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Civic Slammed by C/D for Quality Control
 Date: November 03, 2002 10:51
 Submitted by:  The Rooster
 Source: CarandDriver.com
 Credibility Rating: N/A


Is Honda losing touch with one of its core competencies?

"It takes more than skillful engineering to create a great car. It takes quality control, which the test car, to our great surprise, lacked. It had some major rattles, and the metallic paint had more shady spots than the Coconino National Forest. We thought the panel gaps were rather wide, too, and certain details of the dash fit poorly."
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http://www.caranddriver.com/xp/Caranddriver/comparisontests/2002/november/0211_comparo_smallsedans.xml

Last edited by Tuan on November 05, 2002 00:39
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  American Junk
DapperDanSC 35
  Import junk
mike-t 0
  wide gaps?!?
HappaSaiyan 5
  Do this!
Xtrema 3
  And The Focus Is A Better Car??
ivtec1 0
  same qc problem in malaysia
cklimdr 0
  same qc problem in malaysia
cklimdr 0
  We lost to Hyundai!!!
A10thunder 0
  C&D must really be bored
MugenDX 0
  Quality control...
djaaronk 0
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