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#60 of 62 Press request by KarenS HOST Aug 04, 2008 (4:52 pm)
A reporter with a large financial magazine would like to speak with hybrid owners and their experiences. If you are a hybrid owner, please respond to ctalatiedmunds.com with your daytime contact information no later than Wednesday, August 6th.
#61 of 62 2007 HAH no NAVI by hatcherb Aug 12, 2008 (2:37 am)
Bought it in May 2007 brand new. I has everything except NAVI. I now have 41,000 miles. Dealer maintained. (Oil only so far) Runs great getting a minimum of 29 mpg and typically 33 mpg. Average speed is 65 to 75 on I-95 to and from Washington DC. I can hit 500 miles easy when sitting in the red alleged low gas light area. (more on that). Mostly highway 65 miles one way to work. Horsepower is there when I need it. The seats are tolerable. I feels like ihere is insuffiicant padding where the seat meets the back. In other cars I adjust the seat and back at a slight backwards angle to compensate for my long legs, however in car I have to raise the seat and find that perfect point closer to the seat being more horizontal. Back to the gas guage. Definately non-linear. My last car had a digital guage which I miss. Tank is rated 17.1 gallons, but it lights the low fuel with over 3 gallons left. I usually fill it at 12.5 to 13 gallons down with about 390 to 440 miles. So the digital display showing the average mpg is pretty accurate. Radio sounds pretty good, mostly XM and some FM, but I am thinking of some after market speakers. They're not crisp enough and the bass is unnnatural. I don't use the CD player and ordered from Honda the $15.75 audio accessoriy cable so I can use my Creative Labs ZEN 30 GB MP3. I'll let you know when I get that installed. I bought the big Service Manual and have read mostly about the IMA and the audio system so far. Ordered and installed the fog light kit from Honda. Love the fog lights, but only use them when I really have to. (Live iin the country). The wife has a Toyota Highlander 'cause we have dogs and likes to "borrow" the HAH periodically. At low speeds I do notice some light hesitation and jerking as the car changes gears, but I cannot tell when the IMA system is kicking in or out. I put in a K&N air filter at 25,00 miles and notice a slight increase in mpg. Looking forward to better mileage as the engine continues to polishes. I have seen only 2 other like this car in my neighborhood and the highway. The only thing I do not really like is the White Pearl paint job. Shows dirt too easy, but helps on thse summer days. Aw yes! The air conditioning...If you are stuck in slow traffic on a 90 degree day the "auto" mode does not cut it even if you point the vents directly at you.I switch to Manual and a higher setting on the blower. On those rare occasions where the temperature and humidity are great I open the moonroof and one of the back windows and turn off the air conditioner. Ahhh! It's a shame Honda dropped the HAH. Got it for $25K 4.9% right off the lot. By the way Honda is on the cutting edge, but their finance department is in the middle ages. We have an electronic transfer and it leaves our bank in pleny of time and 2 weeks later they are calling "where's our money". This happens every few months. After numerous phone calls we are friends and on a first name basis with "Manny". We complain, he double checks and sure enough they have the payment so we chat about our dogs and cats. sigh! Replies to this message: bvdj84 (Aug 12, 2008 6:07 am)
#62 of 62 Re: 2007 HAH no NAVI [hatcherb] by bvdj84 Aug 12, 2008 (6:07 am)
Replying to: hatcherb (Aug 12, 2008 2:37 am) The problem was, the Accord Hybrid was a V6, which got the mileage of the 4cyl, but really didn't benefit substantially on mpg's in terms of a real hybrid. The Accord hybrid was pretty expensive, but I see Honda was gearing more for a performance hybrid, having the V6 power at the expense of a 4cyl. I think most were wanting a true gas saver.   If they offered or offer a 4cyl Accord, then it would be more inline with what consumers are wanting. Camry offers this, so if the Accord offers this, I do believe people would jump on that right away. Now, they need to keep the model relatively affordable though, perhaps doing what Camry did, and giving the option mid-way through the trim line, instead of it being the option only on the top end model, that way it is more appealing, more affordable option. Perhaps start this option on the EX models and up. EX starts at $24k, so perhaps be able to get the Hybrid option for $26k. That would be a nice price I think, giving all EX, EX-L models the option, just like the navigation. Make the option to high, and you'll defeat the whole purpose. So perhaps, if you wanted a loaded EX-L Accord, navi Accord with hybrid package, I think should be priced around $30k or so, give or take. Pricing the hybrid option too high is crazy, because you will be placing a big portion to the premium of getting the hybrid, instead of gas, it'll go to the payment, and companys need to realize this. Make it cheaper, so it truly makes a difference, therefore, eventually helping the economy a bit.

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