Early pad wear is a result of the TCS, turn it off and you will find that
the pads last longer and the car performs better.


<jmattis@attglobal.net> wrote in message
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>
> DaveR wrote:
>> My lease is nearly up on my 2002 Accord. I've been leasing accords
> for
>> 8 years now. But this last one had some issues ... it needed a new
>> transmission (and even the new one is showing some early symptoms of
>> trouble). The brakes also wore down at about 25K, earlier than any
>> other Accord I have owned (though I can't be sure it wasn't my
>> driving).
>>
>> I've been a loyal Accord driver for many years ... any reason not to
>> consider the 2005 model? Has Honda finally fixed the Accord
>> transmission problems?
>
> The early pad wear (on the rears) is a common complaint with the
> current model, but partially is determined by driver habits. On the
> other hand, it's easy to fix and the dealer has to make money from
> something. Just another small part of car ownership. I had an '90
> Integra that made it 105,000 miles on all the original pads, though.
> Nice. My gf (now wife) also had a '90 Integra, but she burned through
> pads every 30,000.
>
> They've probably got the tranny problem licked too. Reportedly the
> 2006 mid-model change will revise quite a bit of the exterior -- that
> would dampen my interest somewhat, but if your lease is up, ya gotta do
> something regardless.
>
> JM
>