SSFTSX

Thats the point. despite transmission and engine deficiency it still manage to CR recommended list for nearly a decade. No other car has managed to achived it without serious update
Its unique car in $30k range without push button start or DI engine.
I am 100% confident if the Euro Accord style and updates combined with SH-AWD were introduced in US market. It would have been big seller. .

BEAR-AvHistory

You forgot to add "despite the fact they could not sell the Euro-Accord (TSX) to the Europeans". HONDA bailed out on the car over a year ago.


HONDA MOTOR CARS

January 23, 2015 16:33 CET

BARCELONA -- Honda will end sales of the Accord midsize sedan (TSX) in Europe.

You have an 8 year old HONDA not an 8 year old Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera & are trying to put down brand new TLX's? Give me a very big break. Reads like you have a terminal case of new car envy.

TacoBello

People didn't want to pay 30k for a euro accord, but sure, add SH-AWD and I'm sure they will totally pay 35k for the same car they had no interest in. Especially AWD in Europe. Cities so close and much more mild climate than Canada

saturno_v

...to be fair, the Accord was very well received by the European press and often featured in comparos with the 3 Series, the C class and the A4, but the problem was a lack of a wider range of diesel engines (they had only one relatively underpowered 2.2 liter) and the pathetic Honda commercial and service network in the continent....but owners were extremely satisfied.

SSFTSX

You have no understanding why it failed. The transmission and engine combo become uncompetitive in official tests. when BMW and VW group was putting 80mpg while it was stuck in high 40 mpgs.

Stew4HD

Still trying soooo hard to defend your silly position? You've been utterly ridiculed over and over, yet you come back for more.

As Bear-AV said:

dregsfan

Last week my TL's check engine light came on, so since I still have the extended warranty I took it to the dealer. Plus I've had an issue with the heater at times not putting out heat on the passenger side, just the driver's side, so decided to let them fix that also. This time I got a V6 Tech for a loaner. Had it for 2 days.

Most of my observations from my first V6 loaner still apply, but:

This time I set the IDS to Sport for the entire time I had it. Seems somewhat more responsive, but I still don't like that, when starting from a stop and then momentarily having to back off the gas, there's a small delay when trying to accelerate again. I guess because the tranny had already upshifted a couple of gears when I had to back off the gas. My TL, having only 5 speeds, doesn't have that issue. 9 speeds may help fuel economy, but causes downshifting delays in the same situations where my TL would downshift pretty much instantaneously. I realize this may not bother some drivers, but it bothered me. I didn't have a situation where I was on the freeway with the car presumably in 9th gear and requiring a 9-4 downshift so I can't comment on that. Overall, though, the powertrain worked well, and the car is definitely faster than my TL.

I wish the seat bottom was more "sculpted" than it is. The seatback area between the side bolsters is actually a little narrower than my TL, which I liked because I'm on the thinner side so the seatback "hugged" me better. But I felt like I was sitting ON the seat cushion, rather than IN the seat like my TL.

Once again, I was impressed with how quiet the car is inside, and that the turning radius is smaller than my TL.

BTW, the check engine light was for bank 1 sensor 1, and the climate control system needed the driver side blend door motor replaced. Both repairs covered by the extended warranty, which paid about $750 for the work, plus $60 for the loaner for 2 days. Zero cost to me.

dregsfan

I liked the icon that lights up to tell you there's a car in your blind spot. But I found the warning when signaling for a lane change to be too sensitive, meaning it complains even when I know I have enough room for the lane change. Can the sensitivity on the blind spot monitoring be adjusted? Same question about the "Brake" message - I found that annoying. Can the "Brake" message be either adjusted for sensitivity, or turned off?

hadokenuh

^^ What extended warranty do you have?

dregsfan

^^^
Century. Purchased from the dealer when I bought the car. Term: 6 years from purchase date, or until car has 100k miles.

hadokenuh

Cool thanks. How was the approval process? Did they work directly with the dealer?

dregsfan

^^^ Yes.

dregsfan

I found the answers to my questions here:
http://www.urvi.net/forumfiles/SB/BPS02156.PDF