Honda Car Forum

>So much of this has to do with the basic platform being required for
>Lexus duty. Lexus takes things seriously. Honda, on the other hand,
>doesn't place their Acura products as high as Toyota places the Lexus
>products. So, Honda platforms that are to be shared with Acura really
>don't get the same treatment as Toyota platforms that are destined to be
>shared with Lexus.
>

Oh please, I've owned both Acura and Lexus and the latter isn't much better
than the Accord.




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kenny b <kennybs@adelphia.net> wrote:
> accords are a bit quieter... there engines are made 2 run smoother. my mom

It has been my observation that the wind noise and engine noise are much
lower in Camrys. When sitting in a friend's parked and idling Camry, I
couldn't even hear the engine. My Accord is much noisier.

Andrew
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In article <20030914220414.10706.00001482@mb-m29.aol.com>,
drpimpdaddi@aol.commodore64 (DrPimpDaddi) wrote:

> Oh please, I've owned both Acura and Lexus and the latter isn't much better
> than the Accord.

Oh please, you're just trolling again.

I'm not sure you will get a fair answer here either since Honda
newsgroups will favor Honda and Toyota groups will favor Toyota. I
think it's best you do your own research on websites. Try doing a
google search for decibels in cars and hopefully you will find some
useful info.

Aside from the noise tho, I think you should ask yourself which car
will better suit your needs.





>On Sun, 14 Sep 2003 17:05:03 GMT, "Myself" <Me@My.Computer> wrote:

>Which car is quieter?
>
>An Accord...or a Camry?
>
>If I ask someone who works in a dealership, they will, no doubt, tell me
>that *their* car is quieter....
>
>But I am wondering if there is an unbias source out there , some rating or
>index...that can settle the question once and for all.
>
>Any thoughts or ideas?
>
>Whats your experience?
>
>Thanks!
>
>M
>



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I own an Accord, The Camry's have less road and wind noise, IMHO.

<dbtexas@earthlink.net.invalid> wrote in message
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> I'm not sure you will get a fair answer here either since Honda
> newsgroups will favor Honda and Toyota groups will favor Toyota. I
> think it's best you do your own research on websites. Try doing a
> google search for decibels in cars and hopefully you will find some
> useful info.
>
> Aside from the noise tho, I think you should ask yourself which car
> will better suit your needs.
>
>
>
>
>
> >On Sun, 14 Sep 2003 17:05:03 GMT, "Myself" <Me@My.Computer> wrote:
>
> >Which car is quieter?
> >
> >An Accord...or a Camry?
> >
> >If I ask someone who works in a dealership, they will, no doubt, tell me
> >that *their* car is quieter....
> >
> >But I am wondering if there is an unbias source out there , some rating
or
> >index...that can settle the question once and for all.
> >
> >Any thoughts or ideas?
> >
> >Whats your experience?
> >
> >Thanks!
> >
> >M
> >
>
>
>
> ** remove .invalid from my email address to reply by email **
>
>
>
>
>

We are on our 4th Accord. The current one being a 2003 EX V6. The
only Toyotas I have ridden in lately are the Avalons, a step up from
the Camry. While both are fine cars, the Toyota has always been known
as the Japanese Buick, while the Accord is more of an inexpensive BMW.
I may have the comparison off a little, but you get the general idea.
The Camry is the soft, cushy, quiet Buick-type car, while the Accord
is the more responsive, more agile, better performing car with more
sporting characteristics. And not as quiet, although the 2003, except
for tire noise, is a very quiet car compared to earlier generations.
The Honda engineers have really quieted the V-6 down from earlier
versions when under accelerations.

Dick



On Mon, 15 Sep 2003 18:03:16 -0400, "BB TACO" <bbtaco@spamnot.com>
wrote:

>I own an Accord, The Camry's have less road and wind noise, IMHO.
>
><dbtexas@earthlink.net.invalid> wrote in message
>news:aq4cmv8gk64i43i642p9hvt4eiob4r0nd5@4ax.com.. .
>> I'm not sure you will get a fair answer here either since Honda
>> newsgroups will favor Honda and Toyota groups will favor Toyota. I
>> think it's best you do your own research on websites. Try doing a
>> google search for decibels in cars and hopefully you will find some
>> useful info.
>>
>> Aside from the noise tho, I think you should ask yourself which car
>> will better suit your needs.

