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Replying to: dgs4 (May 02, 2009 8:37 pm)
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Replying to: dgs4 (May 02, 2009 8:37 pm) |
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Replying to: backy (May 03, 2009 9:47 am) This can cause a brand to be blacklisted by consumers and therefore create a cloud of suspicion about the quality or reliability of brands like Hyundais. Dgs4 has high praise for the Honda Fit that they acquired recently and advises that they wished their purchase had been a Honda to begin with. This type of reaction is normal when one has experienced any form of "buyers remorse" but it can also create an overwhelming sense of false survivor euphoria, since when one feels that they have rescued or been rescued out of a bad situation, the new situation should be better(?) My own experience tells me that not all Hondas are created equal. But I digress. I wish you well with your Fit and hope if provides years of trouble free operation and lives up to your expectation of what you believe, considering these are imperfect transport machines, regardless of brand.
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Our vehicles have thousands of moving parts that must work together as designed. Any slight variance will create an unbalanced situation causing problems, be them small or big. Having now owned my Civic for about three years, I've had warranty work to get those little niggling problems resolved. The few hours spent at the dealership were a pain I must admit after hearing about Honda's stellar reputation. But still am happy with it. Just now I've learned past reputation is not a gauge for future perfection. The guy here who just sold his Sonata has found this out. The problems, though small things to others, ruined his experience and now he's moving on. I do suspect though that not all the '09 Sonata's have his problems...but obviously some do! My wife's '05 Mazda 3s had a couple of warranty hiccups at 1st, but it has proved to be an extremely reliable and fun vehicle these past four years. Our kids '09 Versa and '08 Accent have been great also, with one warranty issue on the Versa. My point being that all brands have the potential for annoying issues just like the '09 Sonata. One just needs to roll with the punches. When we get ready to replace the M3 next year, we'll definitely look at all the foreign brands before we buy knowing that all brands have the potential for small issues...or none at all. The Sandman 
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Replying to: dgs4 (May 02, 2009 8:37 pm) http://townhall-talk.edmunds.com/WebX/.f1346c0/0!make=Honda&model=Fit&ed_makeind- - ex=.f1346c0 |
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Replying to: dgs4 (May 02, 2009 8:37 pm) BTW I hope you enjoy your Honda Fit. Be sure to check the fit group and come back and tell up how perfect it is. |
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Replying to: carbunt (May 03, 2009 10:12 am) |
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Replying to: carbunt (May 03, 2009 10:12 am) |
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Replying to: carbunt (May 03, 2009 10:12 am) I don't expect perfection. I would have been okay with maybe one or two of these problems, but five problems in one year of ownership is too much for me. It's not like a rattle or something like that you might hear every so often, but rather all the time. Every time I drive the Sonata it shifts poorly, every time!. Every time I drive over anything but glass smooth pavement I have to listen to the bucket of bolts that consituets a suspension system. Every time there is a change in interior temperature I have to listen to the dashboard plastic pop and crack as though someone set a bowl of Rice Krispies on my dashboard. Every time I turn my stereo up more than half way I have to listen to my left speaker rattle the entire door. Lastly, when I am using the car navigation system, I have to keep my fingers crossed it gets me to my destination without locking up. I don't want to have to deal with those issues on a new car, sorry if that seems "nitpicky" to some of you. I don't doubt for a minute I will not have some issue come up on my Fit, but I seriously doubt I will have five issues like my Hyundai. It took a full year for all of the Sonata issues to rear their ugly head, so the verdict is still out on my Fit. But Honda didn't get their stellar reliability reputation for no reason, and thus I assume my issues will be mild if any. The Sonata was a good car when it was working perfectly. But it just kind of "fell apart" in the year I owned it, and regardless of whether a dealership service bay will be able to fix all my issues (I hope so for the sake of the future owner, who I have told about all the issues I'm dealing with), it puts a bad taste in my mouth, has soured the ownership experience, and would have left me wondering what else I was going to have to deal with down the road. Now I don't have those worries. |
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Love my car but have already had "5" warranty issues taken care of by the dealer. So don't believe everything you hear about that "stellar Honda reputation" as you call it...it just isn't there as far as I'm concerned. Just remember that there ain't no perfect car out there...or everyone would have 'em! The Sandman
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