Re: Which To Buy?

On 3/3/07 10:12 PM, in article 1wwlhu5vswi03.dlg@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 "High
Tech
Misfit" <me@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> E Meyer wrote:
> 
>> 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.
> 
> And the end result is that Hondas experience less non-routine problems
than
> Nissans do.

I really haven't seen that result on the ones I've directly experienced.
Given my limited experiences (6 Hondas and 6 Nissans over about 18 years),
I
have to say the vote goes in the other direction.

The only non-routine problems I've treated on Nissans have been the
occasional engine compartment electrical connector that needed
cleaning/reseating (plagues the '02 Pathfinder) and periodic throttle body
cleaning ('91 240sx and '96 I30).

With the Hondas, we've had ABS systems fail on two out of two mid 90's
cars
('95 Integra & '96 Odyssey) and one transmission failure ('00 TL).  These
cars were well maintained with brake fluid changes and transmission fluid
changes according to the published schedules.  Clearly design flaws. 
Honda
made good on the transmission, but they never owned up to the ABS problems
on those cars.