When I think of Honda, I think of 12 second Integras and stock, reliable, fuel efficient Civics... that's it. When I think of Toyota, I think of Land Cruiser, 4Runner, Supra, Corolla, Toyota trucks used in war-stricken countries, and the AE86 drift craze. I personally am not a fan Honda because I'm not impressed about Honda trucks or SUV's and although Honda makes very nice 4 cylinder motors, they're mostly on fwd cars. The S2000 is a nice car, no doubt about that but I wouldn't call myself a Honda fan just because I happen to like that one Honda. Import racers are Honda fans and car enthusiasts are Toyota fans. As for a Lexus sports car being an oxymoron, Lexus is Toyota and Acura is Honda so therefore if an IS300 is not a proper sports car, then the Acura RL is not a proper luxury car making Acura a poser luxury automobile. So if Honda can't make a luxury car, what's there to like about it besides hitting vtec reliably?

 

i dont like honda for a few reasons

they arent luxurious, they arent my kind of car, and that logo??? who designed that...


seriosuly, i just dont liek them. has nothing to do with civics belonging to the tuner cround. i see thousands more stock civic than ones with melon shooters and neons.

i just dont liek them, their designs dont appeal to me.

but i will give them the following 3 cudos:

They run forever...and then some. i dont think you can kill em.
they get great gas mileage, even their big ones.
they have some innovative ideas.


that is all.

 

IMO there is a huge difference in desirability between a Honda/Acura and Toyota/Lexus.

The only car that i ever really liked from Honda/Acura was the Legend - thats it. (The NSX is desirable also but thats more like an exotic dream car thats not very realistic.) None of their other cars are that special or have made any type of significant impact on the auto industry.

Toyota/Lexus on the other hand has created cars that are extremely desirable and have had a significant impact on changing the auto industry. Some of their cars that I find personally desirable (and viewed by many as timeless) are Supra, MR2, SC, 1ST &2ND gen GS, LS.
The Lexus division had a huge impact on the auto industry. Land Cruiser/ LX470 are considered some of the greatest SUVs of all time. RX created the crossover SUV and continues to be the class leader. Prius is the most important and successful hybrid car so far.

And there are many more great things that Toyota/Lexus have done. Honda/Acura make VERY good cars but Toyota/Lexus have made some of the world's BEST cars and SUVs, and thats the difference.

 

First, what's a watermelon person?

On to the subject. I also believe that Honda's are nice and reliable cars. To some people, they are even upscale. That's very debatable but everyone can agree they are mostly reliable and have a high resale value. In fact, I believe higher than Toyota. Even if that's not true today it was not long ago. SOme I really like. The s2000 looks great and has a lot of pep. Always loved the prelude. I was locked in a battle trying to decide between a prelude and my platinumsc 4 years ago. I would definitely drive an accord. Can't go wrong with those cars. If some people don't like them, that's okay. It's their right. Everyone can't like everything. This site is here for opinions. As long as someone doesn't attack another personally, everything is free game. We also don't have to read a thread that is about something we don't agree on. One thing I can't accept...spinners on cars. I don't know why. I try to be open minded but that thing just gets me. Everything else....I deal with it. Even a Hyundai (sp) can look good if modded well.

 

So out of everything I wrote, that is all you saw? Of course 1 guy doesn't mean all Honda owners are awful drivers and I never stated that.

 

I like Hondas! We used to own a Acura Vigor and it was a really fun car to drive! There is NOTHING wrong with Hondas.