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CONSUMER REPORTS
Consumer reports says the new Buick Regals exceed the quality of Honda and
Toyota now ed/ontario |
Re: CONSUMER REPORTS
Only based on '03 reliability scores. I'm subscribed to consumer reports
car service and looking at all three right now. (Assume you mean vs. the Accord and Camry). Buick Regal got a perfect score for reliability, but black marks both for owner satisfaction and depreciation. Overall, the Accord and Camry win hands down in Consumer Reports. "xxxxxxxx" <carpediem@netrover.com> wrote in message news:Gufsb.105568$PD3.5452818@nnrp1.uunet.ca... > Consumer reports says the new Buick Regals exceed the quality of Honda and > Toyota now > ed/ontario > > |
Re: CONSUMER REPORTS
Only based on '03 reliability scores. I'm subscribed to consumer reports
car service and looking at all three right now. (Assume you mean vs. the Accord and Camry). Buick Regal got a perfect score for reliability, but black marks both for owner satisfaction and depreciation. Overall, the Accord and Camry win hands down in Consumer Reports. "xxxxxxxx" <carpediem@netrover.com> wrote in message news:Gufsb.105568$PD3.5452818@nnrp1.uunet.ca... > Consumer reports says the new Buick Regals exceed the quality of Honda and > Toyota now > ed/ontario > > |
Re: CONSUMER REPORTS
Only based on '03 reliability scores. I'm subscribed to consumer reports
car service and looking at all three right now. (Assume you mean vs. the Accord and Camry). Buick Regal got a perfect score for reliability, but black marks both for owner satisfaction and depreciation. Overall, the Accord and Camry win hands down in Consumer Reports. "xxxxxxxx" <carpediem@netrover.com> wrote in message news:Gufsb.105568$PD3.5452818@nnrp1.uunet.ca... > Consumer reports says the new Buick Regals exceed the quality of Honda and > Toyota now > ed/ontario > > |
Re: CONSUMER REPORTS
Only based on '03 reliability scores. I'm subscribed to consumer reports
car service and looking at all three right now. (Assume you mean vs. the Accord and Camry). Buick Regal got a perfect score for reliability, but black marks both for owner satisfaction and depreciation. Overall, the Accord and Camry win hands down in Consumer Reports. "xxxxxxxx" <carpediem@netrover.com> wrote in message news:Gufsb.105568$PD3.5452818@nnrp1.uunet.ca... > Consumer reports says the new Buick Regals exceed the quality of Honda and > Toyota now > ed/ontario > > |
Re: CONSUMER REPORTS
Some basic exterior factors indicate either quality or 'bean
counter' designs. Honda is starting to let 'bean counters' design more of the car. For example, look at the side of a V6 Accord. A good designer first determines everything a side must do. Then the artist sculptor adapts his design to those requirements. 1970 and 1990 Hondas had side door guards. But now an artist wants to make the V6 side look 'good'. Therefore he created an ugly door that begs every other car to smash in that panel. Its called dings or dents. Trophies to the mental midget who designed a door without any protection. Mental midgetry is something new in the Honda design departments. All acceptable cars use orange turn signals. Necessary and essential to human safety. Those who know cars also know that red rear turn signals cannot be seen in inclement weather. Only anti-American cars such as Chevys kept using red rear turn signals. But now those bean counter types have gotten into Honda. The new Civic and Odessy don't use orange turn signals. Bean counters can cut costs by making inferior red turn signals that 1) cannot be seen in fog, snow white out, or heavy rain, 2) are easily confused with brake lights, and 3) make emergency flashers stop working when brake petal is pressed. Why would anyone in Honda do what crappy GM products do? Why make the Honda inferior? Red rear turn signals are found mostly on the worst cars on American roads. Notice that no Toyota or Mercedes use red rear turn signals. Red rear turn signals are forced upon designer by anti-innovation 'bean counters'. So yes, Honda quality should be decreasing as indicated by the number of anti-innovation symptoms now appearing in Hondas. First the designer clearly defines what is necessary. Only then does the artist form the design. Bean counters fear the expense of orange rear turn signals, side door protection, and anything that would be innovative. Notice how the engine compartment has gotten higher - an indication that costs are being cut by scrimping on engine compartment design. High front end engine compartments are traditionally the symptom of bean counter designing - more common in the low performance GM products of the last 30 years. Now even Honda engine hoods are higher - apparently because fewer car guys are now designing the Hondas. John wrote: > Only based on '03 reliability scores. I'm subscribed to consumer > reports car service and looking at all three right now. (Assume > you mean vs. the Accord and Camry). Buick Regal got a perfect score > for reliability, but black marks both for owner satisfaction and > depreciation. Overall, the Accord and Camry win hands down in > Consumer Reports. |
