Re: Which To Buy?

"E Meyer" <epmeyer50@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
news:C20F9F27.20485%epmeyer50@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Good for you.  I think it is completely safe to say the vast majority of

> car
> owners do whatever maintenance is specified by the owners manual or
less,
> not more.  If it is all that im****tant, the manufacturer would have
> specified something.

    True enough.

> I'm talking about maintenance religiously conducted according to
> manufacturer's recommendations, no more, no less.  If you follow the
books
> to the letter, Honda requires more upkeep than Nissan does.

    I'll agree with you on this partly. I have a friend who purchased his 
Nissan within a week of me purchasing my Honda. He does less than 70% of
the 
preventative maintenance that I do and he's had more problems than I have 
experienced with my last three Honda vehicles. On top of that, three years

into our purchases his Nissan has a fair amount of rust on his gas tank
and 
the floor of the car, as well as a number of mechanical failures.My Honda 
had none of these problems. Preventative maintenance is the key.