First Drive: 2003 Honda Civic Hybrid

[Ryan]

Not to mention that that fuel cells have an EXTENDED warranty that goes up to 8 years, and for quite a few miles more that the gas only civics.

 

[KokomoGST]

De-uglified? hehe...
I wonder if it still has the potentially dangerous flywheel in there?

 

[Thegonagle]

<< Not to mention that that fuel cells have an EXTENDED warranty that goes up to 8 years, and for quite a few miles more that the gas only civics. >>


Doh, doh, doh, doh,

Those aren't fuel cells that have an 8 year warranty. They're Ni-MH battery cells, the kind that store electricity, not the kind that convert fuel (hydrogen) into electricity. Two different things. Keep on reading.

 

[Thanatopsis]

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<< Rick974, what % domestic content do you feel makes an American car? The big 3 all have engine palnts/assembly plants in Mexico & Canada, Ford owns a big chunk of Mazda, Chrysler used to won a bit of Mistubishi, now Jeep is owned by the same country they helped devistate in WWII. Ford owns half a dozen foreign makes, including Jag & Volvo, Chevrolet has a big part of Isuzu and a bit of Toyota. >>



In addition, almost all the big "japanese" cars are built in America. Accords, Camry's etc, are made in America. Meanwhile the "american" companies are building out of the country.
So when you buy American, not only are you doing the exact opposite of what intend (helping out the economy), you're also getting a piece of junk. The only Americans helped out by buying "american" are the executives. It's the Japanese who are the ones creating the jobs in America right now.

I used to buy American back when the cars were actually American. And when they were actually better. But around 1985, Honda and Toyota started beating the Big 3 at their own game. >>



Looks like someone is trying to reason themselves out of thinking they have a foreign car...


*shrugs
*goes and pats his GM car