Accord 18 pics released...TLX killer?
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Coming from the guy driving a 9G Accord. Naw, not jealous at all
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I had a close look at the new Accord the other day and 9G standing right next to it on the lot. 9G looks so much better to me. The new generation is so round and Malibu like it's disturbing. Lol.
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I actually think the Malibu’s styling is better executed, particularly in the front end.
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I can honestly say that if I did do that...
you'd wake up to me standing over you tuggin it into a plant.
Anyway, back on topic.
I want to like the Accord...but again, if I were to spend $32K...there are some SERIOUSLY cool cars you can touch used.
you'd wake up to me standing over you tuggin it into a plant.
Anyway, back on topic.
I want to like the Accord...but again, if I were to spend $32K...there are some SERIOUSLY cool cars you can touch used.
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Can handle the cheese cake factory or Key Lime Pie store but don't think I have ever seen the elites shopping for pants at COSTCO. Somehow grates on my mind like walking through Walmart with a Starbucks coffee cup.
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I guess I must have been raised wrong; somewhere along the line I never learned the Automatic = Luxury axiom. Hell, I remember my stepfather doing a factory order for a 1970 Chrysler 300 2-door with a 440 and a 4-Speed manual.
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Surprised the dealer let him do that since they don't even have a delivery date out yet unless he is having them put in a special order for the second shipment and taking his money to make sure he can't shop around?
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We've had people do that on the Type R. Months before we even got a delivery date for the first one. It can be done. It's about the willingness of the person wanting to do it to secure the first one for themselves.
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All you guys hating on the design, have you gone and seen one in person yet? I think in person the car looks great, the only thing that let me down a little was the design of the rear taillights, but overall I think it's handsome sedan. The fact that it throws down a 14.1 second 1/4mile with the 2.0T 10spd auto is completely wild to me.
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IMHO, the 9.5G Accord Touring is the nicest looking Accord to date. My local dealer still has about five in inventory, and it’s tempting to get one for the wifeys daily use.
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Went to the Honda dealer for an oil change this morning and had a chance to see the 2018 Accord in person for the first time. Oddly enough they don't have one in the showroom but they had a white touring sitting right out front. It was too early to to take it for a drive (the sales guys weren't in yet) but the car was unlocked so I was able to have a sit in it.
Interior looks clean - but you know it's a Honda. Lot's of hard surfaces with plain black plastic. Steering wheel was very nice and beefy.
Leather seats looks nice and had a good feel to them.
Car looks pretty bad from this angle (like an old Chevy Citation )IMO - but surprisingly you really don't notice the unfinished grill as much when it's right in front of you.
I was actually pretty surprised that the car looks much better in person from the profile. I thought it looked pretty good from this angle. Something about the photos that skew the proportions maybe?
Looks okay from this angle IMO.
All told I was pleasantly surprised that seeing it in person did change my opinion of the design a bit. Looks sporty and modern from the profile. I liked it in white. When you sit in it you realize right away that while the interior looks nice - it's no Audi or Lexus or Acura etc. Lots of hard plastic and flat black plastic surfaces. It's an incremental bump up to the materials in the Acura but the TLX has more soft touch plastic. Nothing wrong at all with that - but lots of hyperbole about how it rivals a European sedan on the inside and that's not the case. It may look more European on the interior but when you sit in it it feels like a Honda. A nice Honda. The sticker on this was just over 32K (1.5T Touring). Looking forward to driving one for fun sometime - at the right price (probably not 32k) they will sell a bunch of these.
Interior looks clean - but you know it's a Honda. Lot's of hard surfaces with plain black plastic. Steering wheel was very nice and beefy.
Leather seats looks nice and had a good feel to them.
Car looks pretty bad from this angle (like an old Chevy Citation )IMO - but surprisingly you really don't notice the unfinished grill as much when it's right in front of you.
I was actually pretty surprised that the car looks much better in person from the profile. I thought it looked pretty good from this angle. Something about the photos that skew the proportions maybe?
Looks okay from this angle IMO.
All told I was pleasantly surprised that seeing it in person did change my opinion of the design a bit. Looks sporty and modern from the profile. I liked it in white. When you sit in it you realize right away that while the interior looks nice - it's no Audi or Lexus or Acura etc. Lots of hard plastic and flat black plastic surfaces. It's an incremental bump up to the materials in the Acura but the TLX has more soft touch plastic. Nothing wrong at all with that - but lots of hyperbole about how it rivals a European sedan on the inside and that's not the case. It may look more European on the interior but when you sit in it it feels like a Honda. A nice Honda. The sticker on this was just over 32K (1.5T Touring). Looking forward to driving one for fun sometime - at the right price (probably not 32k) they will sell a bunch of these.
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They'll sell. We've sold three Tourings. At sticker plus dealer installed accessories($1944). You'll never find a discount on new models that come out with Honda. It'll be a good few months. Unless it sells really well, like the CR-V, then discounts won't be much(maybe like $500-1000). I did find a nice little feature the other night while driving one we had. The temp dials. When you turn them to raise the temp, the lighting around it turns red. When you turn the temps down, they turn blue. It's a pretty cool feature.
