Re: 2007 Accord SE
 

I know this is a Honda group ,but , if you're really looking for a little
extra zip try the Impala SS . A friend of mine bought one , It's got plenty
of "zip " trust me on that one .
"Joseph Wheeler" <fightin.joe@csa.gov> wrote in message
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>>>>>> Note sure what car you're talking about but my 2000 accord
>>>>>> (automatic)
>>>>>> flies nicely at at 127,000km, drives great like the day I bought it,
>>>>>> and oh yeah - is really cheap on gas. But for the folks down there in
>>>>>> supersizeme land it might not be able to handle the weight yer
>>>>>> haulin'.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ...as long as you don't mind a buzzy little engine that puts your life
>>>>> in jeopardy when you need a sudden hard acceleration-- like when
>>>>> entering the expressway, passing a slow driver or getting the H out of
>>>>> the way when something bad happens and is coming your way on the
>>>>> road.....
>>>>>
>>>> Yours, maybe, but my 2000 Accord SE (auto) is like Observer's: plenty
>>>> powerful and fast (with the 4), non-buzzy, still looking, feeling and
>>>> running great after 93K miles, and doing nicely on fuel economy (25+
>>>> average so far). I understand the appeal of a bigger engine, but this
>>>> car doesn't need it.
>>>>
>>>> Paul
>>>>
>>>
>>> Suspect we have a troll here.
>>>
>>
>> Possibly. More likely he needs to feel that the extra money he spent,
>> and continues to spend, on the V6 was worth it. Calling the I4 a "buzzy
>> little engine that puts your life in jeopardy" shows that he is a little
>> desperate. I am starting to doubt that he has actually driven a 4 cyl.
>> Accord.
>>
>
> No, I did-- twice, and really found it noisy and under powered....though I
> will admit to a bit of purple prose/exaggeration in my earlier post.
>
> I sprang for the extra dough for the six because it really has a nice
> punch to it. Reminds me of the zip that cars had when I was growing up
> back in the pre emission-crippled engines of the 50's and 60's.
>

Re: 2007 Accord SE
 

"Joseph Wheeler" <fightin.joe@csa.gov> wrote in message
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>>>>
>>>>>> Note sure what car you're talking about but my 2000 accord
>>>>>> (automatic)
>>>>>> flies nicely at at 127,000km, drives great like the day I bought it,
>>>>>> and oh yeah - is really cheap on gas. But for the folks down there in
>>>>>> supersizeme land it might not be able to handle the weight yer
>>>>>> haulin'.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ...as long as you don't mind a buzzy little engine that puts your life
>>>>> in jeopardy when you need a sudden hard acceleration-- like when
>>>>> entering the expressway, passing a slow driver or getting the H out of
>>>>> the way when something bad happens and is coming your way on the
>>>>> road.....
>>>>>
>>>> Yours, maybe, but my 2000 Accord SE (auto) is like Observer's: plenty
>>>> powerful and fast (with the 4), non-buzzy, still looking, feeling and
>>>> running great after 93K miles, and doing nicely on fuel economy (25+
>>>> average so far). I understand the appeal of a bigger engine, but this
>>>> car doesn't need it.
>>>>
>>>> Paul
>>>>
>>>
>>> Suspect we have a troll here.
>>>
>>
>> Possibly. More likely he needs to feel that the extra money he spent,
>> and continues to spend, on the V6 was worth it. Calling the I4 a "buzzy
>> little engine that puts your life in jeopardy" shows that he is a little
>> desperate. I am starting to doubt that he has actually driven a 4 cyl.
>> Accord.
>>
>
> No, I did-- twice, and really found it noisy and under powered....though I
> will admit to a bit of purple prose/exaggeration in my earlier post.
>
> I sprang for the extra dough for the six because it really has a nice
> punch to it. Reminds me of the zip that cars had when I was growing up
> back in the pre emission-crippled engines of the 50's and 60's.
>

Re: 2007 Accord SE
 

On Fri, 9 Nov 2007 15:06:00 -0500, "Joseph Wheeler"
<fightin.joe@csa.gov> wrote:

>...as long as you don't mind a buzzy little engine that puts your life in
>jeopardy when you need a sudden hard acceleration-- like when entering the
>expressway, passing a slow driver or getting the H out of the way when
>something bad happens and is coming your way on the road.....

You get the 4 on the cam and it goes from 30 to 80 in about five
seconds, with the clean-air delays they program into these things, you
can't do a lot better with the six.