On Mon, 15 Sep 2003 14:41:37 -0500, dbtexas@earthlink.net.invalid
wrote:

>I'm not sure you will get a fair answer here either since Honda
>newsgroups will favor Honda and Toyota groups will favor Toyota.
The evidence here is to the contrary since most people are opining
that the Camry is quieter.

> I think it's best you do your own research on websites. Try doing a
>google search for decibels in cars and hopefully you will find some
>useful info.
Consumer Reports has rated the Accord and the Camry in the same issue
more than once, and they report that the Camry is, indeed, quieter.
Road noise is important to me, so I paid careful attention to that
during my test drives. My conclusion was that even though the Camry
might have been a little quieter, the road noise in the Accord was not
at all objectionable. In fact, I thought it was pretty quiet. I
chose the Accord, and I've been pretty happy with it. I can hear
stuff under the hood like the power-steering pump and the AC
compressor, though.

>Aside from the noise tho, I think you should ask yourself which car
>will better suit your needs.
>
>
>
>
>
>>On Sun, 14 Sep 2003 17:05:03 GMT, "Myself" <Me@My.Computer> wrote:
>
>>Which car is quieter?
>>
>>An Accord...or a Camry?
>>
>>If I ask someone who works in a dealership, they will, no doubt, tell me
>>that *their* car is quieter....
>>
>>But I am wondering if there is an unbias source out there , some rating or
>>index...that can settle the question once and for all.
>>
>>Any thoughts or ideas?
>>
>>Whats your experience?
>>
>>Thanks!
>>
>>M
>>
>
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Ron

"Myself" <Me@My.Computer> wrote in message
news:3d19b.339479$cF.102393@rwcrnsc53...
> Which car is quieter?
>
> An Accord...or a Camry?
>
> If I ask someone who works in a dealership, they will, no doubt, tell me
> that *their* car is quieter....
>
> But I am wondering if there is an unbias source out there , some rating or
> index...that can settle the question once and for all.
>
> Any thoughts or ideas?
>
> Whats your experience?
>
> Thanks!
>
> M
>
>

Camry is the quieter one, but not by much.

"Myself" <Me@My.Computer> writes:

>Which car is quieter?

>An Accord...or a Camry?

>If I ask someone who works in a dealership, they will, no doubt, tell me
>that *their* car is quieter....

>But I am wondering if there is an unbias source out there , some rating or
>index...that can settle the question once and for all.

>Any thoughts or ideas?

>What's your experience?

Circa 1995 I took a test drive in a Camry V6.

The sales person told me it was way quieter than the Camry 4
and the Honda 3.

And so it was -- until I realized the air vent fan was off!

When I turned it on to the second lowest speed I realized that
it made the car way noisier than my 91 or 93 Honda's!!!!

The Camry fan was *way* louder than the Accord's!

Is this still the case? A test "drive" at rest with a Radio Shack db
meter should be useful.

Someone should check this out: pay a few thousand for a V6
when the fan is loud?

LRM

"BB TACO" <bbtaco@spamnot.com> wrote in message news:<tVmdnc4Jxuq1qvuiXTWJjQ@comcast.com>...
> I own an Accord, The Camry's have less road and wind noise, IMHO.
>
> <dbtexas@earthlink.net.invalid> wrote in message
> news:aq4cmv8gk64i43i642p9hvt4eiob4r0nd5@4ax.com...
> > I'm not sure you will get a fair answer here either since Honda
> > newsgroups will favor Honda and Toyota groups will favor Toyota. I
> > think it's best you do your own research on websites. Try doing a
> > google search for decibels in cars and hopefully you will find some
> > useful info.
> >
> > Aside from the noise tho, I think you should ask yourself which car
> > will better suit your needs.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > >On Sun, 14 Sep 2003 17:05:03 GMT, "Myself" <Me@My.Computer> wrote:
>
> > >Which car is quieter?
> > >
> > >An Accord...or a Camry?
> > >
> > >If I ask someone who works in a dealership, they will, no doubt, tell me
> > >that *their* car is quieter....
> > >
> > >But I am wondering if there is an unbias source out there , some rating
> or
> > >index...that can settle the question once and for all.
> > >
> > >Any thoughts or ideas?
> > >
> > >Whats your experience?
> > >
> > >Thanks!
> > >
> > >M
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > ** remove .invalid from my email address to reply by email **
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >


Consumer Reports, Car and Driver, Motor Trend, Opinions from owners?
Jees. Here's an idea - test drive them and make your own conclusion.