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Hi guys-

I looking into buying a new accord. Any current owners can give me there
impressions? How is the quality/reliability? I'm kinda being iffy due to
the fact the camry comes w/ a longer engine warrantee...3/36,000 is nothing
these days, compounded by the fact that accord suffered from those tranny
probs.

How much did you guys pay for an Auto LX? should I wait for the 2005? any
major changes?


thanks

In article <w1W%b.66603$vn.192604@sea-read.news.verio.net>, "elmo" <fake@fake.com> wrote:
>Hi guys-
>
>I looking into buying a new accord. Any current owners can give me there
>impressions? How is the quality/reliability? I'm kinda being iffy due to
>the fact the camry comes w/ a longer engine warrantee...3/36,000 is nothing
>these days, compounded by the fact that accord suffered from those tranny
>probs.
>
>How much did you guys pay for an Auto LX? should I wait for the 2005? any
>major changes?
>
>
>thanks
>
>

It's all been said,
www.edmunds.com
www.kbb.com
www.motortrend.com
www.consumerguide.com

You can get a quote from www.carsense.com.

If the warranty worries you, get the extended warranty.

If it were my money, I would wait to see if Accord 2005 is equipped with
ESP. This is one feature that I value much. Much more important than AWD
for safety. Honda is supposed to have all their vehicles with this standard
by 2006, with also side airbags.


"elmo" <fake@fake.com> wrote in message
news:w1W%b.66603$vn.192604@sea-read.news.verio.net...
> Hi guys-
>
> I looking into buying a new accord. Any current owners can give me there
> impressions? How is the quality/reliability? I'm kinda being iffy due to
> the fact the camry comes w/ a longer engine warrantee...3/36,000 is
nothing
> these days, compounded by the fact that accord suffered from those tranny
> probs.
>
> How much did you guys pay for an Auto LX? should I wait for the 2005?
any
> major changes?
>
>
> thanks
>
>

ESP? Extra Sensory Perception?



On 2/28/04 8:22 AM, in article pu10c.65979$qe5.1394102@wagner.videotron.net,
"Saintor" <saintor1@REMOVETHIShotmail.com> wrote:

> If it were my money, I would wait to see if Accord 2005 is equipped with
> ESP. This is one feature that I value much. Much more important than AWD
> for safety. Honda is supposed to have all their vehicles with this standard
> by 2006, with also side airbags.
>
>
> "elmo" <fake@fake.com> wrote in message
> news:w1W%b.66603$vn.192604@sea-read.news.verio.net...
>> Hi guys-
>>
>> I looking into buying a new accord. Any current owners can give me there
>> impressions? How is the quality/reliability? I'm kinda being iffy due to
>> the fact the camry comes w/ a longer engine warrantee...3/36,000 is
> nothing
>> these days, compounded by the fact that accord suffered from those tranny
>> probs.
>>
>> How much did you guys pay for an Auto LX? should I wait for the 2005?
> any
>> major changes?
>>
>>
>> thanks
>>
>>
>
>
>

"E. Meyer" <e.meyer0SPAM@ieee.org> wrote in message
news:BC665F0B.51825%e.meyer0SPAM@ieee.org...
> ESP? Extra Sensory Perception?
>
>
>
> On 2/28/04 8:22 AM, in article
pu10c.65979$qe5.1394102@wagner.videotron.net,
> "Saintor" <saintor1@REMOVETHIShotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > If it were my money, I would wait to see if Accord 2005 is equipped with
> > ESP. This is one feature that I value much. Much more important than
AWD
> > for safety. Honda is supposed to have all their vehicles with this
standard
> > by 2006, with also side airbags.
> >
> >
> > "elmo" <fake@fake.com> wrote in message
> > news:w1W%b.66603$vn.192604@sea-read.news.verio.net...
> >> Hi guys-
> >>
> >> I looking into buying a new accord. Any current owners can give me
there
> >> impressions? How is the quality/reliability? I'm kinda being iffy due
to
> >> the fact the camry comes w/ a longer engine warrantee...3/36,000 is
> > nothing
> >> these days, compounded by the fact that accord suffered from those
tranny
> >> probs.
> >>
> >> How much did you guys pay for an Auto LX? should I wait for the 2005?
> > any
> >> major changes?
> >>
> >>
> >> thanks
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
>

whats ESP? I jus want to know long term inpressions from current owners.

