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MrIcky · 01-25-2010, 01:48 PM

In the 70s, 80s and 90s? Absolutely the Honda was higher quality in the smaller car classes. Neither seemed all that bad? Go era by era- a 70's Pinto vs a VW Rabbit? An 80s K Car vs an 80s Accord? 95 Lumina vs Camry?

I have to say that it wasn't all a media conspiracy.

Also, in the late 60s America was building some of the most competitive cars in the world performance wise. American Cars were beating all comers at everything from LeMans to Trans Am. And I don't mean super specialty cars- I mean Mustangs and Camaros in the Trans Am series could compete against any homologated car in the world. But American car companies backed WAY off performance in the 70s and 80s. Porsches and Ferraris were always there, but America left them alone for a while to become the dream cars.

So if you were a car lover who graduated High School in the 1980s, the poster on your wall was a Countach or Porsche Turbo 930.

01-25-2010, 01:48 PM	#11
MrIcky Drives: Dodge Ram Megacab & Cobalt SS Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Boise Posts: 1,536	In the 70s, 80s and 90s? Absolutely the Honda was higher quality in the smaller car classes. Neither seemed all that bad? Go era by era- a 70's Pinto vs a VW Rabbit? An 80s K Car vs an 80s Accord? 95 Lumina vs Camry? I have to say that it wasn't all a media conspiracy. Also, in the late 60s America was building some of the most competitive cars in the world performance wise. American Cars were beating all comers at everything from LeMans to Trans Am. And I don't mean super specialty cars- I mean Mustangs and Camaros in the Trans Am series could compete against any homologated car in the world. But American car companies backed WAY off performance in the 70s and 80s. Porsches and Ferraris were always there, but America left them alone for a while to become the dream cars. So if you were a car lover who graduated High School in the 1980s, the poster on your wall was a Countach or Porsche Turbo 930.