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I am looking at purchasing an Accord for a second car for us to drive
around localy and some minor trips. I am overwhelmed with all the
information and specs on the cars. I wanted to get a response from
"Users" and their experinaces rather all the glossy sales brochures
and sales people.

I read where the 4 is a new i-vtech engine with a chain drive vs. a
timming belt? The replacement says not until the 105 K mile service?

I am deffently looking at the EX class with Leather, so my particular
car interest seem to be either the EX-L or the EX V6 and one neither
one would I want Navigation.

I live in Orange County, (Southern California)so the weather is not to
bad out here.

So if you folks out here that own the 4 cy 2004 or the V6 I'd
appreciate any comments, complaints or informaiton you may have to
pass on to me.

Also, I looked at the Acura TSX ? which is a 200 hop 4 cy, about 2
grand more than the V6 Honda Accord but its' really a refined interior
from what I saw..

Please email me your comments to davidki@yahoo.com and if you guys
have any pricing info I'd appreciate it...

Dave

>I read where the 4 is a new i-vtech engine with a chain drive vs. a
>timming belt? The replacement says not until the 105 K mile service?

Yes. If you're lucky, it'll never need to be replaced.


>
>I am deffently looking at the EX class with Leather, so my particular
>car interest seem to be either the EX-L or the EX V6 and one neither
>one would I want Navigation.
>
>I live in Orange County, (Southern California)so the weather is not to
>bad out here.
>
>So if you folks out here that own the 4 cy 2004 or the V6 I'd
>appreciate any comments, complaints or informaiton you may have to
>pass on to me.
>
>Also, I looked at the Acura TSX ? which is a 200 hop 4 cy, about 2
>grand more than the V6 Honda Accord but its' really a refined interior
>from what I saw..
>
>Please email me your comments to davidki@yahoo.com and if you guys
>have any pricing info I'd appreciate it...
>
>Dave
>
>
>
>

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I have a 2003 LX-G 4 banger with a 5-speed manual and I find it plenty
powerful with 160 HP. The V6 was upgraded to 240 HP which would definitely
give the car more oomph, but ask yourself, where in the hell are you gonna
use that power? If you're just looking to just drive around town and make a
few short trips like you said, then I think the 4-cyl should be fine. It's
not underpowered by any means.

I've also read in a few reviews that the Accord was primarily designed with
the 4-cyl in mind so it's suspension is balanced for it. The V6 was an
afterthought done to satisfy Americans' thirst for overpowered cars. With
this in mind, the V6 model is off balance with too much weight up front.
The cars handling suffers a bit because of this.

On the highway, the fuel economy difference between the 4 or 6 cyl is fairly
small, but in town, the V6 is a pig compared to the 4.

Ultimately though, it's your choice. Test drive both models and decided
which one you preffer. Each has it's ups and downs.


"davidki" <davidki@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> I am looking at purchasing an Accord for a second car for us to drive
> around localy and some minor trips. I am overwhelmed with all the
> information and specs on the cars. I wanted to get a response from
> "Users" and their experinaces rather all the glossy sales brochures
> and sales people.
>
> I read where the 4 is a new i-vtech engine with a chain drive vs. a
> timming belt? The replacement says not until the 105 K mile service?
>
> I am deffently looking at the EX class with Leather, so my particular
> car interest seem to be either the EX-L or the EX V6 and one neither
> one would I want Navigation.
>
> I live in Orange County, (Southern California)so the weather is not to
> bad out here.
>
> So if you folks out here that own the 4 cy 2004 or the V6 I'd
> appreciate any comments, complaints or informaiton you may have to
> pass on to me.
>
> Also, I looked at the Acura TSX ? which is a 200 hop 4 cy, about 2
> grand more than the V6 Honda Accord but its' really a refined interior
> from what I saw..
>
> Please email me your comments to davidki@yahoo.com and if you guys
> have any pricing info I'd appreciate it...
>
> Dave

"davidki" <davidki@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:4221cae5.0401180856.1df30f9f@posting.google.c om...
> Also, I looked at the Acura TSX ? which is a 200 hop 4 cy, about 2
> grand more than the V6 Honda Accord but its' really a refined interior
> from what I saw..
>

Accord EX V6 is much closer to a TL than TSX. If considering V6 Accord
sedan at all, you might want to compare it to TL.

