RE: Honda Accord S | Shed of the Week
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Shed of the Year, on talent and great shed-ness at least. Whether it will generate the most clicks or comments, who knows, but those measures are so fickle, all style over substance. Ignore that. This will be the best SOTW you see this year and it's no surprise that it sold in a flash.
I bought a 6 year old 2003 Accord and kept it for 11 years. Best car I've had and it's not close. But as others have said, rust did for it in the end. Such a shame that Honda ditched the Accord to follow the market into SUVs/crossovers. I don't blame them, it's an economic decision, but that doesn't exclude me from being sad about it.
I bought a 6 year old 2003 Accord and kept it for 11 years. Best car I've had and it's not close. But as others have said, rust did for it in the end. Such a shame that Honda ditched the Accord to follow the market into SUVs/crossovers. I don't blame them, it's an economic decision, but that doesn't exclude me from being sad about it.
My sister had a brand new one of these as a company car.
Genuinely the most terrifying car I’ve ever driven - I don’t know if it had a suspension issue of some sort or the tyres were dodgy but at every slightest imperfection in the road it would skip sideways one way or the other. Driving the back road from Bishop’s Waltham to Winchester at barely 35mph on a dry, sunny day was a continuous battle just to keep it on my side of the road.
Genuinely the most terrifying car I’ve ever driven - I don’t know if it had a suspension issue of some sort or the tyres were dodgy but at every slightest imperfection in the road it would skip sideways one way or the other. Driving the back road from Bishop’s Waltham to Winchester at barely 35mph on a dry, sunny day was a continuous battle just to keep it on my side of the road.
Fiedka said:
I can confirm what most of the previous people said.
Few years ago I bought an ex-demo 2.0 petrol tourer Executive from 2005 with 65k on the clock.
Great car, masses of equipment and good stereo.
Also the quality of the leather compared to plastic you get today was miles better.
Comfortable, reliable, what more could you want.
One thing, 6th gear probably - really missed one at motorway speeds.
Sold it after 3 years loosing only 500 pounds in depreciation!
Before I brought mine everything I read online suggested it was worth seeking out one with the 6-speed box, and I'm glad I did.Few years ago I bought an ex-demo 2.0 petrol tourer Executive from 2005 with 65k on the clock.
Great car, masses of equipment and good stereo.
Also the quality of the leather compared to plastic you get today was miles better.
Comfortable, reliable, what more could you want.
One thing, 6th gear probably - really missed one at motorway speeds.
Sold it after 3 years loosing only 500 pounds in depreciation!
Deranged Rover said:
My sister had a brand new one of these as a company car.
Genuinely the most terrifying car I’ve ever driven - I don’t know if it had a suspension issue of some sort or the tyres were dodgy but at every slightest imperfection in the road it would skip sideways one way or the other. Driving the back road from Bishop’s Waltham to Winchester at barely 35mph on a dry, sunny day was a continuous battle just to keep it on my side of the road.
Sounds like damage. 11 years of ownership and I'd never had anything remotely like this.Genuinely the most terrifying car I’ve ever driven - I don’t know if it had a suspension issue of some sort or the tyres were dodgy but at every slightest imperfection in the road it would skip sideways one way or the other. Driving the back road from Bishop’s Waltham to Winchester at barely 35mph on a dry, sunny day was a continuous battle just to keep it on my side of the road.
SidewaysSi said:
I fancy one of these - think they look great and the cog advert was a cracker!
2003-2005 was Honda's high water mark in the UK, IMO.Loads of great sporty cars in the UK range, the mainstream cars (early Jazz, breadvan Civic, and this Accord) all well-respected in their market sectors, great advertising, BAR-Honda F1 team doing well.
I've owned a Civic and two CRVs including my current 2013 model which I've had for six years and has been a great family car. But Honda seems to have given up on the UK and Europe and is quite happy peddling automatic Accords, Odysseys and SUVs to the Americans.
The Hypno-Toad said:
Just having a quick wander through the net looking at used Accords I came across an 'interesting' one on Autotrader.
A 1987 manual in silver, silver grey velour interior, 37600 miles...... £3000.
Just because something is rare doesn't mean to say its a classic.
Not sure how to reply to this, other than to say thanks for clarifying your stance on the matter. It's not a classic V12-engined Italian thoroughbred, granted, but it is 34 years old, definitely rare, low mileage, looks in ok condition, and will be desirable to anyone into this sort of thing. A 1987 manual in silver, silver grey velour interior, 37600 miles...... £3000.
Just because something is rare doesn't mean to say its a classic.
I'd suggest you avoid the Retrorides forum; they consider anything pre-2001 as qualified, and you would wear out the Yikes emoji almost instantly.
J4CKO said:
Did you miss the 276k bit ? "Grenaded" bit dramatic, it was knocking he said, which suggests a big end bearing was on the way out not that rods exited through the side of the block which is what I would take "Grenanded" to mean, which is pretty rare compared to the less impressive failures most engines have.
I would imagine if going to the trouble of putting another engine in it the owner would have perhaps decided not to if the underside were a crusty mess as putting an engine in it was probably not economic unless done cost effectively but certainly wouldn't have been if it needed loads of bodywork.
