Hondas
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- FrogPond0
I am terribly biased, but for good reason. My family has always had Hondas. My grandfather had about 10 of them over the last 20 years. My mom has one, and my aunt has one too. Everyone loves theirs. Currently I have a 98 civic coupe and a 2004 accord coupe. With that said, the civic has always started up in the mornings, never had any problems (aside from a battery, brakes and tires which is normal) and currently has 166k miles on it. The Accord is a blast to drive, looks really slick and does everything I would want it to do, reliably and well. The only other thing I would even consider is the Toyota Solara (the accord is my wife’s rig) or a VW Passat. The Toyota wasn’t out when we got the Accord, and we got a killer deal (imagine that, with 6 of them being in the family name!) on the Honda.
Nissan, while having really sweet design come out over the last few years, are still lagging in the quality, reliability and fit & finish in their new products. VW (and ask ANY VW owner this... they will have at least one story) tends to have the most asinine problems with their cars. Not like trannys dying, or engines seizing up, but all the dash lights going out at once, power windows breaking time after time, and knobs or levers breaking off. My boy here at work had all of his airbags go off while he was driving across the bridge, doing about 60! He didn’t hit anything before or after, they all just went off on their own.
Hondas are really great cars. If you want more flash, style or power, get an Acura TSX or a RSX. They may not have the toys and power that the other makes may have, but they are cheap to repair, you can trick them out, and they are really easy to fix on your own if you are so inclined. Get a LOJACK on it while you are at it. Your insurance will go down, and you won’t have to worry (as much) about someone taking you wheels.