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Fords and Mercury's of the '90s were ALL [censored]. When you compare them against the Japanese cars of that day, they were junk in regards to dependability. You cannot look at the few exceptions that went a billion miles....look at the millions and read the reviews of the day...the truth lies...

Originally Posted By: VNTS Soo all other cars in the 80's and 90's other than Honda or Toyota were susbtandard LOL see my puffery and widage comment.

I question the OP's motives. He uses a lot of circumstantial anecdotal "evidence" to show his hatred toward Honda. He makes a lot of claims that make no sense. Here's one: "the dealer fought my friend when he wanted to replace his engine with a used one". The OP sounds like someone young, and...

Originally Posted By: yonyon I would never buy a used truck that's been used for plowing. That's about as sensible as buying a used slave that's been used as an organ donor. It just isn't going to be able to work like it used to.... or at least not for long. Depends upon what organ was...

Originally Posted By: A_Harman Rolls-Royce Merlin It saved England in WW2. No, wrong! The US Army saved England!

Originally Posted By: antiqueshell Originally Posted By: SteveSRT8 Absolutely not true. More speeds allows for a wider spread of ratios, increases performance while simultaneously allowing better fuel economy. ESPECIALLY important to smaller motors, or any motor with a peaky power curve. These...

Originally Posted By: SteveSRT8 Absolutely not true. More speeds allows for a wider spread of ratios, increases performance while simultaneously allowing better fuel economy. ESPECIALLY important to smaller motors, or any motor with a peaky power curve. These will have real world torque...

Too bad Ford and GM are not developing independently. Getting together kills the kind of innovation that only comes from competition. I will say though, that more speeds will make for smoother driving, smoother more sustained power transfer, and better gas milage too. More speeds is the best...

My 6 year old Yaris is coming up on 153,000 miles, and so far I've spent $0.00 on repairs, and still have the original factory brake pads. Burns no descernable oil. All I do is preventative maintenance. The most important thing to get the longest longevity in a car is to buy the right make and...

Originally Posted By: 147_Grain P.S.: The key here is to build some positive bridges / relationships that will set yourself up for success with the dealership in the future. This will likely save you a lot of money in the future in comparison to staying in your comfort zone and doing nothing...

Originally Posted By: 147_Grain Your greatest bargaining tool is the delivery on the vehicle. IF the dealer does everything you ask him to do (within reason), then complete the purchase in order to be on good terms for future dealings. Use the wait time to get acquainted with key personnel in...

I doubt any of the car makers make their own airbags. I suspect they all buy from the same few makers of those bags. I suspect the real culprit is the airbag company, although Toyota might have not tested it first....yes, all makers get these types of recalls.

Originally Posted By: dailydriver Originally Posted By: dishdude Someone takes the time to post a website that many on here will find useful, informative and entertaining...and this is what the thread degrades to? Class it up people. Yes, EXACTLY! ^^^ Some on here will NEVER, EVER miss the...

Originally Posted By: hattaresguy Their is nothing wrong with financing a car, but finance what you can afford. The person in the original article probably makes pretty decent money, say $50k a year. Their is no reason for the financial foolishness they displayed their. They should have either...

Originally Posted By: tbm3fan Originally Posted By: Silverado12 I think it's a sign of the times. Nobody makes anything anymore. I'm just lucky I got into a good trade that pays well and so did my wife. I truly feel sorry for the folks in retail getting 8 bucks an hour with little to no chance...

Originally Posted By: jimmy87 Originally Posted By: dishdude Even worse are people buying 3-4 year old used cars and financing for 5-6 years. You would be amazed the number of people that are driving 10 year old cars that have a lien on them. my first truck back in 2009 was an 04 gmc, I got...

Just take a teaspoon of the PU in your mouth. Swish it around. It should taste sweet, a few notes of blueberry, and burnt rubber...some lavendar tones too.

Originally Posted By: Jarlaxle Originally Posted By: lovcom I've only had such issues with the domestic stealerships. And in fact, Honda is known for doing free out-of-warranty work from time to time. This is one of many reasons I am very leary about buying domestic cars. Troll troll, troll...

Originally Posted By: Miller88 People will blindly buy Honda and Toyota and think they are 100% perfect. Truth is , every manufacture messes up Only a domestic car buyer would blindly make such a comment. Sure, they all mess up, but the domestics mess up a lot more, and by a huge margin. You...

Originally Posted By: dishdude Someone takes the time to post a website that many on here will find useful, informative and entertaining...and this is what the thread degrades to? Class it up people. yea, yea, lets all just agree, get along, go along...lets all have the same opinion, ok guys...