Re: Honda Accord V6

[leveckis@icd.teradyne.com (Tom Leveckis)]

The new Accord V6 is the 2.7L used in earlier Acura Legends. Now I don't know
about how long the Accord body will last, but my brother has a Sterling 827SL
which also has the same engine. His odometer died at 150K (probably 180-190K now),
and the engine/car still moves like it did when he bought it (60K). What's more is
that he does not maintain the car (10K/oil chng., changed the plugs once). I 
agree that $25K for a Honda is steep, especially when you can get an Audi for close
to the same, but for some strange reason, the guy who buys the Honda will get
close to $20K three years from now, while the guy who buys the Audi will get 
more like $13K-15K. If Audi is what you want to drive (that's what I want/have),
then you'll find all kind of reasons to pick an Audi over anything else. If
you are in the market for resale value/reliability, Honda is a good choice.
BTW, a friend of mine had an '84 Accord and was at 278K when he totalled it.

Tom Leveckis


> From: jke@halcyon.com (John Eickerman)
> Date: Sun, 12 Mar 1995 20:38:38 -0800
> Subject: Honda Accord V6
> 
> The new Accord V6, top model starts at $25k, and the ads that I have
> seen from Audi show that the most inexpensive Audis start at about
> $25k.  Why would anyone want a 100k self-destructing Honda over a
> car that will last for 300k+?  Too bad Audi doesn't capitalize on this
> for advertising, instead of going after the Mercedes/BMW crowd.
> 
> Apple declined to comment.
> 
> John Eickerman -- jke@halcyon.com
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