2007 Honda Accord

Amy · Amy

Were you expecting something different to happen?Come on now, if you bought a 2003 Honda Accord within 5 months of it coming out, I know you payed more than someone buying the same 2007 model end of the cycle. You pay a premium for new. That's how everything goes. From home internet to iPods to cars. Noth...

Ethan · Ethan

I hope so too. I'm considering getting a 16GB iPod Touch. A lot of people criticize it as not having enough space, but it is flash based, not hard drive based. WiFi enabled, cool!Crazy that Apple dropped the iPhone price by $200, but nice of Steve Jobs to give people that bought one within the past 14 days...

Seamour · Seamour

So who's going to get the new iPod. It's about time for me to retire my 40gb 4th gen and get myself a 16GB iPod Touch. I can't wait to get it!! ...or should I get the 80GB or 160GB Classic?? Opinions??

Earlene · Earlene

Though the Accord four-cylinder engines and the V-6 with automatic transmission are all called i-VTEC powerplants, it is important to note that the details in each application differ. Honda's four-cylinder engines have double overhead camshafts (DOHC) and i-VTEC that is comprised of VTEC + Var...

Bridgette · Bridgette

Mine is at 90% with 805 miles on it. As far as "special" oil I checked my Owner's Manual and while it does not recommend changing the oil "early" it makes no mention of any special oil. If I needed to add some, what oil would I ask for? What is the Honda Part Number?

Karyn · Karyn

What is the point of this thread? There are already hundreds of posts in this forum comparing the 8th gen to the 7th gen, along with all of the back-and-forth debate and bickering that came with them. As far as the actual decision to switch, it is 100% the personal choice of the O/P, which should be based o...

Alexis · Alexis

Don't let what anyone says affect your decision. If you need to buy a new car for legitimate reseasons then by all means the new Accord is as good a choice as any. Not everyone buying an 08 is doing so because they are early adapters, but they just really need a car now. I consider an early adapter someone wh...

Anise · Anise

I agree with you, timing is everything. My company is getting rid of the company car policy where we drove company cars, and are now just giving us monthly paymetns and we have to purchase our own. They took my car away a few weeks ago and I had about 2 weeks before then to find a car. I would say that timing wa...

James · James

Well, it SHOULD be!!! I guess if the new ones have the update for changing these clocks all by themselves, I'll have to be asking Santa for one. With it on manual it doesn't change when driving to different time zones. Which is a cool feature for travelers. I understand them not including the time change...

Alden · Alden

it can take a while as others are saying. i ordered an 08 coupe EX auto but all the trims in my particular int/ext color were sold in the surrounding area. my dealership tried everything but had to resort to ordering one from the factory. I ordered it on halloween and the expected date of delivery is the 2n...

Lilac · Lilac

The time it takes to get a special ordered car depends on several factors, including: Dealer allocation The trim line type of car ordered The color of the car The distance the dealer is from the manufacturing plant (in this case, Marysville, Ohio) Dealer allocation: Dealers are given a set number of c...

Peggy · Peggy

Not many minivans made the list, the sales volume wasn't enough to crack the list. Chrysler (and Dodge) mini-vans have been market share leaders with Honda chomping at them the last few years. Over the past number of years the trend was slightly shifted to SUVs over Minivans. The fact that the Chrysle...

Sammy · Sammy

About those Econoline vans. The Gov'ment (military) has crap loads of them. They are used as UDI, You Drive It. I know its U and not Y. Its the military, go figure. We have those and the Chevy pickups. They are general use vehicles. In fact, we just got a new group of fleet vehicles up here about 2 months ago...

Sibyl · Sibyl

lol, those commercials are rediculous. I love how they make it look like some sort of science experiment. I always think "Now why would this be a good idea? You would think they could come up with another way to test the braking and hauling power w/o the use of a wrecking ball or something". Re...

Ryana · Ryana

I still think it is a good truck, but it really isn't great at any one thing. It's not the fastest, most reliable, fuel efficient, comfortable, and etc.... I thought about one, but the Toyota driveline really shines. As well, the Titan suffered a lot of first model year blunders which were really bad fo...

Mollie · Mollie

I agree, nice review. Perhaps the hardest thing to evaluate during a test drive is seat comfort. How has that been for you? I hope to have reliability info on the 2008 Accord in February. The 2006 Civic was spotty the first few months, but cars produced later in the model year and 2007 have been much bette...

Serina · Serina

I guess you never heard any pinging under load conditions.pinging under steady load is very bad thing and will cause damage over time.now if you only hear or get slight ping in transition loads in part throttle/low rpm thats not so bad as its only a sec or so not heavy loaded.I have replaced many pistons...

