<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by tomhan:
Your not missing anything Steve. It sounds like you just test drove my 02. Definitely louder and far more rattle prone than my 01.
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I'm begining to think that Honda Canada has two different production lines going at the plant.
My '02 is
far quiter than my '00. Our 2000 model had panel buzzes, door rattles, and you could hear the road a bunch.
Our 2002 is quiet, very quit. We don't have any plastic panel buzzes, no dash rattles, etc. We did have a sliding door rattle, but I exterminated that bug right away.
Our engine has more of a throaty sound when we start it, but after that, it is quiet, smooth, and actually sounds better when pushed than the '00 (and it was GOOD too.)
I'm very, very picking when it comes to NVH (ask my wife - I drive her nuts), and right now I'm happy with this on the 2002 Odyssey.
Now I understand that a vehicle with a full frame, big fat tires, etc (i.e. a suburban, tahoe, expedition, etc) may be a *little bit* quieter than a vehicle with a unibody and lower profile tires, but then I sacrifice the handling.
I would rate the '02 Odyssey as very solid and quiet considering it's a box. I would rate it right up there with my 2000 Acura 3.2 TL - and that is saying something considering the Acura line is supposed to be more of a "luxury" line and the fact that it is a car with a smaller interior that should be easier to insulate for noise and control rattles.
Just my $0.02. Obviously some of us are getting different results from the 2002's.
Greg
[This message has been edited by Razorback (edited 11-11-2001).]