"Bob" <bobwhite@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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>I am considering the purchase of either the Honda Accord or the Toyota
>Avalon for my wife's use. Both seem to be very nice cars but good and
not
>good features to each.
Since it will be the wife's car, all other things equal, does she have a
preference?
> On the Honda Accord, I am concerned about the engine which runs on
either
> 3, 4, or six cylinders, depending on driving conditions, speed, etc.
> They claim this is to increase fuel efficiency. I don't know how long
> this engine has been used by Honda, but it sounds to me like it could be
> major expensive problem a few years down the pike. Does anyone know
> anything about this engine and/or have any experience with it?
We have the variable cylinder management in our '07 Odyssey. It is very
smooth and the only indication that it has kicked in is a light on the
dash.
Other than that, we feel no transistion. I don't have an identical
vehicle
without the feature to compare mileage to.
Honda is usually pretty conservative when it comes to adding new
technology
before they are convinced it is reliable, so while I have no data to say
if
it is reliable or not, my trust in Honda does not turn me off to the
feature.
> I recall that in the middle 70's, that Cadillac came out with a 4, 6, 8
> cylinder engine. Apparently it didn't work out because they only kept
it
> the one year. I don't know if it was a problem engine or if it didn't
> achieve the efficiency expected. At any rate, I am leery about the
Honda
> engine.
Yeah, but A) that was a GM product and B) 30 years ago.
> As an aside questions: How do they do that, and does it really save
> fuel?
>
> On the Toyota Avalon, they have a six speed transmission. Again, I
don't
> know how long they have used this transmission or what the service
record
> has been. I also have concerns about expensive transmission problems.
>
> The other problem with the Toyota is the gear ****ft. It is not just a
> back and forth lever. It has a deeply notched track for the ****fter.
It
> seems to me that this might result in ***bersome ****fting. Anyone have
> any knowledge and/or experience with this six speed transmission?
Well, it's not a manual transmission, so how ***bersome is it really? You
put it in drive at the beginning of a trip and back to park at the end.
Will the wife really be ****fting it other than that?
> Thanks in advance for your ideas, suggestions, and experience.
>
> Bob-tx
>
> PS: I am also posting this on both the Honda and the Toyota groups.
>
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