The F-Type is Dead. Long Live the Accord. 

"whatisthatsound" (whatisthatsound) 10/17/2018 at 18:16 • Filed to: None

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I’ve driven probably twenty cars in the last 3 weeks, walked away from 2 deals at the finance desk, and traded in the Jag yesterday. In an effort to fund the Morgan I took the keys to an ‘18 Accord. This is only temporary until the T aycan comes out but for now I’ll be living lavashily in a Honda with more creature comforts then the Jaaaag. You can ask me questions or you can bask in the comfort of ventilated seats quietly. The choice is yours. Also the Morgan sort of works but is mostly still broken. 

Nibby > whatisthatsound 10/17/2018 at 18:23

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wait what you can get vented seats in an accord now?

CB > whatisthatsound 10/17/2018 at 18:27

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What engine and transmission did you get?

whatisthatsound > Nibby 10/17/2018 at 18:29

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Heated and ventilated in the front, heated in the rear, Adaptive cruise control that is smoother than my mazda, and a HUD color me surprised I was not expecting to ever get an accord.

whatisthatsound > CB 10/17/2018 at 18:30

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Went ultra boring with the 1.5 Auto touring. Im serious when I say the morgan has made everything else a simple mode of transportation. 

AestheticsInMotion > whatisthatsound 10/17/2018 at 18:41

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Wow. That’s impressive.

I must have missed it, what happened to the Morgan? 

whatisthatsound > AestheticsInMotion 10/17/2018 at 18:45

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I think it is the fuel pump, but I do know it will be expensive. 

Captain of the Enterprise > whatisthatsound 10/17/2018 at 18:49

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The  Touring package is pretty sweet

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > whatisthatsound 10/17/2018 at 18:52

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Hmmm.. going from a Jag F-type to an Accord 1.5L to a Taycan...

I have to believe this fries the brain of someone in automotive marketing somewhere...

BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind > whatisthatsound 10/17/2018 at 18:52

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I love it, but tho se wheels...

VineyardLane > whatisthatsound 10/17/2018 at 18:53

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Seems like a clever take on the basic transportation front. Most likely nicer than a Camry with the same resale and reliability.

Would you recommend one to a gearhead looking for a daily driver, or is it really more for people who just want a commuter pod ?

wafflesnfalafel > whatisthatsound 10/17/2018 at 18:53

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nice - I really like those, one of the best looking Hondas in a while I think . (I spec out a 2.0 Sport with the manual on their website every couple of months...)

whatisthatsound > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 10/17/2018 at 18:55

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I refuse to make sense of this world!

whatisthatsound > BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind 10/17/2018 at 18:56

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But those cooled seats though!

whatisthatsound > VineyardLane 10/17/2018 at 18:57

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Your know, I'd have to go drive the manual 2.0T to give you a reasonable answer. I do know I liked it more than a C class and XE.

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > whatisthatsound 10/17/2018 at 19:01

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Now all you need to do is (eventually) convert the Taycan to gasoline power using the powertrain out of a Dodge Viper and also convert the Morgan to FWD electric power using the powertrain bits fro m the Taycan.

cbell04 > whatisthatsound 10/17/2018 at 19:02

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Sweet ride. We recently bought a slightly more portly 18 Honda. Do love the honda safety/tech stuff.

Tapas > whatisthatsound 10/17/2018 at 19:26

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Sweet! Just curious if you sold the F-Type - how much did you get for it (ballpark)? In case if you're not comfortable sharing figures, that's fine.

whatisthatsound > Tapas 10/17/2018 at 19:28

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Trade in and let me tell you, jags depreciate like you've read about. 

whatisthatsound > cbell04 10/17/2018 at 19:30

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Yes I like it more than Mazda's tech.

whatisthatsound > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 10/17/2018 at 19:32

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Hey are we married?

Matt Nichelson > whatisthatsound 10/17/2018 at 19:35

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I really wanna talk shit, but I can’t because you own a Morgan and your plan is gearhead logical . Plus I actually like the looks of the Accord. 

Monkey B > whatisthatsound 10/17/2018 at 19:38

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I think the new Accord is a beauty, it looks like a proper luxury sedan in higher trims...though just like the Fusion, the lesser equipped models do not. It’s weird.

whatisthatsound > Matt Nichelson 10/17/2018 at 20:04

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Poop talking is encouraged! Like, are you a fool its the tiny engine! An auto with CVT, are you on drugs? Why do you like adaptive cruise control! 

