Accord questions

I have been looking at 03-05 Accord coupes, V-6, but have not yet driven one. The
interior is very comfortable.
Any thoughts about good, bad, future problems, etc?
How's the torque curve? Can I spin the tires from a standing start?
(I've done a bunch of reading but would like comments from real people.)

 

"« Paul »" <"=?x-user-defined?Q?=AB?= Paul
=?x-user-defined?Q?=BB?="@houston.rr.com> wrote in message

What is going to make our responses any different from the reading that
you've done in the past?

 

« Paul »" <"=?x-user-defined?Q?=AB?= Paul =?x-user-defined?Q?=BB?=
wrote:

I have the '04 EX 6 cyl. Can you spin the tires? Have done so accidentally
a few times when taking off in tight spots. I'm sure if one wanted to leave
a good amount of their tire investment on the pavement, it could be done
(though the 6 isn't as good at it as my Vmax was).

When testing, the 4 was actually peppy, but the 6 could easily merge onto a
CA freeway with 4 or 5 people in the car easily (up to 75 mph well before
the end of the ramps).

Good torque at the low end, speeds through the gearing quite well. Good
performance, 29 MPG actual on the highway (driving at 70+ most of the time),
21-22 around town.

 

Thanks. That is the kind of info I was looking for. I have read that the Honda
3.0 has poor low end torque but your response says the opposite. Eventually I
will road test however I am still narrowing down between 6 cyl Accord, Camry,
Mazda, Nissan, etc.
I like the inside and outside looks of the Accord better than the others.Better
to spend a few minutes here rather then a few hours at the dealers.
Paul.

 

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Ah, so that's how people end up with crappy cars. Collect some hearsay
and
do the minimum amount of the legwork themselves.

 

So you are saying the Honda Accord is a crappy car?
Please give me an example of a good car.

 

Accord is not bad, obese, but not bad. Camry is.
Former coworker's late model CE started to fall apart at 70k miles. Not
to mention
that the car itself is not good. Same goes for nissan. Same story:
another former coworker,
late model Nissan Altima: 70k miles and the car starts to go. He also
has an older Maxima
with 160+k on it though and it seems to hold pretty well.
Mazda 626 has Ford automatic transmission (Ford is known for crappy
automatics I think).

Sure,
Lotus Elise & Exige
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution
Mazda RX-8
Civic Si
Mazda 3
Dodge Viper
Chevy Corvette
Acura RSX & TSX

About half of those can seat 4 in some kind of semblance of comfort.

If you look for a more comfortable ride Z350 and G35 are probably not
too bad.
There is probably more cars in GT category but I don't keep track of
those.

 

I've looked at and test driven most of those in the last year.
Beauty and practicality are in the eye of the beholder. I would not consider any
of them good cars. I should mention that I will not have a little high winding 4
cyl with no low end torque and high wear breakdown probability. It will be used
daily in city traffic.

Lotus Elise & Exige - bizarre looking, too small
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution - shoe box, too small
Mazda RX-8 - nice but bizarre looking, too small
Civic Si - shoe box, too small
Mazda 3 - ok but I like the Mazda 6 better
Dodge Viper - nice but impractical, looked at one 7-1-06.
Chevy Corvette - already had several, want something else
Acura RSX & TSX - nice but small, I like the TL better.

Also looked at:
Z and G cars - nice, G is a good possibility, waiting on feedback from nissan ng,
have not test driven yet.
BMW 330 - nice, good possibility
Jag XKR - nice but poor reliability
Toyota - nondescript generic boxes
Audi A4 - high winding 4
Porsche Boxster - too small
All the above is a fraction of my "looked at" list.

 

Did you look at mazdaspeed 6 or you have made your mind and
the desire to get a 6 pot boat anchor is cast in stone?
Mazda is the only one that offers standard transmission with
any powerplant in case you like to row.
And according to the reviews their 2.3L 4s are silky smoooth.

 

mazda, like their ford brethren, use cast iron cranks. that's why their
2.4's are rated much lower in power per liter than honda or toyota.

 

Whoaaa! There has an Ford equivalent of Mazdaspeed 6? Please let me
know
which one is that. Last time I checked they were peddling secretary's
six packs.

So does Mitsubishi in the Lancer Evolution. I hope you'd agree that
both Evolution and Mazdaspeed 6 are way more fun than Accord. Both will
leave you
high hp per liter s2000 in a straightaway and chances are Evo would
obliterate s2000 in twisties as well.
Besides, try using higher boost in an aluminum block and see where the
engine parts
would end up. The rumor is that Evo X has aluminum block (along with a
shitload
of electronics in the drivetrain). Some people would buy it regardless.
I guess it's people like you.

In a non turbo car I think aluminum block makes a lot of sense though.

 

« Paul »" <"=?x-user-defined?Q?=AB?= Paul =?x-user-defined?Q?=BB?=
wrote:

Happy hunting.