2008 Honda Accord EX from North America - Comments

Cars cost more to add the extended warranty; it's built into your payment somehow.

No, it's standard. I haven't paid any extra for it. It's the only Honda dealer that does so, it's not a company-wide thing. I don't really get why everyone says Japanese cars have awful warranties at 3yrs. 36,000 miles. The Ford Focus I owned before I purchased my Civic had the same exact warranty. In fact, every car I've ever owned, import or domestic, has had a 3yr. 36,000 mile warranty.

"The dealer I bought my Civic from offers a 5-year, 100,000 mile powertrain warranty."

You'll need it. Our Civic was totally shot at 40,000 miles.

On Wednesday a friend I work with asked me to give him a ride to the office because his 2007 Accord was in the shop for repairs (again). He was so impressed with my 2006 Fusion he plans to trade for one.

Ugghhh!

The Fusion salesman strikes again!

I used to like Ford Fusions, but now I wouldn't buy one due to the shameless exaggeration of their "greatness" in these reviews.

In fact, I may trade my domestic for an import, just to tweak these import bashers.

And I DO own a domestic.

"You'll need it. Our Civic was totally shot at 40,000 miles."

My '91 Civic had over 300,000 miles. Yours obviously hadn't been taken care of.

"In fact, I may trade my domestic for an import, just to tweak these import bashers."

Don't do it just to annoy these guys, do it because it's a good idea.

Dealer may offer something free, but I still maintain the profit was there. Likely paid much more than privately owned or they financed it too.

Anybody who says Honda's aren't built well is mistaken. My 1996 Accord was rear-ended by a Buick Roadmaster going 25 MPH and the only damage it had was a cracked rear bumper. It drove away from the accident as if nothing had happened. More recently, my 2008 Civic was hit head-on by the driver of an SUV, I took it to a body shop and they replaced the right-front fender and the front bumper, gave it an alignment, and sent me on my way. They inspected the frame and I looked at it myself and there was no damage. I still drive it everyday without a single problem.

17:47 maybe they meant the engines and drivetrains not the bumpers... don't sit on the hood. If you hit in the corner of the bumper, it helps if that's your point.

Try telling the family of our late friend how "well-built" Hondas are. Their daughter scrimped and save to buy a beautiful new Acura (a Honda with ten grand tacked on). In a blinding rainstorm she rear-ended a Ford F-150. The F-150 was driven home by its uninjured driver. Our friend was taken to a funeral home. The much-touted "crumple zones" DID crumple... all the way back into the driver's seat, crushing her to death.

She had to have been going awfully fast for something like that to happen. And if you're saying that Honda's are bad because of crumple zones, you're wrong. Honda makes crumple zones on their cars so that they comply with U.S. standards. The United States laws make car companies put in crumple zones. It's not Honda's fault they are there.

Seriously, don't blame Honda for a U.S. law.

I was also worried that the trans would blow again. My wife and kids surrounded by tractor trailers and no warning at all. We sold our Honda over safety concerns. If you are in middle lane and it fails with no warning, you might reevaluate fixing it a few times, let alone once.

My '96 Accord was rear-ended by a Buick Skylark going about 30 MPH. The Skylark blew through a stop sign and smashed my rear bumper. I drove away from the accident and brought my Honda to the shop I always take my cars to be serviced at (because I know the owner) and they told me that the only damage was to my rear bumper and that the frame had suffered no damage. The Skylark however, didn't fair as well. It was totaled and wouldn't restart; it was towed from the scene.