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#102580 - 01/05/04 06:31 PM
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Update - thank you all for your advice. I bought a new Honda on Saturday.
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#102581 - 01/05/04 06:43 PM
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I love my Honda. What did you buy?
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#102582 - 01/05/04 07:27 PM
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2004 Civic EX
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#102583 - 01/05/04 07:35 PM
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I have a 2003 Civic EX Coupe. Absolutely love it. My former Honda (1997 Civic LX) is now my 16 year old son's car. Should last forever. They're great cars.
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#102584 - 01/06/04 07:27 PM
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I'm leaning toward the Honda CR-V. Has anyone here ever owned one of those?
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#102585 - 01/06/04 07:34 PM
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My wife drives a 2001 CR-V. I bought it three years ago this month, before we were married. Never had a problem with it. I like it, she loves it.
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#102586 - 01/06/04 07:42 PM
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That's what I almost bought, but opted for the more sporty (if you can call a Civic sporty) one. I think they look great.
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#102588 - 01/06/04 08:08 PM
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It is unfortunate that all of this car talk is mostly about cars originating from outside of the U.S. from non-union automakers. But the fact is...once you get burned with a car -- any car -- you pay attention to dependability and reliability -- which is why Honda and Toyota are, unarguably, the smartest cars to own. I once had a Mercury Sable that I really liked, but the automatic transmission inexplicably seized at 87,000 miles. I was crushed, and $2,800 later I was back driving only to have the same thing occur about a year later. I remember the owner of the transmission place, who himself drove a Toyota Tundra truck, telling me that virtually every automobile they replace transmissions for were union-made U.S. vehicles. Not to knock unions (I think it's the UAW) or U.S. cars/trucks, but it just seems that there is a general perception out there that Hondas/Toyotas just don't break.
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#102589 - 01/06/04 08:10 PM
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I don't know if this will help you feel any better or not, but both of my Honda's were built in the US. The parts came from Japan. There are also 2 Toyota plants within 2 hours of where I live.
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#102590 - 01/06/04 08:18 PM
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For what it's worth - I've owned a Saturn SL-1 since Thanksgiving 1998. It still gets about 37-39 MPG after over 125,000 miles, and I've only had to replace the tires, brakes & an oxygen sensor. Most reliable car I've ever had.
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#102591 - 01/06/04 08:19 PM
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Neither of my Ford trucks have had ANY mechanical problems at all (knock on wood). I really think American automakers have come along way - but, realistically, they have not matched Honda for reliability. Of course, if the dollar keeps falling, Honda's going to have a hard time remaining price competitive.
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#102594 - 01/06/04 08:41 PM
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USBAVP, whatever you choose, check edmunds.com before you buy (if you haven't already). This really helped me when I had to negotiate the price.
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