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#41
October 1st 08, 01:26 PM
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"L Alpert" > wrote in message
... > "Pszemol" > wrote in message > ... >> "L Alpert" > wrote in message >> ... >>> Illumination only gives the perception of being better for those that >>> want and/or need it. It would add no value for me. >> >> but you are not the only one here buying honda... > > Why must you state the obvious? ;-) :-) 
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#42
October 7th 08, 02:49 AM
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Pszemol wrote:
> "Tegger" > wrote in message > ... >> "Pszemol" > wrote in >> : >> >>> "Tegger" > wrote in message >>> ... >>>>> Thanks. I was hoping I have some blown fuse or something... >>>>> But if this is once again cutting corners, than I have to deal with >>>>> it. >>>> >>>> It's called keeping the cost down. There's always intense pressure in >>>> the low and mid-priced markets to cut costs (which keeps the price >>>> down). Add to that the huge mandated costs of emissions and safety, >>>> and something's got to give. >>> >>> That would be understandable in the lowest priced trims, but I have >>> got EX-L with leather - it is really hard to understand that 5 bulbs >>> and one more wire in the harness would be so much savings... >> >> It's still a Honda and not a Mercedes. It does not sell for Mercedes >> money. > > You do not have to look up at mercedes to find this popular feature... > 2004 Honda's Accord direct competitor, 2004 Volkswagen Passat > has all this features, including streering wheel illumination, bigger > windshield washer fluid bottle and the low fluid sensor... > >> Plus, if there were not these apparent cheap-outs, there would be no >> reason >> to upgrade to, say, an Acura, would there? Honda has to try to gently >> nudge >> buyers upstairs, no? > > Well, if this is your opinion how Acura should upscale their cars, fine... > > For me, the proper way would be for Acura to ADD features on top of > these which are common in the car segment where Accord is placed and > not trying to stand out in comparison with Accord just simply by dumbing > down the Accord... > > For example they could compete with mercedes,bmw,audi,lexus instead of > adding features which are already available in simple cars like volkswagen > and making a big deal out of it... GM could use a guy like you, why don't you shoot them your resume?
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#43
October 7th 08, 01:17 PM
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"Tony Harding" > wrote in message
... > Pszemol wrote: >> "Tegger" > wrote in message >> ... >>> "Pszemol" > wrote in >>> : >>> >>>> "Tegger" > wrote in message >>>> ... >>>>>> Thanks. I was hoping I have some blown fuse or something... >>>>>> But if this is once again cutting corners, than I have to deal with >>>>>> it. >>>>> >>>>> It's called keeping the cost down. There's always intense pressure in >>>>> the low and mid-priced markets to cut costs (which keeps the price >>>>> down). Add to that the huge mandated costs of emissions and safety, >>>>> and something's got to give. >>>> >>>> That would be understandable in the lowest priced trims, but I have >>>> got EX-L with leather - it is really hard to understand that 5 bulbs >>>> and one more wire in the harness would be so much savings... >>> >>> It's still a Honda and not a Mercedes. It does not sell for Mercedes >>> money. >> >> You do not have to look up at mercedes to find this popular feature... >> 2004 Honda's Accord direct competitor, 2004 Volkswagen Passat >> has all this features, including streering wheel illumination, bigger >> windshield washer fluid bottle and the low fluid sensor... >> >>> Plus, if there were not these apparent cheap-outs, there would be no >>> reason >>> to upgrade to, say, an Acura, would there? Honda has to try to gently >>> nudge >>> buyers upstairs, no? >> >> Well, if this is your opinion how Acura should upscale their cars, >> fine... >> >> For me, the proper way would be for Acura to ADD features on top of >> these which are common in the car segment where Accord is placed and >> not trying to stand out in comparison with Accord just simply by dumbing >> down the Accord... >> >> For example they could compete with mercedes,bmw,audi,lexus instead of >> adding features which are already available in simple cars like >> volkswagen >> and making a big deal out of it... > > GM could use a guy like you, why don't you shoot them your resume? GM? Why GM?
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#44
October 11th 08, 01:25 AM
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Pszemol wrote:
> "Tony Harding" > wrote in message > ... >> Pszemol wrote: >>> "Tegger" > wrote in message >>> ... >>>> "Pszemol" > wrote in >>>> : >>>> >>>>> "Tegger" > wrote in message >>>>> ... >>>>>>> Thanks. I was hoping I have some blown fuse or something... >>>>>>> But if this is once again cutting corners, than I have to deal with >>>>>>> it. >>>>>> >>>>>> It's called keeping the cost down. There's always intense pressure in >>>>>> the low and mid-priced markets to cut costs (which keeps the price >>>>>> down). Add to that the huge mandated costs of emissions and safety, >>>>>> and something's got to give. >>>>> >>>>> That would be understandable in the lowest priced trims, but I have >>>>> got EX-L with leather - it is really hard to understand that 5 bulbs >>>>> and one more wire in the harness would be so much savings... >>>> >>>> It's still a Honda and not a Mercedes. It does not sell for Mercedes >>>> money. >>> >>> You do not have to look up at mercedes to find this popular feature... >>> 2004 Honda's Accord direct competitor, 2004 Volkswagen Passat >>> has all this features, including streering wheel illumination, bigger >>> windshield washer fluid bottle and the low fluid sensor... >>> >>>> Plus, if there were not these apparent cheap-outs, there would be no >>>> reason >>>> to upgrade to, say, an Acura, would there? Honda has to try to >>>> gently nudge >>>> buyers upstairs, no? >>> >>> Well, if this is your opinion how Acura should upscale their cars, >>> fine... >>> >>> For me, the proper way would be for Acura to ADD features on top of >>> these which are common in the car segment where Accord is placed and >>> not trying to stand out in comparison with Accord just simply by dumbing >>> down the Accord... >>> >>> For example they could compete with mercedes,bmw,audi,lexus instead of >>> adding features which are already available in simple cars like >>> volkswagen >>> and making a big deal out of it... >> >> GM could use a guy like you, why don't you shoot them your resume? > > GM? Why GM? Check the stock pages, although Ford & Chrysler would have worked as well. GM has historically been the biggest, strongest US automaker for decades, so I went with them.
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