Outdoor Power Equipment (Lawn Mowers, Snow Blowers, Chain Saws and more) Discussions

My serial number is too high so my Honda blower is not affected but has anyone taken their Honda blower for the recall repair?  On a side note, My 2005 Honda Odyssey had a brake failure recall and took me two tries to get it right this week.  I hope you guys have much better recall repair experience.  Are there any other recalls on Honda blower?

It's funny how Honda of America thinks its perfectly acceptable to give us decaffeinated products when the rest of the world has more exciting stuff available.  Years ago when I had a Honda Accord V6, the Japan market has a more nimble and smaller Accord that comes with a turbo 4 cylinder that produces 240 hp, while the US V6 model gets an anemic 200 hp.  To add insult to injury, the V6 car was big and floaty, seats as flat and wide as a park bench.  After a few years of driving it, I had enough.  If I want something as boring as that car, I'd get a Buick or a Toyota.

My wife has an '07 Toyota Camry.  We never get bored of it never failing to get us where we have to be. 

We have motorcycles for excitement. 

Jump on 100 h.p. and 100 ft. lbs. torque both measured at the rear wheel on a 650 lb., six cylinder Honda Valkyrie.   Grab a handful of throttle if you dare, and see what happens.  You'll be smoking that huge rear wheel, the engine will be howling like an Indy car and in a few short seconds 100 mph will be on the clock,   And that's with a passenger!   Talk about an adrenalin rush.   

borat wrote:
If I had a Camry of any year, I'd take up bungee jumping just to balance out the boredom.  :)  If Buick can build a reliable car, it will be the Camry.  Or is it if Toyota could build a boring car, it will be a Buick. 

aa335 wrote:

Make sure that guy in the Camry picks you up when your not-boring car breaks down on the side of the road.

Chxbeachva wrote:
Nah, I'd probably go into a coma riding a Camry.  I'd wait for the Ford.  :)

I rather go up in flames from an exploding gas tank than going off a cliff with a stuck accelerator pedal.  :)

aa335 wrote:

I had to bust your $#%*...I work for Toyota.

Chxbeachva wrote:
I don't work for Toyota, but if I did, I would spike their coffee with a little something....and fire a few people.  Or at least offer placement service for a paper clip company.

I'd also bring back the Toyota Supra and Hi-Lux.  These represent the company much better than a Celica or Tacoma.  :)

Now that the new VW Jetta looks and drives like Corolla, there's no need for it.  I'd scrap that model and bring back the Paseo.  It's okay to have cheap plastic when the car is only $10000, but for $20000?

I'd restyle the Matrix so it doesn't look so fast going slow.   I'd restyle the Solara so it looks less like a jelly bean.

Speaking of going fast, why does Toyota has 4 models in the most ticketed car list?  And I don't know why so far 3 Prius have tried to race me.  It's not like my gas tank is empty and I'm trying to hypermile. 

aa335 wrote:


I thought I was imagining things... I've had the same thing happen to me in my '07 G35x 

I don't find cages exciting.  

Rolling status symbols that are one-upped by the neighbour  down the street with a few more bucks than the other guy.  

I see that happening on my street.  Guy across the street from me  buys a new Corvette.   Guy two doors up from me buys a brand new top of the line Camaro.   Woman across the street from the Camaro and beside the Corvette buys a Mercedes AMG C63 that puts both GMs to shame.  Her husband buys a $135,000.00, luxed out Land Rover that tops the bunch of them for all out spending......  

It's all about ego.  Nothing more.  I choose not to play that game.  I'm kind of happy to be who I am and don't care in the least what others think.  A nice place to be indeed.  

In many parts of the world, having a vehicle more than 2 wheels or extra vehicle for enjoyment is a status symbol.  Going beyond the basic necessity is self-absorbed and frivolous.  Our overseas neighbors viewed North Americans as that.  Perspective can either blind us, or open your mind.  Stay in your trenches and defend what you believe, or come out of the wall and see they're not so different.

Wisdom is a valuable lesson to be passed on to future generations, but it is not an entitlement for righteousness.  They have every right for their decisions as you have yours.

To each his own. Be happy.