Mercedes, Chevrolet, Honda Take Top Honors In Strategic Vision 2008 Total Quality Awards

The Awards for Strategic Vision’s 2008 Total Quality Awards have been cast, and this year, three companies – Mercedes Benz, Honda and Toyota all have 2 models on the list that have managed to win in their respective categories.

The Strategic Vision’s Total Quality Awards are rated by The Total Quality Index™ which, of course, is the premier measure of new vehicle owner satisfaction. Strategic Vision asks buyers to rate every aspect of the ownership experience, from buying and owning to performance and driving. It is much more than simply counting problems.

The full press release is below.

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Acura NSX Shattered In Horrific Street Racing Accident, Driver Survives

The driver of this barely recognizable Acura NSX is somehow, miraculously, still alive. In what is being reported as a street race with a Honda Civic gone bad, this hooligan lost control of the Acura NSX, hit the curb, and a light pole, and ultimately ended up splitting the car in half!! The MSN NBC affiliate in San Diego quotes one witness telling them “I saw the car in the gutter with a guy sitting it it without any front. He was holding on the the gearshift, and I think he was still in shock and still wanting to shift gears.”Though the driver has only suffered from a fractured neck, we’re pretty sure he’s going to be hurting a lot more after paying the lawyer fees.

You can see the airbags did deploy, though the entire steering column seems to be a good twenty feet from the rest of the car.

Head over to MSN to catch the story.

Honda Recalling 353,000 Accords For Wiper Problem

Honda has recently announced they will be recalling 353,000 Honda Accords. The recall affects the 2003 model year Accord, and invloves a possible corrosion threat in the vehicle’s windshield wiper system. The defect could allow water to enter in through the area around the windshield wiper motor, leading to possible corrosion and even failure of the motor.

And from what we all learned about water and electricity, if water does get in the motor, a circuit breaker inside the motor could trip, preventing the windshield wipers from operating.

So bring your 2003 Honda Accord into a Honda dealer, so they can inspect your vehicle for such corrosion. If no corrosion is found, dealers must simply add another protective cover to the potentially defective area, but if corrosion is found, the entire motor will have to be replaced.

No injuries or accidents have been linked to the defect, according to the car manufacturer.

Personally, i think a good selling point would be for all manufacturers to list “Free Lifetime Recalls” as a selling point.