Jeanine · Jeanine

Propaganda cow pies My 96 Integra GSR "requires" premium gas according to Acura, it had 9.5 years of 87 octane regular gas while I owned it and drove for a couple of hundred thousand kilometers, never had a problem.I don't take it easy with the car, but I don't abuse or lug it either, i.e. wait...

Gerald · Gerald

I don't know anything about the J35Z2/3, but the J30A4/5 definitely gains some power running premium gas. And if the old engine does, why shouldn't the new one? Anyway... Last winter, I used an Auterra dyno scan tool to log ignition timing advance in my 2007 Accord V6. The first runs were using 87 octan...

Kerena · Kerena

Dynos can vary several horsepower with identical runs. A dyno has inherent variances and we can't perfectly control all the environment variables. Correction factors usually have a large (relatively speaking) ± that has to be factored into the uncertainty of the result. There would need to be doz...

Jaron · Jaron

I would be interested in a dyno run on an 03- 07 model 2.4l with regular vs midgrade vs premium fuel to see what (if any) differences, positive or negative, were noted. I recall reading that the Honda engineer that developed the 3.0l V-6 said it would develop 10 more horsepower (at the crank I assume) on p...

Vita · Vita

On top of that, it uses a solenoid to unlock the cam followers on one bank from their rockers, so the cam follower floats freely while the valve springs keep the valves closed. Its kind of the opositve of vtek. Below a certain rpm level it shuts 3 off by closing all valves and not allowing any air in or out. N...

Kody · Kody

Good thing I kept reading the posts. I was going to post my input that is JUST AS YOU POSTED. From my experience, modern GM vehicles have TWO timing tables (High & Low Octane). The usage depends on detonation. From the first start of the engine, the ECM/PCM selects higher of the two. If no knock (pre-...

Derren · Derren

Ah! The never ending debate continues everytime we see a new Accord generation rolling out. Well, here are my thoughts: 1. It takes a few gas tanks of the good stuff (high octane) to notice any difference in performance. One tank won't do anything... and yes there are noticable performance changes. 2...

Ottoline · Ottoline

Wow, someone that actually understands the capability of modern computer controlled engine management systems! Of course the other issue is whether or not you could feel the difference in the seat of your pants, unlikely!

Lindsie · Lindsie

i advise against it.what happens with a higher ratio engine is using lower grades in cars like your gfs tsx will cause knocking. immediate effects are: notable degrading performance,worse gas mileage.while back in the day knocking would kill an engine, modern technology made it that it doesnt hap...

Robyn · Robyn

Octane ratings dictate the basic property in fuel that makes them resistant to pre-ignition the result of which is detonation. Without getting into brain swelling tech info, the fuel burns slower. The result is less knock ( which the computer listens for to determine engine timing) and increased p...

Linzi · Linzi

I personally stick to the recommendation of Honda. If I noticed a difference I would buy higher octane gas. I think 4 cylinder cars or cars that are pinging on lower octane gas would benefit. Just dont use unknown or independent oil companies that you dont know how they blend their products. Being in So...

Earnest · Earnest

hp gain or not, what you will notice is an engine knock if you lug it at all with the lower grade in it (atleast with a manual trans it does). that will disappear with the higher octane. it will run on either though. (funny fyi~the tl reacts exactly the same, lower grade, lug engine in the tiniest bit, knock...

Sloane · Sloane

i fully agree on chevron midgrade as one of the best fuel choices for the accord v6. i think the chevron super is overkill, since its 93 octane in my area and priced significantly higher than their regular. almost 30 cents on average is it the usual difference. i have close to 9k on my accord and am averagi...

