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Honda Accord vs. Toyota Camry vs. Volkswagen Passat
1838 messages, Last post on Apr 26, 2010 at 5:30 PM
You are in the Volkswagen Passat Forum.What is this discussion about? Honda Accord, Toyota Camry, Volkswagen Passat, Sedan
#7 of 1838 . by hiflyer
Aug 06, 1999 (4:46 am)
The Passat is the way to go. You'll never look back. Suggest checking out the Passat 5 topic for more info. and the reaction of many happy Passat owners.
#8 of 1838 Accord's transmission problem by wdang
Aug 06, 1999 (9:25 pm)
Read this first if you're thinking about buying a new '99 Accord. All these years I've heard about how good the Hondas are, it's all hype. After reading Edmunds' no-flaw review of this year Honda Accord, I went out and bought a 4-cyl. '99 Accord EX. It was a mistake. I wish Edmunds had revealed to us the Accord's transmission problem. The problem I have is when I'm slowing down for a turn, at or near the end of the turn, when I step on the acceleration to pick up speed, the car would hesitate like it's going to stall for a brief second before it resumes the normal speed. The same thing happens when I'm in a slow moving traffic. When I come to a full stop i.e., a red light or stop sign, then I don't experience the above problem. Another problem is when I stop the car, put it in park then turn the ignition key off, the car slightly lurches forward before it stops. The service manager at the dealership thinks that maybe I have a problem with the way Honda build their cars, according to him, all Hondas drive like that. Baloney. My colleague's cousins have two '99 Accords EX V6, they have the exact problems that I described above. It's time for the Honda diehards to come out and admit that the Honda is just a car that has its share of problems like other cars. In case you want to know where I had bought my Accord from, it's Marty Sussman Honda in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey.Wil Dang
#9 of 1838 Passat by cadillac1
Aug 07, 1999 (3:43 am)
By a passat for a few reasons. Even though Japanese cars are more reliable volkswagon has great warranties so if something by chance did go wrong you'd be covered. The Japanese warranties are just not that good. Also its the best looking vehicle plus there not a million of them on the road so when you drive by, people may actually notice your car.- gregoryc1 (Dec 01, 2004 5:44 am)
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#10 of 1838 . by hondabro98
Aug 07, 1999 (4:07 am)
VW has the WORST bumper to bumper warranty in the world: 2 years!!!!!! As many have pointed out, VW's main problems are electrical (not covered by the 10 year powertrain warranty). If VW was so confident about its cars, they would offer a 10 year bumper to bumper warranty.As for Accord's transmission.... I have experienced a similar "problem" with the hesitation. It only happened when I floored the car from a stoplight. It felt like the transmission slipped into Neutral for a sec. I had to lift my foot off the accelerator for a sec and then it was fine. I was hesitant to try jack rabbit starts again, because it reminded me that Accords are NOT a sports car and must be handled gently. On the other hand, my Lexus GS was built for the very thing Accord wasn't.
#11 of 1838 Transmission Problems by hiflyer
Aug 07, 1999 (5:35 am)
The transmission in my former '94 Integra shook the entire car when shifted into reverse. It was all right once underway, but still didn't shift as well as I liked on a number of occasions. The dealer passed it off as being typical. Probably the worst thing about that car.#12 of 1838 Hate to bring up other cars, but... by sv1
Aug 07, 1999 (5:57 am)
I just test drove the 4 cylinder Galant. I think you should to. 4 years/0% financing means you'll save a couple thousand of the bat compared to the Camry or Accord. And, believe it or not, you'll swear you're driving a 6.The brakes are horrible, though. Otherwise, great car. Very quiet, very smooth. Great engine/transmission. Plenty of power. (Talking about the 4.) Definetely worth checking out.
I was offered about $17.4K with the 0% financing. So, to give you an idea, the Galant ES will cost you about $17.5K.
There's a $1250 rebate, but then no financing. If you choose to take the rebate in lieu of the financing, cost goes down to $16,250. Pretty good value.
Plus, you're buying Japanese, just incase you have problems with American cars. (I don't. I just bought one today.)
#13 of 1838 . by sv1
Aug 07, 1999 (5:59 am)
I should say, "to give you an idea, the Galant should cost you about $17.5K max." Unless it was sitting on the lot for long.#14 of 1838 . by hondabro98
Aug 07, 1999 (7:10 am)
Why buy an inferior Jap car like the Galant for $17,500, when you can buy the best mid-size Jap car like the Accord LX automatic for $15,900?#15 of 1838 . by hondabro98
Aug 07, 1999 (7:17 am)
hyflier,I had a '95 Integra and NEVER had the problem you described. The only transmission problem I could notice was during acceleration: when I lift my foot off gas then depress it again, there would be a huge hesitation. But that seem typical as other owners have said the same thing.
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