Toyota Avalon 2007 vs Honda Accord 2008

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#11 of 12 Re: Honda Accord 2008 vs Toyota Avalon 2007 [golfrski] by olid Nov 20, 2007 (1:06 pm)
Replying to: golfrski (Nov 10, 2007 7:23 am) Golfrski, I am not feeling the surge at the speeds you mentioned. But I do feel something at lower speeds. It almost feels like a downshift by the transmission or something, I can't quite figure it out. I have seen your other post's on the Accord forum so I am aware of what you are talking about. If I could do it again, I would definitely have gone with the Avalon. I felt nothing but smoothness when I drove it. Replies to this message: golfrski (Nov 24, 2007 2:20 pm)
#12 of 12 Re: Honda Accord 2008 vs Toyota Avalon 2007 [olid] by golfrski Nov 24, 2007 (2:20 pm)
Replying to: olid (Nov 20, 2007 1:06 pm) yea sorry for the late response. I agree. I am thinking I may have gone to the Acura TL even though its smaller and not quite what I wanted. My buddy looked at the V6 Accord when I did and ended up getting the fully loaded Avalon and I bought the V6 Accord. He loves his car , smooth, nimble, nice luxury. A diff car for sure but he is glad with his decision. I am hopeful that Honda will come out with an adjustment, or a fix. I dont know why they didnt offer the V6 with a VCM override feature, In other words let me decide how "green" I want to be and when. would be nice if they amend the car with this addition. I would think a simple on off switch like a fog light switch in which you can override the computer in the car to allow you to drive on 6 cyl all the time. The car is awesome in 6 cyl mode. Btw,, I spoke to some folks at the dealership in the service dept and they felt that the VCM could probably be shut off, only issue is your check engine light would be on all the time, other than that they dont think it would cause any issues besides a reduction in fuel economy from 29 mph highway to something in line with other V6 models. Who knows I am not an engineer so not sure....

#11 of 12: Re: Honda Accord 2008 vs Toyota Avalon 2007 [golfrski] by olid; Nov 20, 2007 (1:06 pm)

Replying to: golfrski (Nov 10, 2007 7:23 am)

Golfrski,
I am not feeling the surge at the speeds you mentioned. But I do feel something at lower speeds. It almost feels like a downshift by the transmission or something, I can't quite figure it out. I have seen your other post's on the Accord forum so I am aware of what you are talking about.

If I could do it again, I would definitely have gone with the Avalon. I felt nothing but
smoothness when I drove it.

golfrski (Nov 24, 2007 2:20 pm)

#12 of 12: Re: Honda Accord 2008 vs Toyota Avalon 2007 [olid] by golfrski; Nov 24, 2007 (2:20 pm)

Replying to: olid (Nov 20, 2007 1:06 pm)

yea sorry for the late response. I agree. I am thinking I may have gone to the Acura TL even though its smaller and not quite what I wanted. My buddy looked at the V6 Accord when I did and ended up getting the fully loaded Avalon and I bought the V6 Accord. He loves his car , smooth, nimble, nice luxury. A diff car for sure but he is glad with his decision. I am hopeful that Honda will come out with an adjustment, or a fix. I dont know why they didnt offer the V6 with a VCM override feature, In other words let me decide how "green" I want to be and when. would be nice if they amend the car with this addition. I would think a simple on off switch like a fog light switch in which you can override the computer in the car to allow you to drive on 6 cyl all the time. The car is awesome in 6 cyl mode. Btw,, I spoke to some folks at the dealership in the service dept and they felt that the VCM could probably be shut off, only issue is your check engine light would be on all the time, other than that they dont think it would cause any issues besides a reduction in fuel economy from 29 mph highway to something in line with other V6 models. Who knows I am not an engineer so not sure....