re: Honda Accord drivers - likes and dislikes of the car?

The pussy flocks to me like birds to seed in central park

I’ve had 5 Honda’s

2000 Accord LX 5-spd - sold at 191,000 when the engine started burning oil

2000 Accord EX-L V6 - sold at 176,000 when I decided to upgrade to my Acura

2008 Acura TL Type S - currently has 171,000. Only mechanical issue I’ve ever had with it was a busted heater core valve that I easily replaced myself. It has the typical 3rd gen TL cracked dashboard though.

2005 Acura TSX - bought it as a flip car with 198,000, ran perfectly fine, replaced two front wheel bearings and hubs, sold for twice what I bought it for, no issues.

2006 Honda Civic Si - blew an engine in it by money shifting and had to drop a new one in; other than a few rattles, no issues. Currently has 189,000

All of my Honda’s have been wonderful cars. I would recommend getting a used one over a brand new one.

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good gas mileage

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Bought a 2020 in august. Getting around 370miles on $20 of gas.

We have owned three Accords, and they were great cars, but I will not buy another new Honda because I hate the service department at our local dealer.

They were very aggressive about up-selling service and almost certainly dishonest. Once the power steering pump went out on vacation, and I had an out-of-state dealer replace it and the fluid. A month later, the local dealer told my wife she needed an expensive power steering fluid flush because our fluid was old and dirty. They were only slightly ashamed when I called them out on that. There were always allegedly cracked motor mounts and other crap they were claiming needed $$$.

Switched to Toyota, and the service department experience has been 100% different. They never push extra crap, and they have worked with me on the price of parts when I found them cheaper online. They work with me, not against me.

Your mileage may vary. In your town, the Honda service department may be delightful, but the rep of the service department is worth considering with respect to any brand. You'll be dealing with them at least through the warranty stage.

We've own 14 Hondas from Civics to Pilots and all have been excellent cars. I was actually very surprised at the power and acceleration of the Accord hybrid. Great car.

I traded in my '02 Accord for the '18 Sport 1.5L when it first came out....what a wonder 15+ years will do. My opinion is pretty consistent with those commenting before me; Great lines, tremendous work on the interior, infotainment is top notch, nice finishes and roomy. Rides great, but slimline tires mean you're at the mercy of road conditions in regards to noise. (The wheel protection package is a sham, of course. Don't buy it) Great for zipping around town and highway miles; 30-38 mpg easy everywhere I go.

It's a Honda, it's reliable and now with 21st century bells and whistles

I’ve owned two Accords. Both great cars. The problem with both has been the paint. I don’t know what the deal is but both cars starting fading chipping paint. Even one that was garage kept.

in 2016 i bought a used 2014 Accord Sport and it has been an amazing car and drives/rides excellent, spacious enough for me and im 6'-0" 215 lbs, plenty of passenger room and alot of trunk space as well.

Only issues that I have had are my door locking mechanisms went out on the driver and passenger side at the same time a couple months back and I have had quite a few flats which is weird because I never had a flat in any vehicle before this one.

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Is this a known problem with Honda’s? I’ve never had one before.

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Yeah they are notoriously unreliable and costly to fix when they break (like any transmission)

I’ve had a few Altima rentals with the CVT, and my last one felt like it was about to go out (less than 20K miles)

Granted, Nissan has been notoriously unreliable ever since Renault acquired them, but trust me, stay away from any vehicle that has a CVT