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	2007 model (Preview) Were you expecting something different to happen?Come on now, if you bought a 2003 Honda Accord within 5 months of it coming out, I know you payed more than someone buying the same 2007 model end of the cycle. You pay a premium for new. That's how everything goes. From home internet to iPods to cars. Noth...	Amy	0	246	Apr 7, 2008 by Amy
	16GB iPod Touch (Preview) I hope so too. I'm considering getting a 16GB iPod Touch. A lot of people criticize it as not having enough space, but it is flash based, not hard drive based. WiFi enabled, cool!Crazy that Apple dropped the iPhone price by $200, but nice of Steve Jobs to give people that bought one within the past 14 days...	Ethan	0	202	Apr 7, 2008 by Ethan
	New iPod?? (Preview) So who's going to get the new iPod. It's about time for me to retire my 40gb 4th gen and get myself a 16GB iPod Touch. I can't wait to get it!! ...or should I get the 80GB or 160GB Classic?? Opinions??	Seamour	0	191	Apr 7, 2008 by Seamour
	i-VTEC (all except Accord V-6 6MT Coupe) (Preview) Though the Accord four-cylinder engines and the V-6 with automatic transmission are all called i-VTEC powerplants, it is important to note that the details in each application differ. Honda's four-cylinder engines have double overhead camshafts (DOHC) and i-VTEC that is comprised of VTEC + Var...	Earlene	0	197	Apr 4, 2008 by Earlene
	"special" oil (Preview) Mine is at 90% with 805 miles on it. As far as "special" oil I checked my Owner's Manual and while it does not recommend changing the oil "early" it makes no mention of any special oil. If I needed to add some, what oil would I ask for? What is the Honda Part Number?	Bridgette	0	206	Apr 4, 2008 by Bridgette
	comparing the 8th gen to the 7th gen (Preview) What is the point of this thread? There are already hundreds of posts in this forum comparing the 8th gen to the 7th gen, along with all of the back-and-forth debate and bickering that came with them. As far as the actual decision to switch, it is 100% the personal choice of the O/P, which should be based o...	Karyn	0	234	Apr 4, 2008 by Karyn
	New Accord is as good a choice (Preview) Don't let what anyone says affect your decision. If you need to buy a new car for legitimate reseasons then by all means the new Accord is as good a choice as any. Not everyone buying an 08 is doing so because they are early adapters, but they just really need a car now. I consider an early adapter someone wh...	Alexis	0	175	Apr 4, 2008 by Alexis
	Timing (Preview) I agree with you, timing is everything. My company is getting rid of the company car policy where we drove company cars, and are now just giving us monthly paymetns and we have to purchase our own. They took my car away a few weeks ago and I had about 2 weeks before then to find a car. I would say that timing wa...	Anise	0	159	Apr 4, 2008 by Anise
	cool feature for travelers (Preview) Well, it SHOULD be!!! I guess if the new ones have the update for changing these clocks all by themselves, I'll have to be asking Santa for one. With it on manual it doesn't change when driving to different time zones. Which is a cool feature for travelers. I understand them not including the time change...	James	0	164	Apr 4, 2008 by James
	car order (Preview) it can take a while as others are saying. i ordered an 08 coupe EX auto but all the trims in my particular int/ext color were sold in the surrounding area. my dealership tried everything but had to resort to ordering one from the factory. I ordered it on halloween and the expected date of delivery is the 2n...	Alden	0	171	Apr 4, 2008 by Alden
	Time Factors (Preview) The time it takes to get a special ordered car depends on several factors, including: Dealer allocation The trim line type of car ordered The color of the car The distance the dealer is from the manufacturing plant (in this case, Marysville, Ohio) Dealer allocation: Dealers are given a set number of c...	Lilac	0	163	Apr 4, 2008 by Lilac
	Market share leaders with Honda chomping (Preview) Not many minivans made the list, the sales volume wasn't enough to crack the list. Chrysler (and Dodge) mini-vans have been market share leaders with Honda chomping at them the last few years. Over the past number of years the trend was slightly shifted to SUVs over Minivans. The fact that the Chrysle...	Peggy	0	190	Apr 4, 2008 by Peggy
	Chevy pickups (Preview) About those Econoline vans. The Gov'ment (military) has crap loads of them. They are used as UDI, You Drive It. I know its U and not Y. Its the military, go figure. We have those and the Chevy pickups. They are general use vehicles. In fact, we just got a new group of fleet vehicles up here about 2 months ago...	Sammy	0	196	Apr 4, 2008 by Sammy
	test the braking and hauling power (Preview) lol, those commercials are rediculous. I love how they make it look like some sort of science experiment. I always think "Now why would this be a good idea? You would think they could come up with another way to test the braking and hauling power w/o the use of a wrecking ball or something". Re...	Sibyl	0	178	Apr 4, 2008 by Sibyl
	Toyota driveline really shines (Preview) I still think it is a good truck, but it really isn't great at any one thing. It's not the fastest, most reliable, fuel efficient, comfortable, and etc.... I thought about one, but the Toyota driveline really shines. As well, the Titan suffered a lot of first model year blunders which were really bad fo...	Ryana	0	183	Apr 4, 2008 by Ryana
