Rant & Raves

Ever since the time I saw the brand new Honda Accord, I had fallen in love again with Honda.

Don’t be mistaken. I had have a long relationship with Hondas. My first ever car was a 1992 Honda Civic Hatchback, and I had loved the Honda design, the motto, the handling, and especially the sweet VTEC engine.

You can say that I have the racing boy blood in me. I do admit that when I was much younger, I used to drive recklessly fast, zig-zagging through traffic, passing and squeezing my way whenever there was someone blocking my way. I even tried squeezing in-between 2 cars on a 2 lane highway, and successfully overtook that two cars, and most importantly, preventing the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 8 (or commonly known as Evo8) from chasing me.

Anyway, I am getting older (not sure about the wiser part), so nowadays my taste are leaning towards sedan. Don’t get me wrong, when I see the sports cars my blood will circulate faster and I still get excited. But for my own ride, I prefer something more luxury and comfortable with plenty of handling and power on tap. That’ts why Toyota is out of question, at least for me.

According to some inside source, the Honda Accord will be officially launched in April / May period in Malaysia, and the first car will be delivered in June. Why the delay?

Apparently the higher management are still deciding on the accessories and pricing of the new Honda Accord. There might be a small chance that we will get the SatNav (or commonly called Satelite Navigation, or GPS) and the price is still slightly (very slightly) lower than the biggest competitor (if you don’t know which carmaker or model, ask).

The biggest competitor has captured a big share in the market for this segment of cars, so Honda Malaysia will do their best to recapture the lost market.

So this is definitely a good news for all of us. For me, my wish list is for the same money, I can get the following:

(1) Satelite Navigation,
(2) High Intensity Discharge Light (or known as HID),
(3) Keyless Entry

I hope Honda Malaysia will hear my voice and give us all that for the same money that can buy the competitor’s car. If you happen to work in Honda, forward the URL to the management or something. If you know someone high-up in the hierarchy ranking in Honda Malaysia, forward them the URL as well.

So why am I writing about the brand new Honda Accord?

Well, hopefully early next year I will be driving one. That is my planning, my wish, and my dream. Hopefully I will be able to achieve it, and once I do, I will keep you guys posted!

Wish me luck!

Disclaimer:
All the pictures above are from Honda USA website.