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Car Forum / Honda Cars / February 2006Some options I'd like to see on the accord
If any Accord Designers are reading this, I'd like to make a comment about the accord options. First...I love the accord ex, its a great car with alot of great options, but I think there should be some options available on the lx and ex w/o getting a v6 that are available in ala carte only. The options I'd like to ask for are: 1. Higher Wattage stereo, more speakers (8?), Amp and possibly with a sub woofer. 2. Xenon HID Headlights. 3. Vehicle Stability Control. 4. Standard Fog Lights on all models. 5. Heated seats on non leather models. 6. More horse power on the 4 cyl engine. 7. Trip Computer? 8. Standard XM ready stereos. 9. Better body integrity on bumpers. 10. Smoother ride on bumps. I think if all of these options were able to be ordered on all models, for a reasonable price, the car would be a hands down winner accross the board. Al > If any Accord Designers are reading this, I'd like to make a comment > about the accord options. First...I love the accord ex, its a great car [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > 3. Vehicle Stability Control. ??? what do you want "stability control" for on an accord??? describe the problem you're having. > 4. Standard Fog Lights on all models. > > 5. Heated seats on non leather models. > > 6. More horse power on the 4 cyl engine. when's the last time you red lined the 4-banger? get that thing above 4krpm, and it takes off. describe the problem you're having. > 7. Trip Computer? > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Al > 1. Higher Wattage stereo, more speakers (8?), Amp and possibly with a > sub woofer. [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > 10. Smoother ride on bumps. They have that (well, all except number 6). It's called Acura. Buy one of those. ??? what do you want "stability control" for on an accord??? describe the problem you're having. >> They offer it on the V6 model though. Just want it for safety. when's the last time you red lined the 4-banger? get that thing above 4krpm, and it takes off. describe the problem you're having. >> How can you readline it with a automatic? Maybe keeping the transmission in 3rd gear on the hwy? They have that (well, all except number 6). It's called Acura. Buy one of those. >> I would if the price was 26k instead of 33k. Plus I dont want all of those features, just would like to have the option to get some of them if i wanted them. Suppose you only want HID but don't want to spend $1000.00 getting them after market? It would be nice if it were an option that you could request for say 400 dollars like on the BMW 3 series. > They have that (well, all except number 6). It's called Acura. > > Buy one of those. >> > > I would if the price was 26k instead of 33k. Well, wouldn't we all. They do sell that stuff, though. So don't complain that you can't get it when your REAL complaint is that they're not giving it away free. > ??? what do you want "stability control" for on an accord??? describe > > the problem you're having. >> > > They offer it on the V6 model though. Just want it for safety. but what problem are you having? safety of what? this is a sedan with a low c.g. and 4-wheel independent suspension. it's got one of the lowest rollover counts per million driver miles of /any/ car on the road. i just don't understand the problem. or has the power of "gotta have" marketing possessed you? > when's the last time you red lined the 4-banger? get that thing above > 4krpm, and it takes off. describe the problem you're having. >> > > How can you readline it with a automatic? Maybe keeping the > transmission in 3rd gear on the hwy? honda automatics redline* no problem. you have to floor the gas to make sure the ecu registers "wot", wide open throttle, but once you do that, it drops 1 or 2 or even 3 gears to give you 4krpm or 5krpm, then you're off to the races. if your car's not giving you red, it's not developing sufficient power and there's something wrong. try injector cleaner as a first resort. then go into the more traditional tune-up process, including cleaning the egr valve. * my 89 civic shifts at 6krpm, not 6.5k the actual red line. but it's got electro-mechanical kickdown, and is programmed that way. the later models with fully electronic transmission control, 96 & up i believe, give you a true red line shift. my 2000 civic auto would give red every time it was floored. > They have that (well, all except number 6). It's called Acura. > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > option that you could request for say 400 dollars like on the BMW 3 > series. so buy a bmw!!! > If any Accord Designers are reading this, I'd like to make a comment > about the accord options. First...I love the accord ex, its a great > car > with alot of great options, but I think there should be some options > available on the lx and ex w/o getting a v6 that are available in ala > carte only. The options I'd like to ask for are: Well, those options would put Accord to a BMW price category, I'm afraid. I would be happy if they only made a buzzer sound whenever some warning light comes on because I don't like to stare on the display panel most of the time unlesss I have to. Without a buzzer one might notice a warning too late. If they got those buzzers on the newer models then I take this back. I am talking from a '94 Accord perspective. Rudy Honda already puts out about 10 different models of the Accord. If they then had to start worrying about more and more options it would increase their price (and therefore the consumers price) for all of those vehicles whether or not you choose those options. Seems that you want an Accord with more power than the 4 cyl, and many of the bells and whistles of the 6 cyl model. Why not just get the 6 cyl model??? Personally, I like Acura's model of selling cars. They essentially ask you what model you want and whether or not you want a navigation system. Makes it much simpler and cuts costs. This is one of the reason I would never buy a BMW; they'll sell you a car for around $28K; but if you want anything beyond an engine, 4 wheels and brakes you are going to have to pay for it. |
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