	seat comfort (Preview) I agree, nice review. Perhaps the hardest thing to evaluate during a test drive is seat comfort. How has that been for you? I hope to have reliability info on the 2008 Accord in February. The 2006 Civic was spotty the first few months, but cars produced later in the model year and 2007 have been much bette...	Mollie	0	187	Apr 4, 2008 by Mollie
	pretty high compression ratio (Preview) I guess you never heard any pinging under load conditions.pinging under steady load is very bad thing and will cause damage over time.now if you only hear or get slight ping in transition loads in part throttle/low rpm thats not so bad as its only a sec or so not heavy loaded.I have replaced many pistons...	Serina	0	196	Apr 4, 2008 by Serina
	GSR engine (Preview) Propaganda cow pies My 96 Integra GSR "requires" premium gas according to Acura, it had 9.5 years of 87 octane regular gas while I owned it and drove for a couple of hundred thousand kilometers, never had a problem.I don't take it easy with the car, but I don't abuse or lug it either, i.e. wait...	Jeanine	0	191	Apr 4, 2008 by Jeanine
	power running premium gas (Preview) I don't know anything about the J35Z2/3, but the J30A4/5 definitely gains some power running premium gas. And if the old engine does, why shouldn't the new one? Anyway... Last winter, I used an Auterra dyno scan tool to log ignition timing advance in my 2007 Accord V6. The first runs were using 87 octan...	Gerald	0	3606	Apr 4, 2008 by Gerald
	Dynos can (Preview) Dynos can vary several horsepower with identical runs. A dyno has inherent variances and we can't perfectly control all the environment variables. Correction factors usually have a large (relatively speaking) ± that has to be factored into the uncertainty of the result. There would need to be doz...	Kerena	0	187	Apr 4, 2008 by Kerena
	Develop 10 more horsepower (Preview) I would be interested in a dyno run on an 03- 07 model 2.4l with regular vs midgrade vs premium fuel to see what (if any) differences, positive or negative, were noted. I recall reading that the Honda engineer that developed the 3.0l V-6 said it would develop 10 more horsepower (at the crank I assume) on p...	Jaron	0	169	Apr 4, 2008 by Jaron
	3 cylinder engine (Preview) On top of that, it uses a solenoid to unlock the cam followers on one bank from their rockers, so the cam follower floats freely while the valve springs keep the valves closed. Its kind of the opositve of vtek. Below a certain rpm level it shuts 3 off by closing all valves and not allowing any air in or out. N...	Vita	0	198	Apr 4, 2008 by Vita
	Modern GM vehicles (Preview) Good thing I kept reading the posts. I was going to post my input that is JUST AS YOU POSTED. From my experience, modern GM vehicles have TWO timing tables (High & Low Octane). The usage depends on detonation. From the first start of the engine, the ECM/PCM selects higher of the two. If no knock (pre-...	Kody	0	200	Apr 4, 2008 by Kody
	High octane gas tanks (Preview) Ah! The never ending debate continues everytime we see a new Accord generation rolling out. Well, here are my thoughts: 1. It takes a few gas tanks of the good stuff (high octane) to notice any difference in performance. One tank won't do anything... and yes there are noticable performance changes. 2...	Derren	0	200	Apr 4, 2008 by Derren
	computer controlled engine management systems (Preview) Wow, someone that actually understands the capability of modern computer controlled engine management systems! Of course the other issue is whether or not you could feel the difference in the seat of your pants, unlikely!	Ottoline	0	194	Apr 4, 2008 by Ottoline
	worse gas mileage (Preview) i advise against it.what happens with a higher ratio engine is using lower grades in cars like your gfs tsx will cause knocking. immediate effects are: notable degrading performance,worse gas mileage.while back in the day knocking would kill an engine, modern technology made it that it doesnt hap...	Lindsie	0	167	Apr 4, 2008 by Lindsie
	Octane - Hi vs Low (Preview) Octane ratings dictate the basic property in fuel that makes them resistant to pre-ignition the result of which is detonation. Without getting into brain swelling tech info, the fuel burns slower. The result is less knock ( which the computer listens for to determine engine timing) and increased p...	Robyn	0	197	Apr 4, 2008 by Robyn
	4 cylinder cars (Preview) I personally stick to the recommendation of Honda. If I noticed a difference I would buy higher octane gas. I think 4 cylinder cars or cars that are pinging on lower octane gas would benefit. Just dont use unknown or independent oil companies that you dont know how they blend their products. Being in So...	Linzi	0	188	Apr 4, 2008 by Linzi
	lug engine in the tiniest bit (Preview) hp gain or not, what you will notice is an engine knock if you lug it at all with the lower grade in it (atleast with a manual trans it does). that will disappear with the higher octane. it will run on either though. (funny fyi~the tl reacts exactly the same, lower grade, lug engine in the tiniest bit, knock...	Earnest	0	186	Apr 4, 2008 by Earnest
	Averaging 26-28 mpg (Preview) i fully agree on chevron midgrade as one of the best fuel choices for the accord v6. i think the chevron super is overkill, since its 93 octane in my area and priced significantly higher than their regular. almost 30 cents on average is it the usual difference. i have close to 9k on my accord and am averagi...	Sloane	0	160	Apr 4, 2008 by Sloane
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