Tell Me About... 2003+ Accord Type-S

[TW]Fox · 28 Oct 2008 at 13:08

MarkDavis said:
http://www.ukcar.com/road_tests/Ford/mondeo-zetec/small/ford-mondeo-zetec.jpg

What and the Mondeo is a thing of beauty?

That is a Mondeo Zetec. Why do you insist on making points against the Mondeo which don't apply to the model recommended?

He prefers the Accord. Get over it.

No, he prefers pictures of the Accord. He's got no idea what he genuinelly prefers because looks are all that matters to him so he'll not have a clue how it compares to a Mazda 6 Sport, Mondeo ST220 or whatever because he refuses to consider them becuase the Honda is such an awesome looking car, apparently

Applying the selection criteria you'd use when picking a supercar - which one looks the most fabulous - whilst ignoring the relative abilities of each is comical when spending a few grand on a family hack.

I'm not for one moment saying he shouldnt buy an Accord, more that he should obviously look seriously at alternatives before then selecting the Accord.

Witor · 28 Oct 2008 at 13:08

Thats a basic mondeo, sighly unfair.

All things being equal, to the OP id still prefer/go for the Accord 2.4 if I was in your position.

MarkDavis · 28 Oct 2008 at 13:18

[TW]Fox;12785128 said:
No, he prefers pictures of the Accord.

Actually, the Accord tends to look better in the metal than in pictures. More expensive looking than the usual hum drum motorway barges.

A dark blue one pulled up alongside me at the petrol station the other day. I was expecting somebody reasonably middle class to step out of it, but a well scruffy looking chap jumped out of it instead. Car looked smart though.

Personally, I don't know what all the fuss is about VTEC - all that manic revving must get tiresome after a while. I'd take the cultured thrum of a BMW straight six any day of the week

ZXSpectrum · 28 Oct 2008 at 13:23

[TW]Fox;12785128 said:
That is a Mondeo Zetec. Why do you insist on making points against the Mondeo which don't apply to the model recommended?

No, he prefers pictures of the Accord. He's got no idea what he genuinelly prefers because looks are all that matters to him so he'll not have a clue how it compares to a Mazda 6 Sport, Mondeo ST220 or whatever because he refuses to consider them becuase the Honda is such an awesome looking car, apparently

Applying the selection criteria you'd use when picking a supercar - which one looks the most fabulous - whilst ignoring the relative abilities of each is comical when spending a few grand on a family hack.

I'm not for one moment saying he shouldnt buy an Accord, more that he should obviously look seriously at alternatives before then selecting the Accord.

LOL.. I have already driven a few of the other cars in the price bracket...

A4 - Out of price range unless got lots of miles
Mazda 6 sport - Was a nice drive actually
Octavia V-RS - Was unimpressed by how unsporty it was.
Passat - Not a fan of the looks, a bit wallowy and again put of price range unless high mileage.

I know there are others... And i personally think it looks the best and offers great performance/fun as well..

I would not buy a car on looks alone.. if it looked ace but went like a bag of crap then i would not bother.. but it looks good, goes well, offers better fuel economy, lower tax bracket, nice and modern inside than the mondeo...

At the end of the day its my preferance... was just asking an opinion on the car not after a debate on whats better this car vs Alternatives?

jamoor · 28 Oct 2008 at 13:24

Mazda 6 Sport eh??

My brother is selling his, it's a diesel though.

[TW]Fox · 28 Oct 2008 at 13:28

Skyline said:
lower tax bracket

Ok, I'm out. This is going nowhere

IAmATeaf · 28 Oct 2008 at 13:43

Firestar_3x said:
My parents have a 2005 2.2iCDTI Sport Accord, looks alright imho better than the mondeo interior build quality is fine, we have the carbon trim instead of the horrid wood which looks foul.

Try and get one with builtin satnav its well worth the extra, other than that we've had no major issues, biggest ongoing problem is the stupid climate control system.

What's wrong with the climate control?

Firestar_3x · 28 Oct 2008 at 13:47

IAmATeaf said:
What's wrong with the climate control?

On a cold morning such as we've had this morning you turn the engine Climate control resumes its previous settings so 22 degrees C in both zones auto vents / auto fan, whatever you do with the Climate control settings the first thing the car does is dump a load of damp air into the car so you go from nice clear windows to steamed up windows in the space of 30 seconds, according to Honda its a design fault with the Accords Climate Control System and they can't do anything to fix it.

Not my car so i haven't googled it but its rather pants.

IAmATeaf · 28 Oct 2008 at 13:47

[TW]Fox;12785363 said:
Ok, I'm out. This is going nowhere

Think he's now talking about the derv Accord?

ZXSpectrum · 28 Oct 2008 at 13:50

IAmATeaf said:
Think he's now talking about the derv Accord?

I am but the Type-S will also be about £140 a year cheaper than the ST220 according to Parkers/DVLA...

IAmATeaf · 28 Oct 2008 at 13:52

Looks is in the eye of the beholder surely, when I got my Accord I had a look at the Mondeo but just preferred the look of the Accord, here's a pic of mine when I last washed mine some 3 years ago

[TW]Fox · 28 Oct 2008 at 13:54

You obviously take pride in its ownership if you last washed it 3 years ago :confused:

Firestar_3x · 28 Oct 2008 at 13:59

IAmATeaf said:
Looks is in the eye of the beholder surely, when I got my Accord I had a look at the Mondeo but just preferred the look of the Accord, here's a pic of mine when I last washed mine some 3 years ago

Teaf on cold mornings once you've first started the car do you have issues with your windows fogging up, also is yours a Derv or Petrol?

bledd · 28 Oct 2008 at 14:03

teaf, how many miles can you get from one tank?

and how big is the tank?

ZXSpectrum · 28 Oct 2008 at 14:04

IAmATeaf said:
Looks is in the eye of the beholder surely, when I got my Accord I had a look at the Mondeo but just preferred the look of the Accord, here's a pic of mine when I last washed mine some 3 years ago

See in my opinion thats a nice looking car... Not a fan of the front grille but that will be easily remedied with a Mugen grille. The alloys need to be bigger and the Honda lowering pack is nice to give a nice lowered stance. I like the graphite and the black ones.. Just nice and smart, and i do take care of my cars so it will always mostly be nice and clean and polished...

IAmATeaf · 28 Oct 2008 at 14:05

[TW]Fox;12785594 said:
You obviously take pride in its ownership if you last washed it 3 years ago

To me it's a lump of metal and plastic that I purchased to get me from A to B. Nothing to do with pride I'm afraid, I just don't do washing cars if I can help it.

IAmATeaf · 28 Oct 2008 at 14:07

Firestar_3x said:
Teaf on cold mornings once you've first started the car do you have issues with your windows fogging up, also is yours a Derv or Petrol?

No problems with the windows fogging up, it has climate which I never switch off and it's a petrol 2.4 type-s.

[TW]Fox · 28 Oct 2008 at 14:08

IAmATeaf said:
To me it's a lump of metal and plastic that I purchased to get me from A to B. Nothing to do with pride I'm afraid, I just don't do washing cars if I can help it.

So why has it got a private plate on it if its just an A to B car

IAmATeaf · 28 Oct 2008 at 14:09

bledd. said:
teaf, how many miles can you get from one tank?

and how big is the tank?

No idea how big the tank is but I can get anything between 260-320 miles, mostly get around 280 on average as I tend to rag the car most of the time.

bledd · 28 Oct 2008 at 14:14

ok thanks,

i'm looking to replace my old vectra in the not too distant future, i like the look of those accords in the colour of yours and the black ones

need to do some reading up on the accord first