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2008 Honda Accord Coupe and Sedan

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Aug 25, 2009 (12:49 pm)
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Let's continue this very active conversation about seat comfort or lack thereof at this link: cchatt, "Honda Accord 2008 Seats" #88, 5 Aug 2009 10:43 am.
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Re: timing belt [danny08] by danny08
Sep 07, 2009 (10:57 am)
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Replying to: danny08 (Aug 20, 2009 5:39 am)

According to the repair crew, the failure started with the water pump. That went and because of proximity shredded the timing belt which of course threw of the valves and bent them.
 
The dealership was directed by Honda to repair the works and they did. Runs like a top again.
 
No explanation why a year-and-a-half old water pump would go, except, "Fluke."
 
Glad it didn't Fluke-up at 80mph.
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Re: timing belt [danny08] by berri
Sep 07, 2009 (5:40 pm)
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Replying to: danny08 (Sep 07, 2009 10:57 am)

Honda seems to be having a lot of flukes lately like trannies, AC compressors, etc. I wonder if they've taken on too many D3 vendors?
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Re: timing belt [berri] by stephen987
Sep 08, 2009 (5:16 am)
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Replying to: berri (Sep 07, 2009 5:40 pm)

I wonder if they've taken on too many D3 vendors?
 
Meow. That's catty.
 
The current Accord is a very nice car. So is the current Camry. Unfortunately for Honda and Toyota, they are up against quite a few other very nice cars. Very nice is no longer good enough to guarantee continued domination of the market.
 
For several years running, the Accord's reliability has been matched or exceeded by the Ford Fusion and Hyundai Sonata, according to CR. Have these cars (built in Mexico and Alabama, respectively) been taking on too many Japanese vendors?
 
The truth of the matter is that reliability is a non-issue for most midsize cars now. Aside from the real bottom of the barrel (Chrysler), the current crop of Accord-class cars is an extraordinary group. This makes it harder for the Accord and Camry to differentiate themselves from competitors (Ford, Hyundai, GM) that wouldn't have been taken seriously five years ago.

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