Re: CONSUMER REPORTS
Some basic exterior factors indicate either quality or 'bean
counter' designs. Honda is starting to let 'bean counters' design more of the car. For example, look at the side of a V6 Accord. A good designer first determines everything a side must do. Then the artist sculptor adapts his design to those requirements. 1970 and 1990 Hondas had side door guards. But now an artist wants to make the V6 side look 'good'. Therefore he created an ugly door that begs every other car to smash in that panel. Its called dings or dents. Trophies to the mental midget who designed a door without any protection. Mental midgetry is something new in the Honda design departments. All acceptable cars use orange turn signals. Necessary and essential to human safety. Those who know cars also know that red rear turn signals cannot be seen in inclement weather. Only anti-American cars such as Chevys kept using red rear turn signals. But now those bean counter types have gotten into Honda. The new Civic and Odessy don't use orange turn signals. Bean counters can cut costs by making inferior red turn signals that 1) cannot be seen in fog, snow white out, or heavy rain, 2) are easily confused with brake lights, and 3) make emergency flashers stop working when brake petal is pressed. Why would anyone in Honda do what crappy GM products do? Why make the Honda inferior? Red rear turn signals are found mostly on the worst cars on American roads. Notice that no Toyota or Mercedes use red rear turn signals. Red rear turn signals are forced upon designer by anti-innovation 'bean counters'. So yes, Honda quality should be decreasing as indicated by the number of anti-innovation symptoms now appearing in Hondas. First the designer clearly defines what is necessary. Only then does the artist form the design. Bean counters fear the expense of orange rear turn signals, side door protection, and anything that would be innovative. Notice how the engine compartment has gotten higher - an indication that costs are being cut by scrimping on engine compartment design. High front end engine compartments are traditionally the symptom of bean counter designing - more common in the low performance GM products of the last 30 years. Now even Honda engine hoods are higher - apparently because fewer car guys are now designing the Hondas. John wrote: > Only based on '03 reliability scores. I'm subscribed to consumer > reports car service and looking at all three right now. (Assume > you mean vs. the Accord and Camry). Buick Regal got a perfect score > for reliability, but black marks both for owner satisfaction and > depreciation. Overall, the Accord and Camry win hands down in > Consumer Reports. |
Re: CONSUMER REPORTS
Some basic exterior factors indicate either quality or 'bean
counter' designs. Honda is starting to let 'bean counters' design more of the car. For example, look at the side of a V6 Accord. A good designer first determines everything a side must do. Then the artist sculptor adapts his design to those requirements. 1970 and 1990 Hondas had side door guards. But now an artist wants to make the V6 side look 'good'. Therefore he created an ugly door that begs every other car to smash in that panel. Its called dings or dents. Trophies to the mental midget who designed a door without any protection. Mental midgetry is something new in the Honda design departments. All acceptable cars use orange turn signals. Necessary and essential to human safety. Those who know cars also know that red rear turn signals cannot be seen in inclement weather. Only anti-American cars such as Chevys kept using red rear turn signals. But now those bean counter types have gotten into Honda. The new Civic and Odessy don't use orange turn signals. Bean counters can cut costs by making inferior red turn signals that 1) cannot be seen in fog, snow white out, or heavy rain, 2) are easily confused with brake lights, and 3) make emergency flashers stop working when brake petal is pressed. Why would anyone in Honda do what crappy GM products do? Why make the Honda inferior? Red rear turn signals are found mostly on the worst cars on American roads. Notice that no Toyota or