| Title: | Cars in the UK |
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| Moderator: | COMICS::SHELLEY ELD |
| Created: | Sun Mar 06 1994 |
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I am intending to buy a second hand Honda Aerodeck EXi and wondered
if anyone out there had either owned one or knows someone with one
and has opinions (good or bad) about this car. Points I am interested
in include:
Reliability; I understand spares are expensive so this is an obvious
consideration.
Bodywork; The cars I have looked at range from 86 to 88 and there
appears to be no rust problems.
Driveability; Are they good handling and safe cars to drive.
Engines; I have been told that in 87 Honda introduced the 16V engine.
Is this engine noticibly better than it's predecessor.
Longevity; Again the cars I have looked at all have FSH but the
mileages range from 28,000 to 70,000 miles.
Anything else you feel may be useful.
Thanks in advance for your help
Richard
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| 1349.1 | But all mine are Civics | CRATE::WATSON | Knowledge is power. | Mon Jan 28 1991 15:25 | 28 |
I've had various Hondas all of them Civics but they share the same
`generic' style / build quality.
1. 1984 (A-reg) new-ish style.
12 Valve 1.4 Engine
Paint Metalic - a few chips but no rust.
56,000 Miles
Very reliable - never went wrong at all.
Althought only 12-valve, very free running right up to red line
(and beyond).
Lotus use this engine as their benchmark - True !!!
2. 2x1989 (G-reg) Civics
16 Value 1.4 Engine
Hard to tell any difference between the engines except that newer
ones are substantially more powerful due to Twin-carb. setup.
3. NSX - One day ... :-)
Rik Watson
7782 2238
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| 1349.2 | Honda...worlds best engines! | UKCSSE::PARKERD | Tue Feb 12 1991 10:06 | 12 | |
I think the 1.4 12v engine is the same one in the Rover 213 (old
style). The engine is 1360 cc or thereabouts. Ours has done 33,000
miles, no problems so far and is the sweetest,smoothest 4 cylinder
around.
Its interesting that in the US, the Honda Accord has been the best
selling car for the last two years (over 400,000 sold in the US market
in 1990!)..Honda is seen as a kind of Japanese BMW over there, having
driven a 2.0L 16V Accord and a 318 (both 4 cylinder) there's no contest
for me.....Honda win hands down!..
Dave
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