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > whatisthatsound 10/17/2018 at 20:06

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Only if you signed the prenup!

facw > whatisthatsound 10/17/2018 at 20:30

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It has such a primitive look that it’s hard to think of its mechanical bits as being expensive (though the rest of it obviously is). Looking at the specs, I guess they decided against using a higher production volume engine for whatever reason.

boxrocket > whatisthatsound 10/17/2018 at 20:41

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I can’t wrap my head around the fact that you traded one of prettiest relatively -attainable 2-doors of the last decade in on a unibrowed Edsel-inspired robotic middle finger to aesthetics and taste. It’s like the designer(s) of the crosstour and zdx are pissed that folks didn’t f lock to the vehicular visual affront they manifested onto the world years ago and took their revenge by making all the following honda cars ape that same overall shape, but with even less practically.

boxrocket > cbell04 10/17/2018 at 20:42

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Ew.

Reminds me of a printer test page where none of the print heads are aligned.

boxrocket > whatisthatsound 10/17/2018 at 20:43

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You can get cooled seats in a Hyundai, Kia, Ford, Lincoln... The list goes on.

Matt Nichelson > whatisthatsound 10/17/2018 at 21:19

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Eh, you got rid of a fun vehicle to maintain a vehicle that is fun and gives you a special feeling. I see nothing wrong with that. I would drive the most boring ass car they made if it meant owning and being able to maintain something as special as a Morgan. Props to you for making the correct choice. 

whatisthatsound > boxrocket 10/17/2018 at 22:11

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Because Selling the jag keep the Morgan and you will never have more fun in the jag then you will driving a Morgan it's that simple.

whatisthatsound > facw 10/17/2018 at 22:19

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So plush and comfy!

whatisthatsound > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly 10/17/2018 at 22:20

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Oh these cars will make us all poor. Together!

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > whatisthatsound 10/17/2018 at 23:15

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How the hell are Morgans so unreliable? There’s exactly jack-shit to them. It’s a motorcycle engine stuffed in a tube frame with one less wheel that a car and one more than your average motorcycle. How did they mess that up?

Nibby > whatisthatsound 10/17/2018 at 23:15

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love how the luxury features are trickling down to midsize and even economy cars

luxury cars, you just end up paying for higher quality materials and better performance at the cost of... wallet and reliability usually

whatisthatsound > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 10/18/2018 at 00:00

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Okay I’ll give you a brief summary of things that break. The SS engine cam belt eats itself apart, though this has been fixed with spacers to cool the belt and allow airflow. The bevel box can run out of fluid and then break. The compensator they took from a boat will rip itself apart if you think about it too much. The frames like to break at various welds because maybe someone who welded it was having a bad day. The drive belt likes to eat the rear sprockets because they are made of god knows what, though they did switch to stainless steel recently. Sometimes the exhaust falls off, you know as these things do. The fuel pump’s are known to break, and most drivers carry a spare so they can do a roadside swap out of a a fuel pump like a normal car. The gas gauge never has worked, in fact none of them work. I don’t know why they still include it at all. Oh also the headlight reflector fell off on the inside of the light  when I was driving once, because I was probably using my high beams and LASERS!  Any more questions?  Actually I’m going to just make a new post about this.

whatisthatsound > Nibby 10/18/2018 at 00:01

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Yeah and I mean Mercedes doesn’t even offer the right beige for a beige mobile.  What is the point of it all then?

whatisthatsound > boxrocket 10/18/2018 at 00:06

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But I mean, this is basically a baby NSX. Check out those headlights!

Any more questions on my 2018 NSX Accord!

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > whatisthatsound 10/18/2018 at 00:07

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I would have given you my Fiesta ST and Kia forte for one week in that Jag.

whatisthatsound > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 10/18/2018 at 00:09

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Hey I got this new 1.5L Accord though and as I pointed out early it is actually an NSX so just something to think about.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > whatisthatsound 10/18/2018 at 00:10

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I looked at the Accord when we were looking for a DD for my wife. Nice cars!  I think you made a logical choice, but I can’t support trading in orange for grey.

whatisthatsound > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 10/18/2018 at 00:14

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BEIGE! I made them move cars out of the showroom for this because I will commit to a joke, and if I ’m buying a beige mobile it better be freaking beige. I laugh every time I think about it.

DrivingForce > whatisthatsound 10/18/2018 at 01:31

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Hopefully you'll have better luck than I have with my 2018 Accord. It has been the least reliable car I've ever had and I've had three Jaguars. To make matters worse, Honda will not stand behind their product. Getting them to admit there is a problem is like pulling teeth, and they will try to tell you everything is normal. My turbo already had to be replaced and my oil level keeps rising about an inch over full. What a POS! 

Doug, Greater Indianapolis, USA > boxrocket 10/18/2018 at 05:56

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Hey. I resemble that remark. (A diehard Honda CT owner and maven).

