Re: 2007 Accord - Cruise Control
 

"John Horner" <jthorner@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:WnM6h.2138$5F2.1151@trnddc04...
> AZ Nomad wrote:
>
>>
>> Sure. Can't have all their engines lasting 300K miles. It's much
>> better for honda if their engines only last through the period of their
>> extended warranties.
>
> You must be joking, right? A good deal of Honda's business success today
> is built upon their reputation for robust long lasting vehicles.
>
> John

Exactly so. Looking in today's auto classifieds I see a 2001 Ford Taurus
advertised for $2950 and a 2001 Honda Civic DX for $9995. Fords have a
reputation for the sort of design you mention, AZ. Hondas don't... and it
shows.

Mike

Re: 2007 Accord - Cruise Control
 

On Wed, 15 Nov 2006 17:30:13 -0700, Michael Pardee <michaeltnull@cybertrails.com> wrote:


>"John Horner" <jthorner@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>news:WnM6h.2138$5F2.1151@trnddc04...
>> AZ Nomad wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Sure. Can't have all their engines lasting 300K miles. It's much
>>> better for honda if their engines only last through the period of their
>>> extended warranties.
>>
>> You must be joking, right? A good deal of Honda's business success today
>> is built upon their reputation for robust long lasting vehicles.
>>
>> John

>Exactly so. Looking in today's auto classifieds I see a 2001 Ford Taurus
>advertised for $2950 and a 2001 Honda Civic DX for $9995. Fords have a
>reputation for the sort of design you mention, AZ. Hondas don't... and it
>shows.

Of course. Who needs real quality when you have a reputation to sit on?
Have you repaired a sony lately? Absolute crap yet people still buy them
based on a reputation thirty years out of date.

Re: 2007 Accord - Cruise Control
 

On Wed, 15 Nov 2006 17:30:13 -0700, Michael Pardee <michaeltnull@cybertrails.com> wrote:


>"John Horner" <jthorner@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>news:WnM6h.2138$5F2.1151@trnddc04...
>> AZ Nomad wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Sure. Can't have all their engines lasting 300K miles. It's much
>>> better for honda if their engines only last through the period of their
>>> extended warranties.
>>
>> You must be joking, right? A good deal of Honda's business success today
>> is built upon their reputation for robust long lasting vehicles.
>>
>> John

>Exactly so. Looking in today's auto classifieds I see a 2001 Ford Taurus
>advertised for $2950 and a 2001 Honda Civic DX for $9995. Fords have a
>reputation for the sort of design you mention, AZ. Hondas don't... and it
>shows.

Of course. Who needs real quality when you have a reputation to sit on?
Have you repaired a sony lately? Absolute crap yet people still buy them
based on a reputation thirty years out of date.

Re: 2007 Accord - Cruise Control
 

On Wed, 15 Nov 2006 17:30:13 -0700, Michael Pardee <michaeltnull@cybertrails.com> wrote:


>"John Horner" <jthorner@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>news:WnM6h.2138$5F2.1151@trnddc04...
>> AZ Nomad wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Sure. Can't have all their engines lasting 300K miles. It's much
>>> better for honda if their engines only last through the period of their
>>> extended warranties.
>>
>> You must be joking, right? A good deal of Honda's business success today
>> is built upon their reputation for robust long lasting vehicles.
>>
>> John

>Exactly so. Looking in today's auto classifieds I see a 2001 Ford Taurus
>advertised for $2950 and a 2001 Honda Civic DX for $9995. Fords have a
>reputation for the sort of design you mention, AZ. Hondas don't... and it
>shows.

Of course. Who needs real quality when you have a reputation to sit on?
Have you repaired a sony lately? Absolute crap yet people still buy them
based on a reputation thirty years out of date.

Re: 2007 Accord - Cruise Control
 

AZ Nomad wrote:

> Of course. Who needs real quality when you have a reputation to sit on?
> Have you repaired a sony lately? Absolute crap yet people still buy them
> based on a reputation thirty years out of date.

Sony must be hit and miss because I still buy their products (as I have for
20 years) and the only problem I can recall was a bum headphone jack in a
Walkman I bought in the late 80s. In the last 3 years, I have bought a Sony
DVD player, a Sony digital camera, and a Sony stereo for my since traded-in
Accord. No problems with any of these.

Re: 2007 Accord - Cruise Control
 

AZ Nomad wrote:

> Of course. Who needs real quality when you have a reputation to sit on?
> Have you repaired a sony lately? Absolute crap yet people still buy them
> based on a reputation thirty years out of date.

Sony must be hit and miss because I still buy their products (as I have for
20 years) and the only problem I can recall was a bum headphone jack in a
Walkman I bought in the late 80s. In the last 3 years, I have bought a Sony
DVD player, a Sony digital camera, and a Sony stereo for my since traded-in
Accord. No problems with any of these.

Re: 2007 Accord - Cruise Control
 

AZ Nomad wrote:

> Of course. Who needs real quality when you have a reputation to sit on?
> Have you repaired a sony lately? Absolute crap yet people still buy them
> based on a reputation thirty years out of date.

Sony must be hit and miss because I still buy their products (as I have for
20 years) and the only problem I can recall was a bum headphone jack in a
Walkman I bought in the late 80s. In the last 3 years, I have bought a Sony
DVD player, a Sony digital camera, and a Sony stereo for my since traded-in
Accord. No problems with any of these.

Re: 2007 Accord - Cruise Control
 

In article <slrnelnjav.77n.aznomad.2@ip70-176-155-130.ph.ph.cox.net>,
AZ Nomad <aznomad.2@PremoveOBthisOX.COM> wrote:

> Who needs real quality when you have a reputation to sit on?

That reputation is as solid as a puff of smoke. It can, and will, go
away in a moment unless it's being constantly fortified.

Re: 2007 Accord - Cruise Control
 

In article <slrnelnjav.77n.aznomad.2@ip70-176-155-130.ph.ph.cox.net>,
AZ Nomad <aznomad.2@PremoveOBthisOX.COM> wrote:

> Who needs real quality when you have a reputation to sit on?

That reputation is as solid as a puff of smoke. It can, and will, go
away in a moment unless it's being constantly fortified.

Re: 2007 Accord - Cruise Control
 

In article <slrnelnjav.77n.aznomad.2@ip70-176-155-130.ph.ph.cox.net>,
AZ Nomad <aznomad.2@PremoveOBthisOX.COM> wrote:

> Who needs real quality when you have a reputation to sit on?

That reputation is as solid as a puff of smoke. It can, and will, go
away in a moment unless it's being constantly fortified.