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2183 messages, Last post on Nov 26, 2009 at 9:02 AM
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I just traded my 2001 Passat V6 for a new 2009 Accord V6. Everyone told me how great Hondas were and after a short test drive I moved quickly to buy this new car. The Passat has a really smooth ride, always had to watch to be sure I wasn't speeding. On my first drive to work (50 miles of mostly highway) in the new Accord was a real disappointment. Vibration and a feeling of the engine missing are quite annoying. At a steady speed on a flat road it’s not bad, but who gets to drive like that. I only have a little over 100 miles on the car and I can already see I made a big mistake.
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Replying to: markm124 (Mar 25, 2009 1:58 pm) Around town local driving with my lead foot I get around 17MPG - about the same as my prior Subaru Outback Turbo four cylinder which was rated that year at 250 horsepower. On the highway only trips, using cruise it is about 24MPG in western PA on the turnpike (hilly terrain), but rises up to about 26MPG on the Ohio flatland. Cruising speed is about 73 if traffic is good, unless in WV, then 78. This is about what I expected - this is a much bigger, heavier, and powerful car compared to my first 1993 Honda Accord EX 5spd that turned in 29 in mixed driving (that was the 150HP Vtec four). The only way to truly get good fuel mileage for my heavy foot driving style would be to buy a small car with a small engine and a manual. VCM seems least obtrusive when the cruise is in use, otherwise you can find yourself adding more throttle than needed and provoking the mini-downshift like feel to the six cylinder mode (kinda like when dropping overdrive on the old style transmissions). I haven't seen any company offer a performance program for the engine computer - they could shutdown the VCM mode etc and not have to worry about the gov't. I suspect Honda cannot offer a disable for the system without running foul of federal regulations regarding the emissions cert of which the engine computer is an important component. |
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Replying to: jhinsc (Mar 26, 2009 3:25 am)
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Replying to: yuka (Apr 01, 2009 8:06 am) |
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Replying to: yuka (Apr 01, 2009 8:06 am) The car does have some odd engine notes and vibration from it, as well as the surging/hesitation. Those appear to be the nature of this particular design. I was a little leery buying the car just after seeing all the gee-whiz junk they did, as the earlier Accords (gen 6 and earlier) did not have this stuff. Navi is one thing, but adding active noise cancellation and a dual active chamber engine mount (earlier ones had a single chamber mount), etc. just hide the 3-4-6 schemes issues? This is a live with it for me, the steering wheel shimmy that mine has since day one is the bigger issue. It's been minimized with the third road force balance, but if you know what to look for it is still there in a small way. The paint job on this car has more flaws in it than the the last four vehicles I've owned combined - this is also a live with it. I had to wait for this one to come from Marysville, so I could not reject it for this, unlike if it was one on the lot. Still, I like this cars size, handling, and performance in general. But after loosing the low dash due to the ACS design it feels a lot more like a traditional american car design where the dash is high and you sit down in a tub.
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Replying to: jmillerjmiller (Apr 01, 2009 9:03 pm) I totally agree - this is the most "American" Honda to date, losing the low cowl other had had. I liked the 1st generation Acura Legends - they had every bit as much leg room, etc. but were SOO much lower and the cowl ? Your line of sight was amazing. Some interesting comparisons - 1990 Legend v 2009 Accord V6 Acura Honda Front HR 37 41 Rear HR 37 37 Front LR 43.4 42.5 Rear LR 35 37 Length 191 194 Ht 54.7 58! Wt 3170 3600 Width 69 73 WheelBase 109 110
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Replying to: yuka (Apr 03, 2009 7:13 am)
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Replying to: dpmeersman (Apr 03, 2009 8:41 am)
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