Mercedes use red rear turn signals. Red rear turn signals are forced upon designer by anti-innovation 'bean counters'. So yes, Honda quality should be decreasing as indicated by the number of anti-innovation symptoms now appearing in Hondas. First the designer clearly defines what is necessary. Only then does the artist form the design. Bean counters fear the expense of orange rear turn signals, side door protection, and anything that would be innovative. Notice how the engine compartment has gotten higher - an indication that costs are being cut by scrimping on engine compartment design. High front end engine compartments are traditionally the symptom of bean counter designing - more common in the low performance GM products of the last 30 years. Now even Honda engine hoods are higher - apparently because fewer car guys are now designing the Hondas. John wrote: > Only based on '03 reliability scores. I'm subscribed to consumer > reports car service and looking at all three right now. (Assume > you mean vs. the Accord and Camry). Buick Regal got a perfect score > for reliability, but black marks both for owner satisfaction and > depreciation. Overall, the Accord and Camry win hands down in > Consumer Reports. |
Re: CONSUMER REPORTS
Some basic exterior factors indicate either quality or 'bean
counter' designs. Honda is starting to let 'bean counters' design more of the car. For example, look at the side of a V6 Accord. A good designer first determines everything a side must do. Then the artist sculptor adapts his design to those requirements. 1970 and 1990 Hondas had side door guards. But now an artist wants to make the V6 side look 'good'. Therefore he created an ugly door that begs every other car to smash in that panel. Its called dings or dents. Trophies to the mental midget who designed a door without any protection. Mental midgetry is something new in the Honda design departments. All acceptable cars use orange turn signals. Necessary and essential to human safety. Those who know cars also know that red rear turn signals cannot be seen in inclement weather. Only anti-American cars such as Chevys kept using red rear turn signals. But now those bean counter types have gotten into Honda. The new Civic and Odessy don't use orange turn signals. Bean counters can cut costs by making inferior red turn signals that 1) cannot be seen in fog, snow white out, or heavy rain, 2) are easily confused with brake lights, and 3) make emergency flashers stop working when brake petal is pressed. Why would anyone in Honda do what crappy GM products do? Why make the Honda inferior? Red rear turn signals are found mostly on the worst cars on American roads. Notice that no Toyota or Mercedes use red rear turn signals. Red rear turn signals are forced upon designer by anti-innovation 'bean counters'. So yes, Honda quality should be decreasing as indicated by the number of anti-innovation symptoms now appearing in Hondas. First the designer clearly defines what is necessary. Only then does the artist form the design. Bean counters fear the expense of orange rear turn signals, side door protection, and anything that would be innovative. Notice how the engine compartment has gotten higher - an indication that costs are being cut by scrimping on engine compartment design. High front end engine compartments are traditionally the symptom of bean counter designing - more common in the low performance GM products of the last 30 years. Now even Honda engine hoods are higher - apparently because fewer car guys are now designing the Hondas. John wrote: > Only based on '03 reliability scores. I'm subscribed to consumer > reports car service and looking at all three right now. (Assume > you mean vs. the Accord and Camry). Buick Regal got a perfect score > for reliability, but black marks both for owner satisfaction and > depreciation. Overall, the Accord and Camry win hands down in > Consumer Reports. |
Re: CONSUMER REPORTS
In article <Gufsb.105568$PD3.5452818@nnrp1.uunet.ca>, "xxxxxxxx"
<carpediem@netrover.com> wrote: > Consumer reports says the new Buick Regals exceed the quality of Honda and > Toyota now > ed/ontario The problem with many companies that TEST vehicles such as Consumer Reports and Car and Driver magazine is that they test only new cars. The very best tests are long term test results. I feel certain that if they compared a 2004 Buick Regal to a 2004 Toyota or Honda five years from now--we all know that the Honda and Toyota would beat the Buick Regal. American cars usually run really great for a couple of years and after that--they start having all sorts of major problems. There are some exceptions but I know from experience that it happens very often with many cars made by American companies. A local mechanic said that he hates Hondas and Toyotas since they rarely ever break down with major problems. He said that he loves American cars since they keep him in business. |
