Monday, January 11, 2010

Acura ,,,is not a luxury car brand to me, but just another Honda

My driver's door window slowed down too much by year 3-4. Is there a speed setting feature to increase the speed as the car and window motor age ? No. Buy another window motor. And have it wear out and go too slow in 3-4 years !! Talk about bad design !!

Even the driver's seat belt retracting spring got too slow and too weak by the 3rd year !! Is there a feature to adjust and speed or increase the action of that driver's seat belt spring ? No. Buy a replacement part at outrageous prices !!

By 5 years the plastic , 'sealed' unit headlights, at about $500 each to replace, developed a sun-damage surface haze on the plastic headlight lens, almost as if it had been spray painted white. Acura dealers want $180 to cloth pad buff for a few minutes this plastic aging haze off !! And in San Jose, Classic Car Wash will do it for $50 !! Acura should be doing it for free, after selecting an inferior plastic instead of safety glass lenses.

I "Perma-plated" the paint, but it did not last from the dealer at about $500 for even one year !! What a waste,,,and think of all the hand wax jobs i could have bought for $500 !!

Does every Acura come standard with leather seats, a choice of 5 spoke wheels, dual vanity mirrors, keyless remote and security system, regular or unleaded gas or clean diesel option, and free oil changes like BMW,,,?
Probably not. Therefore , save your money and buy a Lexus or a real luxury car brand,,,not an over-priced and un-luxury 'Acura' Honda !!