And in the Honda's defence, it was 100% my fault that the bottom end started knocking.I would imagine if going to the trouble of putting another engine in it the owner would have perhaps decided not to if the underside were a crusty mess as putting an engine in it was probably not economic unless done cost effectively but certainly wouldn't have been if it needed loads of bodywork.
It was barely serviced in the 80k between the chain stretching and the bottom end knocking
and it got a fair bit of abuse around the country lanes on the way to/from work.I lived 40 miles away from the office for 7 years, plus loads of weekends through Wales the Accords hardly had an easy life and before the engine replacement it only let me down twice in 160k with the stretched chain and a snapped driveshaft (Fairly common issue, plus my fault for pulling away like a knob
)BFleming said:
The Hypno-Toad said:
Just having a quick wander through the net looking at used Accords I came across an 'interesting' one on Autotrader.
A 1987 manual in silver, silver grey velour interior, 37600 miles...... £3000.
Just because something is rare doesn't mean to say its a classic.
Not sure how to reply to this, other than to say thanks for clarifying your stance on the matter. It's not a classic V12-engined Italian thoroughbred, granted, but it is 34 years old, definitely rare, low mileage, looks in ok condition, and will be desirable to anyone into this sort of thing. A 1987 manual in silver, silver grey velour interior, 37600 miles...... £3000.
Just because something is rare doesn't mean to say its a classic.
I'd suggest you avoid the Retrorides forum; they consider anything pre-2001 as qualified, and you would wear out the Yikes emoji almost instantly.
If it was a 1987 Ford Sierra with that mileage it would probably be closer to £5000.
BFleming said:
Not sure how to reply to this, other than to say thanks for clarifying your stance on the matter. It's not a classic V12-engined Italian thoroughbred, granted, but it is 34 years old, definitely rare, low mileage, looks in ok condition, and will be desirable to anyone into this sort of thing.
I'd suggest you avoid the Retrorides forum; they consider anything pre-2001 as qualified, and you would wear out the Yikes emoji almost instantly.
I'm guessing he doesn't subscribe to Hubnut either!I'd suggest you avoid the Retrorides forum; they consider anything pre-2001 as qualified, and you would wear out the Yikes emoji almost instantly.
spreadsheet monkey said:
BFleming said:
The Hypno-Toad said:
Just having a quick wander through the net looking at used Accords I came across an 'interesting' one on Autotrader.
A 1987 manual in silver, silver grey velour interior, 37600 miles...... £3000.
Just because something is rare doesn't mean to say its a classic.
Not sure how to reply to this, other than to say thanks for clarifying your stance on the matter. It's not a classic V12-engined Italian thoroughbred, granted, but it is 34 years old, definitely rare, low mileage, looks in ok condition, and will be desirable to anyone into this sort of thing. A 1987 manual in silver, silver grey velour interior, 37600 miles...... £3000.
Just because something is rare doesn't mean to say its a classic.
I'd suggest you avoid the Retrorides forum; they consider anything pre-2001 as qualified, and you would wear out the Yikes emoji almost instantly.
If it was a 1987 Ford Sierra with that mileage it would probably be closer to £5000.
This generation Accord is something of a guilty pleasure for me, not many people I know appreciate it’s charms. When I saw what was SotW this week, my immediate thought was ‘this’ll get panned by the masses’ but I was proven wrong and it is almost universally acclaimed.
I like this - if the need arose for an old, cheap emergency stopgap* saloon this would be on the shortlist. Especially now previous generations Type Rs are getting rare.
I like this - if the need arose for an old, cheap emergency stopgap* saloon this would be on the shortlist. Especially now previous generations Type Rs are getting rare.
- stopgap cars always end up staying with me for years, I’ve never had a car that’s been s
tty enough to move on, they’ve always proved themselves capable. I should consider myself lucky!
Edited by Eng274 on Friday 26th February 16:26
Edited by Eng274 on Friday 26th February 16:27
Arsecati said:
BFleming said:
Not sure how to reply to this, other than to say thanks for clarifying your stance on the matter. It's not a classic V12-engined Italian thoroughbred, granted, but it is 34 years old, definitely rare, low mileage, looks in ok condition, and will be desirable to anyone into this sort of thing.
I'd suggest you avoid the Retrorides forum; they consider anything pre-2001 as qualified, and you would wear out the Yikes emoji almost instantly.
I'm guessing he doesn't subscribe to Hubnut either!I'd suggest you avoid the Retrorides forum; they consider anything pre-2001 as qualified, and you would wear out the Yikes emoji almost instantly.
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Bladedancer said:
I quite fancy a different version of this - the Odyssey, especially with AWD, though this guise is rare. Could be a nice school run car.
I'm fairly sure I've seen an Odyssey or a Stream listed for sale on Facebook Marketplace in the past week. If I'm not mistaken it would be in Northern Ireland though. I'm inclined to say it was a Stream, but if you're genuinely up for owning one it might be worth a search in case it's still listed.Had a diesel one for a work wagon, a few issues regarding car going into limp mode and 45mpg was the best it would do but it was very well built and smooth a glass to drive, with a lot of mid range punch and never sounded like a diesel.
It had 208,000 on the clock when I scrapped it.
It had 208,000 on the clock when I scrapped it.
Edited by VR6 Eug on Friday 26th February 17:44
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