Re: CONSUMER REPORTS
In article <Gufsb.105568$PD3.5452818@nnrp1.uunet.ca>, "xxxxxxxx"
<carpediem@netrover.com> wrote: > Consumer reports says the new Buick Regals exceed the quality of Honda and > Toyota now > ed/ontario The problem with many companies that TEST vehicles such as Consumer Reports and Car and Driver magazine is that they test only new cars. The very best tests are long term test results. I feel certain that if they compared a 2004 Buick Regal to a 2004 Toyota or Honda five years from now--we all know that the Honda and Toyota would beat the Buick Regal. American cars usually run really great for a couple of years and after that--they start having all sorts of major problems. There are some exceptions but I know from experience that it happens very often with many cars made by American companies. A local mechanic said that he hates Hondas and Toyotas since they rarely ever break down with major problems. He said that he loves American cars since they keep him in business. |
Re: CONSUMER REPORTS
In article <Gufsb.105568$PD3.5452818@nnrp1.uunet.ca>, "xxxxxxxx"
<carpediem@netrover.com> wrote: > Consumer reports says the new Buick Regals exceed the quality of Honda and > Toyota now > ed/ontario The problem with many companies that TEST vehicles such as Consumer Reports and Car and Driver magazine is that they test only new cars. The very best tests are long term test results. I feel certain that if they compared a 2004 Buick Regal to a 2004 Toyota or Honda five years from now--we all know that the Honda and Toyota would beat the Buick Regal. American cars usually run really great for a couple of years and after that--they start having all sorts of major problems. There are some exceptions but I know from experience that it happens very often with many cars made by American companies. A local mechanic said that he hates Hondas and Toyotas since they rarely ever break down with major problems. He said that he loves American cars since they keep him in business. |
Re: CONSUMER REPORTS
In article <Gufsb.105568$PD3.5452818@nnrp1.uunet.ca>, "xxxxxxxx"
<carpediem@netrover.com> wrote: > Consumer reports says the new Buick Regals exceed the quality of Honda and > Toyota now > ed/ontario The problem with many companies that TEST vehicles such as Consumer Reports and Car and Driver magazine is that they test only new cars. The very best tests are long term test results. I feel certain that if they compared a 2004 Buick Regal to a 2004 Toyota or Honda five years from now--we all know that the Honda and Toyota would beat the Buick Regal. American cars usually run really great for a couple of years and after that--they start having all sorts of major problems. There are some exceptions but I know from experience that it happens very often with many cars made by American companies. A local mechanic said that he hates Hondas and Toyotas since they rarely ever break down with major problems. He said that he loves American cars since they keep him in business. |
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It does not matter how obvious those T-bird signals were in
clear weather. Approach any traffic signal in heavy fog. If green or orange, it is seen with sufficient time. If red, not observed until car is too close. Red does not cut through fog, snow whiteout, or heavy rain. Orange does. Its simple science. Delays and other problems with same red bulb trying to be a signal light AND a brake light AND an emergency flasher - all demonstrate why red rear turn signals are only put on cars designed by 'bean counters'. Now Honda is getting so MBA oriented as to put red turn signals on 03 Civic and Odessy. This is bad news to anyone who has been used to twenty five years of superior designs from Honda. They all used orange rear turn signals for good reason. It suggests the same bean counters that created those terrible GM products and those Henry Ford (pre-1981) products are now designing Hondas. In the meantime, don't confuse how well your brain responds to red with something completely different - how well red can be seen by the human eye. Red is the worst color for inclement weather. When are those signals most required? In inclement weather. When the eye cannot detect red light. Orange is what 'car guys' design into cars. Red is what 'bean counters' demand to cut costs - human life be damned. Red turn signals on Hondas and no side guard protection