I am ready to burn my Accord to the ground.

"StoneCold" (StoneCold) 11/30/2013 at 18:46 • Filed to: Regret

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2007. Radio has stopped functioning, cloth interior, auto trans is terrible, doors are making weird noises when opening and closing, grossly overpaid for it, seats make my back ache, and now the windows are fogging up when I have the heat on.

And this for 3 times what I paid for my last car, a 1995, which had a 285 hp aluminum V8 , heated leather power seats, an auto gearbox I liked, RWD, a working radio, more space than I knew what to do with, and car people and non-car people were both impressed with it.

Hindsight, it is so painful.

PS9 > StoneCold 11/30/2013 at 18:47

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But-but-but Honda! Bulletproof reliability, bro!

Also, what 1995 car had all that neat stuff in it?

Evan, Pope Of Jalopnik by Self-Appointment > StoneCold 11/30/2013 at 18:48

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What did you have before?

StoneCold > Evan, Pope Of Jalopnik by Self-Appointment 11/30/2013 at 18:49

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BMW 740iL

StoneCold > PS9 11/30/2013 at 18:50

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That's the ONE thing about it, is that I just have this feeling the inline 4 will never die.

And the old car was a 740iL BMW

Evan, Pope Of Jalopnik by Self-Appointment > StoneCold 11/30/2013 at 19:28

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I'm so sorry for your loss :/ I know the feels you're currently having. Had to demote my E28 to indefinite project car status while I DD a 2001 Accord. Not happy about it.

StoneCold > Evan, Pope Of Jalopnik by Self-Appointment 11/30/2013 at 19:52

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Hope you get it back on track soon!

Just wondering, I4 or V6 Accord?

brianbrannon > StoneCold 11/30/2013 at 19:56

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Turn the recirc button off and your windows will magically unfog

Klaus Schmoll > StoneCold 11/30/2013 at 20:04

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Stop the Accord hate!

My Euro-Accord came with strut tower braces, so it really does handle well. The V-TEC engine may be low on low end torque though. Let's face it, V-TEC stands for "rev me like crazy or you won't get anything". It's a little bit slower from 0-60 than my Mazda 626 that had 21 hp less, and even weighed less. And it really feels slower. But that's a challenge to work with! And luckily, at high Autobahn speeds V-TEC is constantly working. So it's quite a barnstormer above 100 mph.

It's a cheap car that I bought because I was almost broke and didn't want to go down the route of monthly car payments. (Our credit system doesn't reward you for piling up debt.)

It's been dead on reliable for the time I owned it. And it does its job pretty well. It does also gives me little bits of driving pleasure every now and then. Driving it also lets me save up for a possible new car. (Skoda Octavia RS?)

StoneCold > brianbrannon 11/30/2013 at 20:08

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Recirc isn't on :/
On checking, it's something with the fan/ducting.

Makes a lot of sound like it's blowing hard, but isn't actually coming out that quickly.

StoneCold > Klaus Schmoll 11/30/2013 at 20:12

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AHA! Yours is an older generation! I have no complaints about my iV-TEC with the exception that it is not delivering the highway (about 65-70mph) mileage it promised (about 20-21 MPG, and the 740iL would get 25-26 on the highway -_-).

Also, this is the last time my family or I get a used car from a dealer, as it was crazy overpriced.

Slave2anMG > StoneCold 11/30/2013 at 20:36

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Smelling anything sweet when the heat is on? Could be a leaking heater core...

StoneCold > Slave2anMG 11/30/2013 at 20:40

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I can't smell very well, so I'll have to ask someone sometime.

M54B30 > StoneCold 11/30/2013 at 20:45

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Were you high when you sold that to buy this?

StoneCold > M54B30 11/30/2013 at 20:50

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No, it was pretty much a matriarchal decision even though she knows shit about cars.

M54B30 > StoneCold 11/30/2013 at 20:53

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That sucks. I've been looking to sell my 5 for something like an Accord buuuuut you've got me thinking twice

StoneCold > StoneCold 11/30/2013 at 21:00

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GIVIN' 'EM DA BUSINESS

brianbrannon > StoneCold 12/01/2013 at 12:34

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Pop the glove box down and check your cabin filter