Not what I stated, I talked about the warranty and cheap prices, Nissan tackle the US in a different way than Honda, by doing exactly what you said takeing on performance in an affordabll fashion. That is NOT what Honda did so thank you for proving my point for me. Honda did not come in and try to compete with the American V8's or any performance car to start out with. they did exactly as I stated in my first post and continue to state, they started with affordable reliable cars and gave them rediculous warranties to entice buyers. Then when people found out that they run forever and are great product for the $$ Honda started to increase the ammenties/luxuries/performance /prices of their cars and moved into the mainstream. <----What Hyundai is doing NOW!

Thank you you once again for proving my point though I appreciate the help

---And this is Honda's 1st car in the USA in 1967.....over SIX years before the oil embargo that caused the gas hike you speak of. Again, Facts...they are littered throughout History.

Definitely not made to compete against V8's...