Honda Accord i-dtec 08-09

iand220

Hi guys,

Im considering buying a i-dtec honda accord as im absolutely love them!

Anyone have one or much experience with them?

Also what other kind options are really out there im after something with at least 130-150bhp and something as reliable as possible!

Thanks

markoire

Subaru Legacy Diesel, Ford Mondeo 2.0 dtci, Skoda Octavia VRS Diesel, Jaguar XF Diesel (Would love one of those), Lexus is200d to name a few alternatives!!
Whats your budget OP?! Maybe get a 6 pot bmw diesel if money allows it!!

iand220

markoire wrote: »

Subaru Legacy Diesel, Ford Mondeo 2.0 dtci, Skoda Octavia VRS Diesel, Jaguar XF Diesel (Would love one of those), Lexus is200d to name a few alternatives!!
Whats your budget OP?! Maybe get a 6 pot bmw diesel if money allows it!!

I'd be thinking about 12k!
I'm going to have look at few those so

I'm still deliberating whether to forgot about it and stay driving my trusty HDi 406

colm_mcm

I'd have the Accord over

The Lexus, because it's reputation for reliability isn't that good and it's quite small inside, and it's going on 8 years old as a model now

The Skoda, because although it's undoubtedly a lot of bang per buck, it's still an Octavia

The Mondeo, because I just don't like them, and they're very common

now, I wouldn't mind a Legacy, but they interior isn't that nice, and they're still a bit pricey.

XF would be lovely though. not sure about maintainance costs.

Accord stands in a sort of niche area, not RWD, not the same size as a Mondeo etc, not very popular, and not thought of in the same way as an A4 etc.

I think that's why I like them.

It'd be between the Legacy and the Accord for me, from that list.

iand220

colm_mcm wrote: »

I'd have the Accord over

The Lexus, because it's reputation for reliability isn't that good and it's quite small inside, and it's going on 8 years old as a model now

The Skoda, because although it's undoubtedly a lot of bang per buck, it's still an Octavia

The Mondeo, because I just don't like them, and they're very common

now, I wouldn't mind a Legacy, but they interior isn't that nice, and they're still a bit pricey.

XF would be lovely though. not sure about maintainance costs.

Accord stands in a sort of niche area, not RWD, not the same size as a Mondeo etc, not very popular, and not thought of in the same way as an A4 etc.

I think that's why I like them.

It'd be between the Legacy and the Accord for me, from that list.

That pretty much sums up exactly what I was thinking my parents have an 11 reg Octavia elegance and it's a lovely lovely car but just doesn't do it for me!

If I'm going to spend that kinda money on a car I really want to get something I want rather than settling for the next best thing

dgt

iand220 wrote: »

I'd be thinking about 12k!
I'm going to have look at few those so

I'm still deliberating whether to forgot about it and stay driving my trusty HDi 406

I'd be keeping the 406.... :P

Poulgorm

markoire wrote: »

Subaru Legacy Diesel, Ford Mondeo 2.0 dtci, Skoda Octavia VRS Diesel, Jaguar XF Diesel (Would love one of those), Lexus is200d to name a few alternatives!!
Whats your budget OP?! Maybe get a 6 pot bmw diesel if money allows it!!

Steer clear of the BMWs anyway. Friend of mine has a 3 year old 5 series: the window winder motor packed up on the driver's side and the passenger side one was making peculiar noises. Replaced both at a cost of...wait for it...€1,400.

The Renault cars of 10 to 15 years ago were more reliable.

But you have to admire the marketing department of BMW.

dgt

markoire wrote: »

Subaru Legacy Diesel, Ford Mondeo 2.0 dtci, Skoda Octavia VRS Diesel, Jaguar XF Diesel (Would love one of those), Lexus is200d to name a few alternatives!!
Whats your budget OP?! Maybe get a 6 pot bmw diesel if money allows it!!

Poulgorm wrote: »

Steer clear of the BMWs anyway. Friend of mine has a 3 year old 5 series: the window winder motor packed up on the driver's side and the passenger side one was making peculiar noises. Replaced both at a cost of...wait for it...€1,400.

The Renault cars of 10 to 15 years ago were more reliable.

But you have to admire the marketing department of BMW.

Errrrr..... That doesn't really effect the driving performance

I don't agree with Renaults being more reliable, I considered using one as Christmas decorations with the fun electrics they have

Green Hornet

I've got one. It's a step up from the iCdti in pretty much every single way, except its a bit thirstier.

Its happy as a motorway cruiser but it becomes quite dynamic on narrow roads whereas the last model had a lot of body roll. It really seems to hunker down on the twisty roads.

The icdti gave me 52mpg on my 80 mile daily round trip but I'm more like 48mpg with this. It is a bit bigger though and a small bit more powerful.

I thought about a Lexus IS220d and an A4 before getting the Accord but the Lexus seemed small inside and the gearing seemed 'wrong' and it was a bit 'Toyota-ish' for the cost while the A4 seemed too small and 'bland' inside.

As well as that, the Accord just looked a nicer car to me and has a lot of 'extra's' as standard compared to the other two.

