VUE -- how pronounced?

It's pronounced "honda".

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Its pronounced "View". Are ya that isolated?

I love 'em except the ones that have timing belts, CVT's, and the ones with AWD which is pointless...

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Pointless ???? Why???

No, just don't know anybody that has one... and I don't watch TV.

On Wed, 27 Dec 2006 04:12:54 +0000, Doug Miller got out the hammer and chisel and etched in the wall:

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I don't think I've ever even seen a VUE advertisement.

4 Major reasons that form my opinion.

--Additional weight, reduces fuel economy. Why do you need this in the spring, summer, or fall?

--Additional moving parts, increases service cost. Hardly justified when it may only benefit you 1% of the year.

--Added wear and tear. After awhile AWD vehicles like BMW's suffer excessive slop with the drive chains...

--Lastly you can get by about as well with 2WD's equipped with Traction Control.

Of course if you live in some obscure area's of a given country AWD can be a plus but if you live in Ohio I can say first hand you can live without it. Traction control will take you where you need to go here and I get around fine without either of them.

In the Vue's case:

1. The AWD system only adds ~150#s

1. It's a Saturn. I fully expect the rest of the vehicle to fall apart long before the Honda AWD system so much as sneezes

2. The Honda AWD system is actually a 2WD system that kicks in the rear 2 wheels only during slip, so wear and tear is minimal

1. I live in Southern Ohio (we have actual hills) and can tell you that traction control doesn't do *!%$ when you're trying to get up an ice covered hill or pull yourself out of a ditch

You only need airbags 0.01% of the time, so why bother with the extra weight and expense?

Just my 2 Lincolns, Steve

Also adds $2000 dollars and subracts 2 mpg in economy.

And I fully expect the timing belt to fail before 70k miles. The 5AT has been far from bullet proof had has crappy shifting issues... Honda's AWD system?

Yes AWD "on demand" still isn't immune to service or repair. And funny I thought the RDM was GM's VERSATRAK with a PTU added to Honda's buggy

5AT? How often do you check the fluid level in your RDM? Anything with seals will inevitably seap and leak you know.

So AWD's dont get stuck? Google 'James Kim + AWD + 9-2x'. I've seen

4x4's suffer the same issues. Tire chains/cables cost far less than than a $2000 dollar AWD option and will handle southern Ohio just fine.

Just my 2k bucks, still in the bank. ;-)