience is a good description of it.
I had a VW Rabbit Diesel from new. Worked great for about two years, then
stuff just started happening. It turned out that the main ground in the
engine compartment was deftly mounted directly below the drip hole in the
battery pan. This was the same car that, in one last act of revenge for
having ever been built, snapped its timing belt 8 miles from the Mazda
dealer on the way to turn it in in trade for a new truck. I did get ten
problem free years out of the Mazda truck.

Kent Finnell wrote:
>> but damn- that new toyota yaris looks good!
>
> Seen the Fit yet? Amazing interior space in such a small vehicle and the
> "Magic Seats" look like real winner. 1500cc, 109 hp VTEC engine.

not yet. i was disappointed it wasnt at the LA international auto show.
the yaris was, which i had no idea about.

im familiar with the fit/jazz, and im willing to wait it out til later
this year. what i REALLY want is a small hatch with a lot of "luxury"
features, especially a sunroof. yaris? no sunroof

no hurry- the 98 CX stil operates flawlessly.