Unhappy 'bird

September 22, 2009, 11:09:57 AM

Bought a '06 Accord yesterday*. The driver's window came off the clips today on my '87. :o
The only other time my '87 has had any real issue was when it refused to start after I took it for an oil change. That was the first time someone else had tried to start my car.
She's jealous, I tell ya. :p

*I was looking for an Accord/Camry/Fusion/6. Dropped the Camry from my list because it rides like a boat compared to the rest. The Camry SE has a ride comparable to the other, but I couldn't find many 4-cyl SEs near me. I all but dropped the 6, for no real good reason. I was favoring the Fusion, in part to be contrarian to all my friends who think domestics can't make a decent car.
The Fusion had a buzzy engine off idle, but other than that it was equal with the Accord wrt ride/NHV/etc. Accord had a bit better EPA mileage. Both cars had nearly the same depreciation and near the same reliability. The big disappointment was ABS wasn't standard on Fusions until '08, and I wasn't about to drop $17-20k without ABS. The best I could tell, only ~10% of pre '08 cars had ABS - a shame. It didn't help that the local Ford dealer sucked ass, so I resolved not to give them my business. Thus, the Accord won out.

Unhappy 'bird

Reply #1 – September 23, 2009, 01:01:17 PM

It does sound like the 'Bird knows what you did. Your description as 'she' explains it all, though.

Congrats on your purchase...it looks like you made the right choice given the cirspoogestances. My folks should be closing a deal within the next few days on a 2010 Fusion. They took out an Accord, Kia Optima, Hyundai and the Fusion (curiously they didn't visit a Toyota dealership for unknown reasons). Of all the cars they felt the Fusion rode the best, was quieter, and had the best list of options. Also, they noted how dull the colors were from all companies but particularly from the Korean manufacturers. The Ford colors for '10 on the Fusion aren't that exciting either, but American car companies tend to know what colors people desire in North America more than anyone else.

Might I just add that car shopping is possibly one of the most miserable experiences one can go through in the modern age.