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Replying to: viet (Mar 27, 2005 11:23 am)  My old Si Civic had nice seats in it with no problems on trips - and I would expect the Accord seats (in either leather or fabric) to be comfy - but not well bolster for "perfomance driving"  It is wise to ask about these things, since who wants to site in the car at the dealer lot for hours at a time to see how it will be on a trip? Dennis |
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Hi Dewey, Oh yes. The HAH is truely "a Bang for a Buck" (more HP with less fuel consumption and more MPG). It accelerates pretty quick especially when I need to pass some other cars, change/ merge to other lanes, accelerate, etc. Yet it is "ECO" whenever it is able to even when it runs about 40 MPH on city streets. I always love that Honda's economical style on all my Accords. Imagine that my old Accord I4 at 200K miles still got 27.5 - 32 MPG which exceeded its original sticker EPA MPG of 21 - 28. Now, I enjoy it more as a "little loyal pony" to drive around with little fuel consumption with its "new resurrected engine/ transmission". When I need to drive on long hilly trips at high speed I pretty much appreciate my powerful and fast HAH. As far as I know most owners are very happy with their HAH. I love very much its extremely solid body, 6 airbags, the door-closing sound and the feel when it runs eerily quiet and effortlessly like a feather. The drive is firm. In fact,.it is an "economical sport car" which pretends as an "innocently conservative sedan". It is very honest when Honda claims the HAH's low end torque is better and its MPG is 29 - 37. The NAVI and stereo system is skillfully integrated and is voice-activated and also manually operated. It's impressive Honda intelligence. |
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I am really enjoying my silver frost HAH. I am coming from a 2003 EX-L 5 speed which is a great car in its own right. The cars look much the same but the HAH has quite a bit more content - much quieter due to the active noise cancellation, and smoother for passengers than the 5 speed. Plus my wife can drive it. Both are great cars at their price point and I would reccomend either without hesitation.
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Replying to: nowakj66 (May 05, 2005 3:20 pm) |
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I bought my HAH last month. It came with dealer installed tinted windows and 18"rims. Very sporty. REI installed a roof mounted bike rack with fairing. The trunk, unfortunately, was too small for my road bike and wheels. I love this car. So far I've put in more than 1000 miles--street and highway. The mileage is not what it should be-- but then again, the mpg reading on the dash is giving me an overall average and not, necessarily, the mpg for that moment on the road. That being said, the mpg could very well be close to EPA estimates. Once, I tripped the travel odometer to get a "contextual" reading and I did achieve 35-40 mpg on the highway (45 minutes at 65 mph.) Not bad. In terms of steering: Yes, it is somewhat sloppy. However, the steering is electric assisted and different from conventional vehicles. I accept the slop in exchange for superior low emissions. |
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I recently purchased a HAH in Graphite Pearl. OTD $31,662. That's including the security system & an extended warranty plus all other charges. I did much better than I thought I would. It's tough to get a good deal in the Los Angeles area. And I LOVE THIS CAR!! Laura 
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Replying to: bugsndaffy (May 17, 2005 11:57 am) I got exactly same like yours with NAVI. Does yours have NAVI? I love my graphyte pearl HAH too.
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Replying to: viet (May 17, 2005 8:20 pm) P.S. Did I mention how fun this car is to drive? 
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I just got my HAH 2 weeks ago. On the first full tank I got about 25 mpg. The honda service people said I should give the engine some time to break in. My secord tank was 23.5 , and the third full tank not much better. I live in the Bay Area (CAL) and admittedly, there is some traffic, but a good bit of my driving was on the open road. Tthe HAH is a great handling automobile, but paying an extra 3 grand to get these numbers is very disappointing. I've taked to people with the regular Accord V6 who are getting better gas milage. Its also annoying that American Honda is blowing their horn about 30 city- 32 combined 40 highway. Truth is I'm disappointed. Is there anyone else with the same experience?
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Replying to: newhahowner (May 28, 2005 2:27 pm)
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