RE: Shed Of The Week: Honda Accord Coupe

[IanMorewood]

Great car for not much wonga, but not high on the driving enjoyment scales oh and 30mpg? I don't think so.

[xxxscimitarxxx]

TNH said:

I've just fallen asleep at my desk.

my desk was dismantled and taken away while I was asleep....I was subsequently fired and started a new job whilst still sleeping

[jontbone]

I regularly check the classifieds for old Honda coupes. It's the Preulde 2.2 that tickles my fancy though

[daytona365]

While it's acceptable in many ways, an NSX is surely better in every way ?

[IanMorewood]

Try finding a good nsx for less than twenty grand.

[lipadier]

Had one of these as a curtesy car once for two days. Made a short review over on Finalgear:
https://forums.finalgear.com/general-automotive/ou...

The terrible 4-speed automatic gearbox was pure crap. Everything else was "meh" but ok.
It has to be said I drove a 1100kg 122hp Honda Concerto back then, so moaning about the 1550 Kilos of the Accord was justified. - Today I drive a 1800kg 4.2 Audi A6...

Edited by lipadier on Sunday 22 March 07:05

[B.J.W]

"In fact it's hard to associate anything with Honda just now. The shocking stagnation of Honda's UK range....."

lazy, cliche ridden opening paragraph....

Jazz - fine little car, still sells in droves. All new model out in a few months

Civic - New model launched. Type R due soon. Earth Dreams DTEC class leading. Suspension upgrade to Sport range have made the handling on a par with best in family car market.

CRV - 1.6 DTEC with 9 speed auto is a revelation. Quality levels better than German competitors. New model just released

HR-V - all new compact SUV. What Cars' most anticipated launch of 2015. Enquiries suggest it will be a hugely popular car in this sector. Most enquires so far are from young professional/young family's looking for something different with exceptional quality.

NSX - need I say more?

The part-exchanges I see at our dealership would seem to suggest that Honda's German Brand customer capture aims are already bearing fruit. The wide demographic of customers is proof positive of the reality of Honda UK compared to the George and Mildred stereotypes that the ill-informed knock about in order to achieve a cheap laugh.



2 Seater Sports car - watch this space

Granted, Honda took their eye off the ball, but to say the current line up is stagnant is laughable.

[Matt UK]

daytona365 said:

While it's acceptable in many ways, an NSX is surely better in every way ?

Agreed.

Come to think of it, that e39 540i featured in SOTW last month; while it's acceptable in many ways, an M1 is surely better in every way?

[anonymous-user]

Unwanted for a reason, just a horrible thing to look at and I'd struggle to come up with anything more dull to own. The interiors look like someone threw up on them and the colour stuck, and the dash looks like it was borrowed from a 1970's washing machine.

Surely there must be better places to put your shed money.

[Blackpuddin]

B.J.W said:

to say the current line up is stagnant is laughable.

Well, apart from the inconvenient fact that the current lineup is stagnant, and has been for a long time.
To go through your list, as of right now:
Jazz - 2008 model
Civic - facelift of 2011/12 model
CR-V - facelift of 2011 model
'new' HR-V - not out yet, but will be based on a model that's been on sale in Japan since 2013
NSX - not out yet
So, good try, but your admission that Honda took its eye off the ball is perhaps the most accurate point in your post.

[KiwiBMW]

Had one (3L, 4-door auto) for some years. If you are not interested in going around corners fast or steering feel (yes, of course you are, and I now have a BMW 530i) it offers huge bang for your buck in terms of comfort and rear seat room. A near neighbour of mine still has a 3L 5-spd manual. Good idea, because the auto box in the pre-2003 V6 Accord is the very, very weak link.

[tezzer]

Thread resurrection alert.

Ummed and arred about having the cambelt done, or just waiting till it grenaded, and booked it in (now) at local Honda main dealer, for the fixed price job, £210 all in, so it will probably now run for another 136,000 miles, (or do something else catastrophic when I pick it up next Wednesday !