Poulgorm

dgt wrote: »

Errrrr..... That doesn't really effect the driving performance

But it does affect the performance of your bank balance.

Maybe not a consideration for you, but the rest of us have to be conscious of it.
Or maybe you are a BMW dealer, cleaning up on servicing / repairs.

markoire

Sounds like a dealer made a fool of your friend for a window regulator and maybe a motor! And the point about Renault cars being more reliable? No. Maybe cheaper to maintain. But not more reliable.

Poulgorm wrote: »

Steer clear of the BMWs anyway. Friend of mine has a 3 year old 5 series: the window winder motor packed up on the driver's side and the passenger side one was making peculiar noises. Replaced both at a cost of...wait for it...€1,400.

The Renault cars of 10 to 15 years ago were more reliable.

But you have to admire the marketing department of BMW.

Jack breen

Poulgorm wrote: »

But it does affect the performance of your bank balance.

Maybe not a consideration for you, but the rest of us have to be conscious of it.
Or maybe you are a BMW dealer, cleaning up on servicing / repairs.

Post of the year:-D :-D

You should look at the mans post history now. He normally pulls a gear box out of some french marque before his cereal.;-)

Barry Barry

Couple of other options,

Volvo S60,
2.4 diesel
2008,
59,000 miles,
€12,750

http://www.carzone.ie/search/Volvo/S60/D5-SPORT/5413314907859920/advert?channel=CARS

Jaguar X-Type,
2.0 diesel,
2009,
98,000 miles,
€11,950

http://www.carzone.ie/search/Jaguar/X-Type/2.0-D-LE/31813553153932070/advert?channel=CARS

Opel Insignia,
2.0 diesel,
2009,
82,000 miles,
€12,950

http://www.carzone.ie/search/Opel/Insignia/-2.0-CDT/31413542256430410/advert?channel=CARS

Citroen C5,
2.0 diesel,
2008,
34,000 miles,
€11,450

http://www.carzone.ie/search/Citroen/C5/NEW-2.0-/28413432344194120/advert?channel=CARS

Only 2L example of the C5 on Carzone is an auto so you might have a mard time finding a nice one if you don't want an auto

iand220

Thanks lads!

The insignia look very decent especially those 160bhp ones ;-)

Figerty

I have an 08 new model accord since Jan 09 and haven't had any bother with it except for a sticking back brake that the Honda garage didn't sort where my own mechanic did. Which makes me worry about the Honda mechanic not the car!

The extras with the Exec model I have really add to the car. Rains sensing wiper, Automatic headlights, Auto-dimming rear view mirror, Parking sensors and reversing camera and most of all the high quality electric seats are really excellent.

Good on the road, maybe a little hard on back roads but a pleasure on good roads. Good road holding that I only appreciated after driving a Passat. Passat seemed spongy and rolling around the place by comparison.
Good on frost also, but the car is almost 2 ton in weight! It might also explain why I think he car is heavy on tyres.
Diesel does about 45/gallon but that is mixed driving and I have a heavy foot.

Lexus is a good car but I found it cramped inside as is the BMW 3 series.

One thing that has gone on the Accord is the front speakers, this is a known problem on the accord and I am out of warranty now. So it will cost about €120 to sort. If you buy then check it out.

The accord has a timing chain, these can get noisy and need replacing (even though the shoudn't). The 2004 Diesels had this problem, but if the car is serviced properly it shouldn't be an issue.

One of my family has a Renult Grand Scenic and the Turbo, Gearbox and other bits have had to be replaced at about 100,000 km. Would never touch a Renault now.

iand220

Figerty wrote: »

I have an 08 new model accord since Jan 09 and haven't had any bother with it except for a sticking back brake that the Honda garage didn't sort where my own mechanic did. Which makes me worry about the Honda mechanic not the car!

The extras with the Exec model I have really add to the car. Rains sensing wiper, Automatic headlights, Auto-dimming rear view mirror, Parking sensors and reversing camera and most of all the high quality electric seats are really excellent.

Good on the road, maybe a little hard on back roads but a pleasure on good roads. Good road holding that I only appreciated after driving a Passat. Passat seemed spongy and rolling around the place by comparison.
Good on frost also, but the car is almost 2 ton in weight! It might also explain why I think he car is heavy on tyres.
Diesel does about 45/gallon but that is mixed driving and I have a heavy foot.

Lexus is a good car but I found it cramped inside as is the BMW 3 series.

One thing that has gone on the Accord is the front speakers, this is a known problem on the accord and I am out of warranty now. So it will cost about €120 to sort. If you buy then check it out.

The accord has a timing chain, these can get noisy and need replacing (even though the shoudn't). The 2004 Diesels had this problem, but if the car is serviced properly it shouldn't be an issue.

One of my family has a Renult Grand Scenic and the Turbo, Gearbox and other bits have had to be replaced at about 100,000 km. Would never touch a Renault now.

Exactly the type of comment I was after answered pretty much everything and honestly! The 04 accords only got a noisy timing chain mostly due to poor servicing schedules there were other factors but that was the bigger one which would prevent it! All in all they seem to be pretty decent only thing is now so many cars in from the north and Britain it's hard to know what your buying!

Really need to start thinking now decisions