I have an 03 Accord EX-L 4 cyl auto and I'm very pleased with the
power. It's a pretty quick car, IMHO. Of course the V6 would be
faster, but I'm not interested in drag racing around town. I've taken
trips in the Accord and it cruises smoothly at any speed I choose.

I did read somewhere -- perhaps consumer reports -- that they thought
the 4 handled a bit more crisply than the 6. Maybe that's the weight
distribution that someone else mentioned here.



On 18 Jan 2004 08:56:09 -0800, davidki@yahoo.com (davidki) wrote:

>I am looking at purchasing an Accord for a second car for us to drive
>around localy and some minor trips. I am overwhelmed with all the
>information and specs on the cars. I wanted to get a response from
>"Users" and their experinaces rather all the glossy sales brochures
>and sales people.
>
>I read where the 4 is a new i-vtech engine with a chain drive vs. a
>timming belt? The replacement says not until the 105 K mile service?
>
>I am deffently looking at the EX class with Leather, so my particular
>car interest seem to be either the EX-L or the EX V6 and one neither
>one would I want Navigation.
>
>I live in Orange County, (Southern California)so the weather is not to
>bad out here.
>
>So if you folks out here that own the 4 cy 2004 or the V6 I'd
>appreciate any comments, complaints or informaiton you may have to
>pass on to me.
>
>Also, I looked at the Acura TSX ? which is a 200 hop 4 cy, about 2
>grand more than the V6 Honda Accord but its' really a refined interior
>from what I saw..
>
>Please email me your comments to davidki@yahoo.com and if you guys
>have any pricing info I'd appreciate it...
>
>Dave

Thus spake He Hate Retards on 1/18/2004 11:20 AM:

>>I read where the 4 is a new i-vtech engine with a chain drive vs. a
>>timming belt? The replacement says not until the 105 K mile service?
>
>
> Yes. If you're lucky, it'll never need to be replaced.

With an interference engine, don't trust luck. My wife's car smoked
it's chain Thursday and took the valves with it. It was due to go in
yesterday to get the chain looked at because it had *just* started
making noise with a/b 120,000 on it.

-moitz-

On Mon, 19 Jan 2004 05:56:32 GMT, Moitz <meuzelaj@hotmail.com> wrote:

>Thus spake He Hate Retards on 1/18/2004 11:20 AM:
>
>>>I read where the 4 is a new i-vtech engine with a chain drive vs. a
>>>timming belt? The replacement says not until the 105 K mile service?
>>
>>
>> Yes. If you're lucky, it'll never need to be replaced.
>
>With an interference engine, don't trust luck. My wife's car smoked
>it's chain Thursday and took the valves with it. It was due to go in
>yesterday to get the chain looked at because it had *just* started
>making noise with a/b 120,000 on it.

Which model car was that? The 105K mile change is what is recommended for
normal service of the belt driven late model Hondas, i.e. up to 2002. Does
the K-Series engine really have a recommended chain replacement of 105K
miles?... in which case it makes no sense to have gone to a chain drive in
the first place. It was my impression that, in general, chains were
supposed to last the life of the car.

Rgds, George Macdonald

"Just because they're paranoid doesn't mean you're not psychotic" - Who, me??

>With an interference engine, don't trust luck. My wife's car smoked
>it's chain Thursday and took the valves with it. It was due to go in
>yesterday to get the chain looked at because it had *just* started
>making noise with a/b 120,000 on it.
>

Uh, which car is it? There's no way you have 120,000 miles on a '03 Accord.
Because that's the first year they started using chains.

You're probably confused and have a belt instead, which means 120,000 change is
WAY too late to change it.





"If life were like a box of chocolates, everyone would be black and expire in 2
years."

davidki said...

> I am deffently looking at the EX class with Leather, so my particular
> car interest seem to be either the EX-L or the EX V6 and one neither
> one would I want Navigation.
>
> I live in Orange County, (Southern California)so the weather is not to
> bad out here.
>
> So if you folks out here that own the 4 cy 2004 or the V6 I'd
> appreciate any comments, complaints or informaiton you may have to
> pass on to me.


I have a 2003 EX V6 Coupe. I wouldn't give up the 240 hp V6 for
anything. It makes the Accord a really fun car to drive, IMHO.


Casey