I bought a Honda Accord for my kid to learn driving. Have had it
for 8 years. Spent $500 in the first year to replace the timing
belt and water pump. Had to replace a drive axle once. Other than
that it just kept on going and going and never gave us any problems.
I agree that it is not a fun car to drive.

The drive axle cost less than $100 from a Honda dealer. It was
a rebuilt. But it was cheap and has worked great so far. All the
parts I ever bough from the Honda dealer have been cheap and never
had any hassle to deal with the dealer. It's a heaven and hell
difference.

Yes, Passat is fun to drive. But within 7 years the CV joint is
shot. Two of the ball joints have broken rubber seal already.
Power window switch already gone bad. Engine leaks oil so bad that
the engine compartment breaths out blue smoke all the time.

Believe me I learned a lesson. VW doesn't make quality cars.
A mechanic once told me all VWs leak oil. He has not seen any that
doesn't. It's true that both my Vanagons leak oil and the Passat
leaks even more. Sorry for bashing VW. All I said is true. You
should take a look at a valve cover gasket of a Passat. You
will agree that it is a joke to have a gasket like that and asks
for $50 a piece when it leaks.

David

--- Allan Streib <streib@cs.indiana.edu> wrote:

> David Kao <dtkao0205@YAHOO.COM> writes:
>
> > Believe it or not, I do not have a single friend who does not buy
> > Japanese cars. The only exception is my wife's cousine who leases a
> > MB S-560. He is a doctor. He leases a new one every two years for
> > tax purposes. Other than that none of my friends own a VW or any
> > European cars. Some of my co- workers own BMWs and MBs. No one has
> > VWs. What a lessen I learned.
>
> Have you ever driven a Japanese car?  They are boring.  They have no
> soul.  If you want to get from point A to point B OK, but there is no
> comparison to the feeling of driving a german car.
>
> Allan
> --
> 1991 Vanagon GL
>

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