for doors suggests that anti-innovators are now getting control of Honda designs. W Bittle wrote: >> All acceptable cars use orange turn signals. Necessary and >> essential to human safety. Those who know cars also know >> that red rear turn signals cannot be seen in inclement >> weather. Only anti-American cars such as Chevys kept using >> red rear turn signals. > > Uh, I had a 65 Thunderbird with the sequential red turn signals > in the rear. If you could miss that baby, you should not be on > the road. But, seriously. I always thought something like my > 01 2 dr. Accord should have used that full across the back light > with a 3 bulb per side sequential turn signal arrangement > similar to the 65 - 71 Tbird. You just plain could not miss such > a big and active turn signal. And, being red, it did not blind > you at night like some of the real bright amber turn signals, > many of which rival the headlights. During the day, I actually > find the amber signals harder to see then the red ones. And to > this day, when I see an old Tbird turning, it stands out like an > emergency vehicle. > > With respect to trucks. I'm with you. There is nothing like > being behind the infamous "Blinky Light" ford F series pickup. > They have a goofy brake switch and a signal blinker that hesitates > giving a situation where the driver hits the brakes then hits the > turn signal and the light on the side he is signaling goes out for > almost a full second before flashing. This gives the impression he > is actually turning the other way. I wish Ford would fix this > annoying and dangerous problem. |
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It does not matter how obvious those T-bird signals were in
clear weather. Approach any traffic signal in heavy fog. If green or orange, it is seen with sufficient time. If red, not observed until car is too close. Red does not cut through fog, snow whiteout, or heavy rain. Orange does. Its simple science. Delays and other problems with same red bulb trying to be a signal light AND a brake light AND an emergency flasher - all demonstrate why red rear turn signals are only put on cars designed by 'bean counters'. Now Honda is getting so MBA oriented as to put red turn signals on 03 Civic and Odessy. This is bad news to anyone who has been used to twenty five years of superior designs from Honda. They all used orange rear turn signals for good reason. It suggests the same bean counters that created those terrible GM products and those Henry Ford (pre-1981) products are now designing Hondas. In the meantime, don't confuse how well your brain responds to red with something completely different - how well red can be seen by the human eye. Red is the worst color for inclement weather. When are those signals most required? In inclement weather. When the eye cannot detect red light. Orange is what 'car guys' design into cars. Red is what 'bean counters' demand to cut costs - human life be damned. Red turn signals on Hondas and no side guard protection for doors suggests that anti-innovators are now getting control of Honda designs. W Bittle wrote: >> All acceptable cars use orange turn signals. Necessary and >> essential to human safety. Those who know cars also know >> that red rear turn signals cannot be seen in inclement >> weather. Only anti-American cars such as Chevys kept using >> red rear turn signals. > > Uh, I had a 65 Thunderbird with the sequential red turn signals > in the rear. If you could miss that baby, you should not be on > the road. But, seriously. I always thought something like my > 01 2 dr. Accord should have used that full across the back light > with a 3 bulb per side sequential turn signal arrangement > similar to the 65 - 71 Tbird. You just plain could not miss such > a big and active turn signal. And, being red, it did not blind > you at night like some of the real bright amber turn signals, > many of which rival the headlights. During the day, I actually > find the amber signals harder to see then the red ones. And to > this day, when I see an old Tbird turning, it stands out like an > emergency vehicle. > > With respect to trucks. I'm with you. There is nothing like > being behind the infamous "Blinky Light" ford F series pickup. > They have a goofy brake switch and a signal blinker that hesitates > giving a situation where the driver hits the brakes then hits the > turn signal and the light on the side he is signaling goes out for > almost a full second before flashing. This gives the impression he > is actually turning the other way. I wish Ford would fix this > annoying and dangerous problem. |
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