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Has anyone tried driving the new 2008 Accord? I was just wondering if its a
real noticible improvement for the ride, comfort and power, handling etc.

Thanks,
Al

On Thu, 4 Oct 2007 20:09:32 -0400, alfred <tomboy83=@yahoo.com> wrote:


>Has anyone tried driving the new 2008 Accord?
No, it's amazing. Not one person anywhere, including honda has ever
tried to drive it.

"AZ Nomad" wrote

>>Has anyone tried driving the new 2008 Accord?

> No, it's amazing. Not one person anywhere, including honda has ever
> tried to drive it.

:-)

On Oct 4, 8:09 pm, "alfred" <tomboy...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Has anyone tried driving the new 2008 Accord? I was just wondering if its a
> real noticible improvement for the ride, comfort and power, handling etc.
>
> Thanks,
> Al

Gosh, I hope so because they certainly didn't improve the looks.....

Dan D
'07 Ody EX
Central NJ USA

"Dano58" <dan.dibiase@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Oct 4, 8:09 pm, "alfred" <tomboy...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Has anyone tried driving the new 2008 Accord? I was just wondering if its
>> a
>> real noticible improvement for the ride, comfort and power, handling etc.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Al
>
> Gosh, I hope so because they certainly didn't improve the looks.....
>

Yeah, it's a real dog alright....just this side of butt-ugly. I do like my
'07 though....

"Game Over" <go@> wrote in message news:0bqdnfB7b53ey5vanZ2dnUVZ_oKhnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
> "Dano58" <dan.dibiase@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>> On Oct 4, 8:09 pm, "alfred" <tomboy...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>> Has anyone tried driving the new 2008 Accord? I was just wondering if its
>>> a
>>> real noticible improvement for the ride, comfort and power, handling etc.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Al
>>
>> Gosh, I hope so because they certainly didn't improve the looks.....
>>
>
> Yeah, it's a real dog alright....just this side of butt-ugly.
> I do like my '07 though....

I had a chance to see 2008 coupe and sedans yesterday at the dealership.
They were both black. I know that taste is something very personal, but
I have to agree with you: compared to 2007 new accord looks much worse.
Very "aggressive", much smaller-looking car.

I have 2004, silver - I like a lot how it looks like, I like 2007
even better because it reminds me much smoother and slimer 2002
and if I could afford it I would make a switch for 2007...

But 2008 - not apealing at all. Especially not black.

One interesting thing I noticed what the door edge guards looking
like a piece of tape in the color of the body paint. With the
name "stealth" and the price $99 it was pretty funny, but maybe
practical. Especially for coupe with much larger, easy to scratch doors.

Do you guys know any cheaper alternative?
But not as cheesy as electrical tape? :-)
Duct tape would not be looking good either, however it would match my silver paint :-)

On Fri, 5 Oct 2007 12:10:42 -0500, "Pszemol" <Pszemol@PolBox.com>
wrote:


>I had a chance to see 2008 coupe and sedans yesterday at the dealership.
>They were both black. I know that taste is something very personal, but
>I have to agree with you: compared to 2007 new accord looks much worse.
>Very "aggressive", much smaller-looking car.

That is interesting. I noticed the same thing when driving by a
dealership yesterday. Car looks smaller, but is in fact much larger.
It's even moved up a class in size. For now, I much prefer my 2003,
but I thought the same thing about the 1999 until I got used to the
2003. Now I think it's beautiful. Especially with the gold package.
Maybe the 2008 will grow on me. The only thing I would like for the
2003 is the LED trunk lights in the later models. I hate the looks of
the wing. Built into the trunk (ala Cadillac) is much nicer. Maybe I
should get a 2007 while there are still some around.

Dick

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On Thu, 4 Oct 2007 20:09:32 -0400, "alfred" <tomboy83=@yahoo.com>
wrote:

>Has anyone tried driving the new 2008 Accord? I was just wondering if its a
>real noticible improvement for the ride, comfort and power, handling etc.
>
>Thanks,
>Al
>
>
>

I was wondering the same thing. My guess is it's not that different
but experience is the best to listen to.

On Fri, 05 Oct 2007 12:29:54 -0700, Dick <w6ccd@k7yca.org> wrote:

>On Fri, 5 Oct 2007 12:10:42 -0500, "Pszemol" <Pszemol@PolBox.com>
>wrote:
>
>
>>I had a chance to see 2008 coupe and sedans yesterday at the dealership.
>>They were both black. I know that taste is something very personal, but
>>I have to agree with you: compared to 2007 new accord looks much worse.
>>Very "aggressive", much smaller-looking car.
>
>That is interesting. I noticed the same thing when driving by a
>dealership yesterday. Car looks smaller, but is in fact much larger.
>It's even moved up a class in size. For now, I much prefer my 2003,
>but I thought the same thing about the 1999 until I got used to the
>2003. Now I think it's beautiful. Especially with the gold package.
>Maybe the 2008 will grow on me. The only thing I would like for the
>2003 is the LED trunk lights in the later models. I hate the looks of
>the wing. Built into the trunk (ala Cadillac) is much nicer. Maybe I
>should get a 2007 while there are still some around.
>
>Dick


For me, the new Honda Accord is just okay (not great not terrible) in
appearance but I think the latest Camry is ugly.

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> On Fri, 05 Oct 2007 12:29:54 -0700, Dick <w6ccd@k7yca.org> wrote:
>
>>On Fri, 5 Oct 2007 12:10:42 -0500, "Pszemol" <Pszemol@PolBox.com>
>>wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I had a chance to see 2008 coupe and sedans yesterday at the dealership.
>>>They were both black. I know that taste is something very personal, but
>>>I have to agree with you: compared to 2007 new accord looks much worse.
>>>Very "aggressive", much smaller-looking car.
>>
>>That is interesting. I noticed the same thing when driving by a
>>dealership yesterday. Car looks smaller, but is in fact much larger.
>>It's even moved up a class in size. For now, I much prefer my 2003,
>>but I thought the same thing about the 1999 until I got used to the
>>2003. Now I think it's beautiful. Especially with the gold package.
>>Maybe the 2008 will grow on me. The only thing I would like for the
>>2003 is the LED trunk lights in the later models. I hate the looks of
>>the wing. Built into the trunk (ala Cadillac) is much nicer. Maybe I
>>should get a 2007 while there are still some around.
>>
>>Dick
>
>
> For me, the new Honda Accord is just okay (not great not terrible) in
> appearance but I think the latest Camry is ugly.

I would second that -- looks OK. Of course, since I have an 0-6 Accord
coupe I4 I have no reason to buy new for quite some -- perhaps when the next
generation comes out. We will likely replace my wife's 0-3 Pilot next year
with the last of the current model when the price ought to be down.