denhonda
09-28-2006, 01:47 PM
I currently run an Audi Coupe 2.6 as my everyday car, and reasonably nice it is too. However, last week it developed a fault that meant it stopped charging its battery so I had to abandon it at my dads house, abandon my evenings plans & get the train home. It turned out it was a wiring fault to the alternator & fortunately cost very little to recover the car & fix the problem.
In the meantime I have been using my 1982 2gee ! Which TBH hasn't been used much at all of late (less than 100 miles this year & in only 3 outings). Yet it started first time & has done me proud for a whole week! As older Hondas are virtually non-existant here it raised a few welcome comments too & turned a few heads as I motored along.
Anyway, Im going to try & use it more frequently now.
The Audi (which I like very much) may have to leave for pastures new as its ever increasing number of faults will cost the earth to fix over time (and with a passion for more than one car, I just can't afford it). Nice that it is, it just doesn't have the reliability of a Honda it would seem.
So there you have it, Honda wins over Audi (IMO) !!!
To reaffirm this, I have bought yet another 2.5gee (that I collect next week!), an EXR Sedan auto with ALB, AC, CC & ESR, this model being uber-rare in the UK. I have only seen one other & that was many years ago. The car I've bought has been garaged all its life, has FSH & under 37k miles on it. A true timewarp. Heres hoping all goes well with it !
In the meantime I have been using my 1982 2gee ! Which TBH hasn't been used much at all of late (less than 100 miles this year & in only 3 outings). Yet it started first time & has done me proud for a whole week! As older Hondas are virtually non-existant here it raised a few welcome comments too & turned a few heads as I motored along.
Anyway, Im going to try & use it more frequently now.
The Audi (which I like very much) may have to leave for pastures new as its ever increasing number of faults will cost the earth to fix over time (and with a passion for more than one car, I just can't afford it). Nice that it is, it just doesn't have the reliability of a Honda it would seem.
So there you have it, Honda wins over Audi (IMO) !!!
To reaffirm this, I have bought yet another 2.5gee (that I collect next week!), an EXR Sedan auto with ALB, AC, CC & ESR, this model being uber-rare in the UK. I have only seen one other & that was many years ago. The car I've bought has been garaged all its life, has FSH & under 37k miles on it. A true timewarp. Heres hoping all goes well with it !