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Sedans Honda Accord 2008 Honda Accord Coupe and Sedan
5335 messages, Last post on Aug 29, 2008 at 5:05 PM
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These are my suggestions for whenever Honda is ready to make changes to current Accord. -Add padding/liner to trunk lid. It feels cheap and hallow when it shuts. Both Camry and Sonata trunk lids are lined. -Add outside temp reading to all Accords AND put in radio/clock display and not in the third setting in odometer display. Outside temp reading should be a constant display reading and not one that you have to search for. -Move the filling neck of windshield fluid away from the hood prop rod base on 4 cylinder versions. You can't easily fill the reservoir without spilling with the hood rod base in the way. In 2003-2007 models, it was in a ok position, they moved it in 08 and made it harder to fill. - Scrap the front seats and borrow Sonata or Camry seats. My son's 95 Dodge Stratus has more comfortable front seats than the 08 Accord. Joe
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Replying to: jodar96 (Jul 03, 2008 8:30 am) Someone buying a 4 cylinder EX or EX-L version should be able to get the trip computer. (But now that my Scangauge II just arrived in the mail today, there won't be as much need for the trip computer.) Bud H
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Replying to: budh (Jul 03, 2008 1:53 pm) |
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Replying to: cstiles (Jul 03, 2008 6:05 am) 2008 2008 2007 Avalon Accord Accord Front legroom 41.3" 42.5 " 42.6 " Front headroom 38.8" 39.0 " 38.3 " |
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So my lease on my Acura was up, and after such a positive experience with the vehicle, I decided to stay within Honda. I hired a broker (who charges nothing) and also did some shopping on my own. I kept most of my contacting through email and phone and here are my results. Buena Park Honda $27,900.00 Hollywood Honda $28,341.00 Honda of Pasadena $28,598.00 Long Beach Honda $28,906.00 Goudy Honda $28,998.00 Colonial Honda $28,998.00 Honda of Santa Monica $29,700.00 CS Auto Broker (My Broker) $30,042.00 Airport Marina Honda $30,645.00 Culver City Miller Honda $30,676.00 Norm Reeves Superstore $31,180.00 Miller Honda Van Nuys $32,145.00 These were the final prices I got after haggling and going back and forth between various dealers. I wanted silver and trying to locate the car was hard. Out of these dealers, only 3 had one in stock. Buena Park, who was asking for 27,900 had only a black one. I called Pasadena Honda (Eddy Lin) with a written quote from Buena Park, and he threw in the wheel locks and lowered their price before TTL to $28,236.00. Out the door after TTL, it was a little under $31,000. After qualifying for 3.9% APR, I chose to pay off the car in 48 months with $5000.00 down. My monthly payments came out to roughly $580. |
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Replying to: budh (Jul 03, 2008 1:53 pm) |
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Replying to: losinglouie (Jul 02, 2008 5:04 pm) I'm 6'1" with long torso and find the driver's seat extremely comfortable, the passenger seat not so much. I don't plan on spending much time in the passenger seat, though.  While the road noise was substantial when I purchased the car, I swear it seems to be quieting down. I suppose it may be the tires wearing a bit. Overall, we love the car - so much so that we just purchased a '94 Accord EX-L Coupe for our son's first car. Very solid, even at 209,000 mi -I guess it's just now being broken in....  Oh, the Nighthawk Black Pearl is absolutely gorgeous but what they say about keeping black clean is very true. |
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Reporting in for the first time with my 2008 EX-L 4 Cylinder Accord: MPG - Avg. 23MPG in mostly city around town driving. Mixing in some highway miles, I've reached 26MPG once on a tank of gas. Sure wish it had the trip computer like my 2007 CRV does. Seems silly that the CRV would have it, but the Accord doesn't. Flickering Headlights - Yep, got it. Annoying, but getting used to it. I wonder how the people driving in the other direction think. Do they think I'm flashing my lights? Seems to me that Honda will have a TSB on this in the future. Can't believe it isn't something that can be fixed. Firm Ride - Tires sure aren't forgiving. My 98 Accord rode better than my 08. In fact, it's really bad when you first start out when the tires are cold. I get a lot of jittery ride from the tires almost like I'm going over little bumps. I can feel the car vibrating. Once the tires warm up, the vibration goes away. Acceleration - Not bad. Not great either. But about what you'd expect for a 4 cylinder. There is noticeable hesitation when you start from a dead stop. Also seems to shift at odd points sometimes. Not as refined as I would have thought. Front Seat - I'm 5' 11'' and fit comfortably in the front seat. No real complaints. Radio - Very good sound. Just wish that with XM and MP3 ID tags, they could have found a way to display both the song title and the artist on the screen at the same time. That's just poor design in my book. Overall, I'd give my Accord a B+ after the first 2,000 miles. I wanted to give it an A, but the headlights and tires/suspension are annoying enough to lower the grade. I'd also like to see the gas mileage improve to around 25 MPG on average instead of the 23 MPG I'm currently getting. Hopefully after it breaks in a little more. Still haven't taken it on a good highway run, so still waiting to see the mileage crack the 30 MPG barrier. Oh, has anyone got the Cilajet on their Accord? I got suckered into it for $300, but can't really tell a difference. Was wondering if I can and should still wax the car on a regular basis, or is just washing it enough? I never did get a straight answer out of them about whether it was recommended to wax the car with the Cilajet coating, and if it would hurt the coating? Any thoughts?
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Replying to: rrbhokies (Jul 17, 2008 10:29 pm) I think the ride is fine but I'm moving up from a VW New Beetle and our other car is a Jeep Liberty so just about anything would seem to be an improvement to us. I am looking forward to replacing the tires hoping for an even smoother and quieter ride in the future, but as things stand now it is very nice. The Malibu had the quietest ride of the cars we drove. Last tank dropped down to 24MPG which is the worst I've gotten so far. More in-town driving, I guess. As far as acceleration is concerned, it's on par with the Altima (without the CVT whine) and far superior to the Malibu 4-banger. Best of the lot that I test drove was the Passat - that 2.0 Turbo is one sweet engine - but the Honda's 2.4 is almost as sweet without the added complexity of a turbo and without the premium fuel requirement. |
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Just bought an 08 Accord EX-L I-4 Sedan, the inside deck has a 1/4 inch hole in it. Went back to the dealer, the floor model V-6 had the same hole. dealer didn't know what is was for. Anybody have a real reason for this hole? Confused
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