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Cake day: October 25th, 2023

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  • You’re saying this as if they weren’t making econo shit boxes in the 90s. Isn’t it nice that they’re owing up to their mistakes and actually issuing recalls instead of brands like Hyundai just keeping extra crate engines in the back?

    They recently reintroduced NA engines to the CRV and Accord, and the rest of their SUVs and the Odyssey and the Ridgeline still have NA 3.5L V6 engines. That means their entire lineup uses NA engines minus the Civic and the base model CRVs and Accords. And they’ve fixed the oil problems in the 1.5T.

    They’re doing a hell of a lot better than many other brands minus Toyota.


    1. The transmission issues were solved in 2007~ish

    2. I’m not a big Toyota fanboy but I’m pretty sure engine sludge stopped 2008~ish because our 2008 Highlander maintenance brochure specifically tells you to get an oil change ASAP to avoid sludge buildup. I think that was the first year they used the 2GR-FE on the Highlander too which didn’t have the buildup issues.

    3. AC failure? Doesn’t seem like I’ve been hearing many issues about that in Hondas.

    4. The oil dilution issues were supposedly fixed in the newer 1.5Ts.

    5. FUCK HONDA PAINT. It is damn near impossible to find a 90s Accord or Civic with paint that doesn’t look like shit and costs to repaint as much as the car does!

    Also, more American cars had these issues than Japan did, hence why we barely mention them.





  • Maybe, we don’t know if there will be a bigger engine yet.

    And it seems like you’re right. The amazing 10AT was a big reason as to why it got to 60 so quickly. I know this because the 6MT 2.0T was about half a second slower putting it behind the Toyota Camry, however I don’t think it’s quite fair to compare a manual gearbox to an automatic because the Camry was only available with an automatic.