yah the Japanese "appliance" isn't always the case though.....

Just recently found two switch lights out/intermittent on my 40K km 04 Accord.

Yet another indicator of poor assembly/parts and yet another problem.
(It's had too many.)

Back to the dealership for me too. (albeit for a small problem)

Just proves that any car can be a lemon.

I'm close to buying another Vanagon (there's the VC!) or other simpler
VW and selling that car. At least I could mentally deal with the fact
that a used car is supposed to have problems and likely be able to fix
them myself!

Neil.

81 AC Westy, 04 Lemon Accord.

On 1/30/07, Aaron Pearson <aarondpearson@hotmail.com> wrote:
> weren't you the one who told me yesterday to look for a japanese "appliance"
> as the daily driver alternative to my van?
>
> my appliance of choice is going to be a jetta wagon, as soon as i can find a
> cheap one with a stick.  wish me luck (for both finding and maintaining it.)
>
> aaron
> '87 syncro westy ej22
>
>
> >From: joe trussell <vanagongl@HOTMAIL.COM>
> >Reply-To: joe trussell <vanagongl@HOTMAIL.COM>
> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> >Subject: Rant--LVC
> >Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2007 20:18:18 +0000
> >
> >I'm glad my Vanagon's problems are relatively easy to fix...
> >
> >My wife comes in last Friday and tells me that the Passat ('01 GLX 4Motion
> >Wagon) smells funny inside.  I take a ride in it and decide that there's
> >definitely oil burning somewhere.
> >
> >Well, it was in the shop three weeks ago for its third instrument cluster
> >as
> >well as a bad tie rod end, so I figured they might still throw me some
> >Warranty slack even though it expired in November (VW Certified) and they
> >had helped me out on the new new cluster.  Under warranty, it got two new
> >clusters, new temp sender, and a few other things that escape me at the
> >moment.

SNIP