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In addition. Sadly, at the show I was a rep at, they didn't have any 2.0Ts. Matter of fact, the Type R we were supposed to have there was damaged(truck driver backed into a tree and the roof of the Type R was damaged). So we had to use the Civic Hatchback Sport Touring. Was still pretty fun tho.
Seen this awesomeness at the show too. Some little kid kept trying to climb on the hood. I wanted to throat punch him. Another kid, probably 12, kept trying to open the door(along with 4 other adults). Looked like he was about to break the door handle. They're not going to have a limited production car with a six figure price tag open for any idiot to get into. Every single person that looked at it(with the exception of me and 4 others) had to put their fingers all over. Like...STOP TOUCHING! Lol.
Seen the TLX. Both versions. Look better in person. I wouldn't mind having one myself.
Seen this awesomeness at the show too. Some little kid kept trying to climb on the hood. I wanted to throat punch him. Another kid, probably 12, kept trying to open the door(along with 4 other adults). Looked like he was about to break the door handle. They're not going to have a limited production car with a six figure price tag open for any idiot to get into. Every single person that looked at it(with the exception of me and 4 others) had to put their fingers all over. Like...STOP TOUCHING! Lol.
Seen the TLX. Both versions. Look better in person. I wouldn't mind having one myself.
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I don't really think it's a TLX killer either. On par? Sure. The front on the 2018 TLX bothers me. The rest of the car is great. But the grille. It's bothersome. Looks like a truck/SUV front end. Not really sporty. To me at least. And they still have that dual screen thing going on. Honda got the idea. No one really liked it. Found it more confusing than useful. Aside from those two things, I don't really have any other complaints on the TLX other than the power. So power, front grille, and dual screens.
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Not scientific by any means but...looking at the pic and reading the post...seems like there was a lot of traffic and interest for a car that people "don't like".
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Though this would amuse the fans here. There is a $34K Accord thread on the BMW site. As here a lot of its not a BMW especially by 320-330 owners.
My response when they go on about "handling" etc.
"I tend to enjoy whatever I drive even my pickup. Think if I had $34K or so to spend I would be happy with a 2T 6/10speed Accord over a 320 & possible a 330. Would even throw the Stinger into my buy mix for a few more dollars.
I think the whole handles better thing is way over blown for cars that will spend 100% of their time on public roads.
On the avoidance testing at drivers school only 3 of us out of 16 were able to make any clean passes out of 6 tries. Granted we were going for low ET with penalties for hitting cones or stopping outside of the braking box so some of us pushed as hard as we could but the time spread was 23 seconds for best time & 34 seconds for 16th with most over 30 seconds. Maybe 4 people in the class were actually using the cars capabilities.
I like my creature comforts & would not give them up for a bottom end German car. Am more then happy to pay extra to get the comfort options I want but in a car with superior overall performance to go with it."
My response when they go on about "handling" etc.
"I tend to enjoy whatever I drive even my pickup. Think if I had $34K or so to spend I would be happy with a 2T 6/10speed Accord over a 320 & possible a 330. Would even throw the Stinger into my buy mix for a few more dollars.
I think the whole handles better thing is way over blown for cars that will spend 100% of their time on public roads.
On the avoidance testing at drivers school only 3 of us out of 16 were able to make any clean passes out of 6 tries. Granted we were going for low ET with penalties for hitting cones or stopping outside of the braking box so some of us pushed as hard as we could but the time spread was 23 seconds for best time & 34 seconds for 16th with most over 30 seconds. Maybe 4 people in the class were actually using the cars capabilities.
I like my creature comforts & would not give them up for a bottom end German car. Am more then happy to pay extra to get the comfort options I want but in a car with superior overall performance to go with it."
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Larry down in Accounting. Dog, don't get him started on depreciation curves and interest rate midpoints and . Like, I get it Larry, you loose money, but other people don't feel that same way.
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The stripper 320/330 is akin to the $23,000 accords. Not the $34,000 accords.
Then again people locally always point out "why would someone pay $34,000 for an Accord or $34,000 for Camry, when I get a CLA250 for $28,000"
If you compare equipment similar one will see
Then again people locally always point out "why would someone pay $34,000 for an Accord or $34,000 for Camry, when I get a CLA250 for $28,000"
If you compare equipment similar one will see
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The spelling mistake was done on purpose. Joke of a joke of a joke. Or something. Either way.. I wouldn't loose too much sleep over it.
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You used to be better than this Taco
Explaining jokes and shit.. looser
Explaining jokes and shit.. looser
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You should have passed on it
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I don't really think it's a TLX killer either. On par? Sure. The front on the 2018 TLX bothers me. The rest of the car is great. But the grille. It's bothersome. Looks like a truck/SUV front end. Not really sporty. To me at least. And they still have that dual screen thing going on. Honda got the idea. No one really liked it. Found it more confusing than useful. Aside from those two things, I don't really have any other complaints on the TLX other than the power. So power, front grille, and dual screens.