The purpose of this page is to help disprove some of myths and misinformation that are being spread by owners and supporters of Honda and Acura automobiles, and to give my opinions on Hondas and Acuras. I am constantly hearing and seeing people praising Hondas and Acuras, THE MOST OVERRATED & OVER-HYPED CARS to ever come out of Japan. These same people bash American cars and like to tell you how "superior" their Hondas/Acuras are. This page will tell you the other side of the story, what the Honda/Acura folks don't want you the find out, and refuse to believe.

 
False Hondas and Acuras    
I'm sure that all of you have seen one of these stickers on on the back of a Honda or Acura. I think that these lemmings actually think that the placement of this badge will make their car fast! Lets take a minute to distinguish the facts, shall we? First of all, there were never any Civic Type R's sold in the U.S. The REAL Civic Type R was born a hatchback and sold in Japan only. There was a variant sold in Canada named the Civic SiR, which was also in hatchback form. Most of the Civics you see hyping this badge are bottom of the basement Civic HX or DX econoboxes with 92-110 HP. Throw on a Fart Cannon and away we go! Go Speed Racer, go!
Now on to the Acura Intergra. There were a few (around 2,000) true Acura Intergra Type R's sold in the U.S. All others are simply fakes. I have heard that the actual Type R's had a unique pearl white paint.
As far as I know, there is no such thing as a Honda Prelude Type R. If there is, it is a Japan only model as well. I have seen many of these fakers. 

 
Honda Hype Vs. Reality Honda cars have got to be the most overrated cars ever built. It seems that anyone who owns a Honda becomes a brainwashed Lemming, buying into the delusion that Hondas are defect free, never break down, and have better performance than any other make of car, especially those "unreliable American gas guzzlers". The automotive press consistently praise Honda products while overlooking their flaws, and do exactly the opposite to any domestic vehicles.
 
There are about three times as many American cars on the road as there are Japanese cars. This means if the quality is the same, there will be three times as many complaints about American cars.
While Hondas can be very good cars, they are far from perfect. Honda has had their share of product recalls. They are machines designed by humans. However, their owners like to overlook any quality or design problems. These problems are never mentioned when they are comparing their perfect Honda products to an "inferior domestic", but are well known by Honda owners. Check out any of the big WWW sites for Hondas and you will find pages devoted to complaints Honda & Acura owners have about their cars but will only admit when they are in a "Honda friendly" atmosphere.