AdverseMartyr > whatisthatsound 10/18/2018 at 06:57

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I’m sure the actual color is D esert M ist or Fresh Un- ripened Pumpkin. Don’t call it beige! How dare you! :)

AdverseMartyr > Monkey B 10/18/2018 at 07:05

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For the Accord not really... I mean they basically just slap an Acura badge ( and a letter with two or three numbers for the model) onto Hondas when they export them from Japan. Inside Japan it’s a Honda with a really fancy m odel name for the higher trim models. So in Japan Honda makes “luxury sedans. ” 

Nibby > whatisthatsound 10/18/2018 at 08:35

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the automotive equivalent of what I call ePeen for computer enthusiasts

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > whatisthatsound 10/18/2018 at 08:36

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Sounds like a JZR is the way to go

Morgan 3-wheeler clone using a 50hp Honda CX500 engine. Watercooled, shaft drive, 4 valves per cylinder, dead reliable.

whatisthatsound > AdverseMartyr 10/18/2018 at 09:08

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It's called champagne frost, which is also my stage name. 

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > whatisthatsound 10/18/2018 at 09:48

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The new Accord Sport is actually a really nice car. But then I’m not telling you anything you don’t already know.

Mercedes Streeter > whatisthatsound 10/18/2018 at 10:45

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Finally a new car owned by an Oppo that is even more unreliable than my four misfits.

But I imagine that for the brief moments the Morgan is working the car makes you feel all fizzy inside.

Mercedes Streeter > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 10/18/2018 at 10:45

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You had me sold at “clone” and “shaft drive”. :D

BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast. > whatisthatsound 10/18/2018 at 10:54

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WOW, I had no idea that Morgan was taking it’s vintage build quality THAT seriously... to include so much of the trouble in with all that heritage....

makes dealing with wrong-wheel-drive seem worth it to get a Vanderhall Venice or Speedster instead.

Or perhaps the Edison Electric when it comes out.

BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast. > boxrocket 10/18/2018 at 10:57

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Cashing out resale value to save (and potentially re-grow a bit to offset some of the Jag’s depreciation) for a Taycan...

I can kind of see it, if he was not pleased with issues on the Jag...

But I do agree that the F-type is such a gorgeous car. Sad that an Accord for probably  half the price can beat it on amenities.

BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast. > whatisthatsound 10/18/2018 at 11:00

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A person after my own attitude. The world doesn’t make sense, don’t try to make it make sense , don’t even try to make yourself make sense to the world.

BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast. > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 10/18/2018 at 11:09

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I always wanted to see a Morgan replica/alternative with a longer hood... over the top of a Triumph Rocket III engine. The gearbox is unitized on the left side of the engine, built for shaft-drive to the rear wheel, would just need a reversing  gear box.

A hood shell over the top, bare sides, and ‘ 32 F ord Hot Rod style front suspension and grille, right side side pipe exhaust, with a single seat cockpit , and the faired-over single rear wheel. (no way my 6'2" midwest corn-fed stature is going to fit in a car that small with two seats, maybe not even with a single seat. )

Shift24 > whatisthatsound 10/18/2018 at 13:17

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Yeah but the high-beams are incandescent s on the 1.5T. I know its easily replaced with other bulbs or LEDs. Even so it first thing I noticed driving one at night . But that  w as a year and half ago so they might have fixed it but still seemed like a cheap corner to cut.

boxrocket > whatisthatsound 10/18/2018 at 13:43

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I understand THAT rationale, but going to an accord when the Mazda6, MKZ, used Continental, and Volvos aplenty are available...

boxrocket > whatisthatsound 10/18/2018 at 13:50

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NSX doesn’t have the unibrow, but is the [much] older design...

...honda is regressing.

CaptDale - is secretly British > whatisthatsound 10/18/2018 at 14:03

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I don’t agree with this, but I understand

whatisthatsound > boxrocket 10/18/2018 at 14:41

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But but but I drove them and this one drove the best at the price point I wanted with all the features I like. Yes I like V90R and continental more, but not the cost.

whatisthatsound > boxrocket 10/18/2018 at 14:44

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At least we can all agree on me driving an NSX.

whatisthatsound > CaptDale - is secretly British 10/18/2018 at 14:45

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B ecause this makes the jag and nearly every car I’ve driven irrelevant.

whatisthatsound > BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast. 10/18/2018 at 14:49

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I refuse to be bogged down by reason.

CaptDale - is secretly British > whatisthatsound 10/18/2018 at 14:50

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Which is why I understand. I am sure I will feel that way when I obtain my TVR.

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 10/18/2018 at 20:50

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Oooofff.....how much does that weigh?

Could be dogshit slow if it’s heavier than like 1500lbs or so. 

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 10/18/2018 at 23:39

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from what I’ve heard the speed is on par with a 90s Civic. Won’t set the world on fire but it’ll keep up with traffic alright.