Have you driven the current 4's?

I have maybe one or two occassions per year when I wish I had some
more zoom, but I'm really not certain that even the 6 has what I'd
want on those rare occassions. Now, make it a 4-liter 8, and let me
deprogram that stupid computer, and just maybe I'd suck up the
difference in mileage, for a little fun now and again.

Until the cops convinced me otherwise, which I'm very much afraid they
would in short order. Which is yet another reason I stay with the 4.

J.

Re: 2007 Accord SE
 

"JXStern" <JXSternChangeX2R@gte.net> wrote

> On Fri, 9 Nov 2007 15:06:00 -0500, "Joseph Wheeler"
> <fightin.joe@csa.gov> wrote:
>
>>...as long as you don't mind a buzzy little engine that puts your life in
>>jeopardy when you need a sudden hard acceleration-- like when entering the
>>expressway, passing a slow driver or getting the H out of the way when
>>something bad happens and is coming your way on the road.....
>
> You get the 4 on the cam and it goes from 30 to 80 in about five
> seconds, with the clean-air delays they program into these things, you
> can't do a lot better with the six.
>
> Have you driven the current 4's?
>
> I have maybe one or two occassions per year when I wish I had some
> more zoom, but I'm really not certain that even the 6 has what I'd
> want on those rare occassions.

Listen...you know what I do?

I have the 190 hp automatic 4 cyl. ( '08 Accord EX ) and when I am ready for
some power from the engine, I throw it down into D3...nice instant power
without the "lag" when you put your foot on the gas hard. It definately
helps the performance of the engine in these situations, trust me.

Try D3 and see if you like doing it that way when you can...hell, thats why
its there to begin with :)

Peace,
Polfus

Re: 2007 Accord SE
 

"Joseph Wheeler" <fightin.joe@csa.gov> wrote in message
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>> "tww1491" <twaugh5@cox.net> wrote in message
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>>>
>>> "Paul" <pkmueller@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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>>>>
>>>>>> Note sure what car you're talking about but my 2000 accord
>>>>>> (automatic)
>>>>>> flies nicely at at 127,000km, drives great like the day I bought it,
>>>>>> and oh yeah - is really cheap on gas. But for the folks down there in
>>>>>> supersizeme land it might not be able to handle the weight yer
>>>>>> haulin'.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ...as long as you don't mind a buzzy little engine that puts your life
>>>>> in jeopardy when you need a sudden hard acceleration-- like when
>>>>> entering the expressway, passing a slow driver or getting the H out of
>>>>> the way when something bad happens and is coming your way on the
>>>>> road.....
>>>>>
>>>> Yours, maybe, but my 2000 Accord SE (auto) is like Observer's: plenty
>>>> powerful and fast (with the 4), non-buzzy, still looking, feeling and
>>>> running great after 93K miles, and doing nicely on fuel economy (25+
>>>> average so far). I understand the appeal of a bigger engine, but this
>>>> car doesn't need it.
>>>>
>>>> Paul
>>>>
>>>
>>> Suspect we have a troll here.
>>>
>>
>> Possibly. More likely he needs to feel that the extra money he spent,
>> and continues to spend, on the V6 was worth it. Calling the I4 a "buzzy
>> little engine that puts your life in jeopardy" shows that he is a little
>> desperate. I am starting to doubt that he has actually driven a 4 cyl.
>> Accord.
>>
>
> No, I did-- twice, and really found it noisy and under powered....though I
> will admit to a bit of purple prose/exaggeration in my earlier post.
>

You need to drive mine. We took our first real road trip today, with all
kinds of speeds and traffic conditions, where I had to get on the gas pedal
occasionally. Now I am really sure that you are full of it and need
justification for your extra outlay.

> I sprang for the extra dough for the six because it really has a nice
> punch to it. Reminds me of the zip that cars had when I was growing up
> back in the pre emission-crippled engines of the 50's and 60's.
>

Re: 2007 Accord SE
 

On Sat, 17 Nov 2007 02:07:11 -0500, "Polfus"
<nostringscouldsecureyou@thestation> wrote:

>I have the 190 hp automatic 4 cyl. ( '08 Accord EX ) and when I am ready for
>some power from the engine, I throw it down into D3...nice instant power
>without the "lag" when you put your foot on the gas hard. It definately
>helps the performance of the engine in these situations, trust me.

Sure, I do much the same just by tapping the gas in anticipation of
accelerating to get a downshift. But sometimes you don't have the
time ...

J.