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Sedans Honda Accord Honda Accord vs Acura TSX
661 messages, Last post on Aug 20, 2008 at 5:51 AM
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89 Octane is a good choice and the lowest I would go for my TSX. Using 87 octane will still make the car drivable and you will not notice anything different in normal conservative driving. The ECU will adjust the fuel/spark timing to reduce engine knock during high engine stress driving (hard acceleration, driving up hills, carrying a full load). The downside will be not having the full high performance potential the engine can give you. You will use more gas and have less power compared to 89-93 octane users IF you drive your car to its performance limits. If you are a conservative driver and don't need max performance, you could use 89 octane and maybe 87 octane with no problems. I just use 91 octane because Sam’s club only has 87 or 91 octane at the pump in New Mexico.
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2008 TSX automatic with nav or 2008 EX-L 4 cylinder automatic with nav? I think I might need 3 years and 45K miles, so the TSX will have full warranty and the Accord would be out of warranty for 9K miles if I used the entire 45K miles. To getfull warranty coverage on the Accord for the entire lease, I would have to buy an extended warranty and the majority of that waranty would be wasted if I really only need 9K of coverage (unless you can get a refund of unused portion at lease return). The Accord would probably be cheaper to maintain and would get better gas mileage and use cheaper fuel and maybe cheaper insurance. I think the Accord should be cheaper to lease 3 years based on MSRP, but if Acura has lease incentives, maybe the TSX could be leased for around the same cost as the Accord since Honda has no lease incentives on the 2008 Accord. What do you think? |
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Replying to: jaxs1 (Nov 16, 2007 7:03 pm) Only you can answer those questions...
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Replying to: fedlawman (Nov 16, 2007 7:27 pm) There would have to be an aggressive lease program on the TSX for costs to be close, but I don't know if there is. I know there is no discount lease rate program on the Accord.
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Replying to: jaxs1 (Nov 16, 2007 7:33 pm) |
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Replying to: jaxs1 (Nov 16, 2007 7:03 pm) |
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Replying to: mrgold35 (Oct 31, 2007 7:05 am)
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Replying to: nj2pa2nc (Nov 20, 2007 12:51 pm) Well, your TSX has a powerband that doesn't come alive until WAY up there, above 6,000 mainly. As long as you aren't going past redline, you won't hurt it.
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Replying to: thegraduate (Nov 20, 2007 12:58 pm)
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Replying to: venus537 (Nov 21, 2007 10:28 am)
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