On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 21:06:52 GMT, "E. Meyer" <e.meyer0SPAM@ieee.org> wrote:

>ESP? Extra Sensory Perception?

Electronic Stability Program, aka, or used to be known, generically as
Stability Control... allows people to drive even more stupidly than they do
already... but "consumers feel safer" according to the surveys.

>On 2/28/04 8:22 AM, in article pu10c.65979$qe5.1394102@wagner.videotron.net,
>"Saintor" <saintor1@REMOVETHIShotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> If it were my money, I would wait to see if Accord 2005 is equipped with
>> ESP. This is one feature that I value much. Much more important than AWD
>> for safety. Honda is supposed to have all their vehicles with this standard
>> by 2006, with also side airbags.

Rgds, George Macdonald

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

>
> Electronic Stability Program, aka, or used to be known, generically as
> Stability Control... allows people to drive even more stupidly than they
do
> already... but "consumers feel safer" according to the surveys.


I disagree. You don't drive in snow and icy highways often, don't you? ;o)
ESP was immediately acclaimed among carmakers (at least high end) because
it is so good. It is also available on VW and Focus.

On Sun, 29 Feb 2004 08:38:25 -0500, "Saintor"
<saintor1@REMOVETHIShotmail.com> wrote:

>
>>
>> Electronic Stability Program, aka, or used to be known, generically as
>> Stability Control... allows people to drive even more stupidly than they
>do
>> already... but "consumers feel safer" according to the surveys.
>
>
>I disagree. You don't drive in snow and icy highways often, don't you? ;o)

I try to avoid it but sometimes yes, I have to drive on snow and ice. I'm
not sure that stability control is going to be much use in such situations
- most people would prefer to be able to disable things like ABS on snow
and ice.

>ESP was immediately acclaimed among carmakers (at least high end) because
>it is so good. It is also available on VW and Focus.

Carmakers and many consumers have also "acclaimed" "free
maintenance".<shrug>

Rgds, George Macdonald

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

"George Macdonald" <fammacd=!SPAM^nothanks@tellurian.com> wrote in message
news:5nf340lnrs8ihrqamg7a73hrscv4dn1ch0@4ax.com...
> On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 21:06:52 GMT, "E. Meyer" <e.meyer0SPAM@ieee.org>
wrote:
>
> >ESP? Extra Sensory Perception?
>
> Electronic Stability Program, aka, or used to be known, generically as
> Stability Control... allows people to drive even more stupidly than they
do
> already... but "consumers feel safer" according to the surveys.
>
Ah! This system must be for the people who tailgate me at 80 on I 75 every
now and then -- in the center lane no less.


> >On 2/28/04 8:22 AM, in article
pu10c.65979$qe5.1394102@wagner.videotron.net,
> >"Saintor" <saintor1@REMOVETHIShotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> If it were my money, I would wait to see if Accord 2005 is equipped
with
> >> ESP. This is one feature that I value much. Much more important
than AWD
> >> for safety. Honda is supposed to have all their vehicles with this
standard
> >> by 2006, with also side airbags.
>
> Rgds, George Macdonald
>
> "Just because they're paranoid doesn't mean you're not psychotic" - Who,
me??

On Mon, 1 Mar 2004 19:13:58 -0500, "twaugh5" <twaugh5@cox.net> wrote:

>
>"George Macdonald" <fammacd=!SPAM^nothanks@tellurian.com> wrote in message
>news:5nf340lnrs8ihrqamg7a73hrscv4dn1ch0@4ax.com.. .
>> On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 21:06:52 GMT, "E. Meyer" <e.meyer0SPAM@ieee.org>
>wrote:
>>
>> >ESP? Extra Sensory Perception?
>>
>> Electronic Stability Program, aka, or used to be known, generically as
>> Stability Control... allows people to drive even more stupidly than they
>do
>> already... but "consumers feel safer" according to the surveys.
>>
>Ah! This system must be for the people who tailgate me at 80 on I 75 every
>now and then -- in the center lane no less.

Yeah well they're the ones who haven't got a car with ACC (that's uhh,
adaptive cruise control).... yet.:-)

Rgds, George Macdonald

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