Re: '86 4KQ vs. "86 Honda Accord

[Michael Murphy <mmurphy@nais.com>]

JOlson1967@aol.com wrote:
> 
> I hate to say this but in the short time I have owned a well-taken-care-of
> 4KQ, I've gone through several door handles, numerous interior and exterior
> trim pieces, heater control cables, electrical problems, window and mirror
> switches, seatbelt retractors, and poor engineering/quality control
> difficulties too numerous to mention.  Neat car, fun to drive when it's not
> at the shop, but a never-ending source of frustration.  Something is always
> broken on this car, requiring yet another trip to the local VW/Audi salvage
> yard where numerous examples reside.
> 
> My boring Honda Accord (same year) has never required anything other than
> routine maintenance (oil changes, timing belt, brakes, tires) after 180,000
> miles.  Everything still works as new!  Looks good, drives good despite years
> of abuse.
> 
> What was Audi doing during the '85-'87 period?

Well, for starters, they were building AWD cars that have class, panache
and don't look like they were made by some electro-mechanical cookie
cutter.

As for maintenance costs and owner satisfaction quotent; I've got a
friend with a 4KCSq (owned from new) who, despite all the niggling
little problems - that he fixes - brags about that car to anyone who
will listen.  

When was the last time you came across a Honda owner, who bought it new,
still owns the car and more so loves to talk about it?
--
MJMurphy