Honda Owners Club - Meet the Members

PF_Flyer

Hello Honda owners! Welcome to the Edmunds forums.
Whether you're a first time Honda owner or having been driving them for years, take a moment to introduce yourself and share some details about your vehicle.

thebean

I’ll start off. I’m Larry and I have two Hondas - ‘15 Accord EX and the wife’s ride - ‘17 Civic EX-T. I’ll post some pics when I get around to washing/waxing them in a few weeks.

I’ve had good luck with the 4 Hondas I have owned.

kyfdx

We've had six Hondas and two Acuras, but none currently.

Had very good experiences with all of them.

sda

I’ve liked Honda since receiving a Christmas present of a ‘71 Honda CT70 mini bike in ‘73 when I was 13. I have owned many makes including Acura, Audi, Cadillac, Chevy, Chrysler, Ford, Mazda, Mercury, Oldsmobile, Plymouth, Pontiac, VW. In the past 10 years we have had multiple Hondas and have been very pleased with their driving dynamics and low cost of upkeep.

PF_Flyer

sda said:

I’ve liked Honda since receiving a Christmas present of a ‘71 Honda CT70 mini bike in ‘73 when I was 13. I have owned many makes including Acura, Audi, Cadillac, Chevy, Chrysler, Ford, Mazda, Mercury, Oldsmobile, Plymouth, Pontiac, VW. In the past 10 years we have had multiple Hondas and have been very pleased with their driving dynamics and low cost of upkeep.

Did you have a favorite?

sda

Of the Hondas, my current Accord has been a great car. It is a well rounded performer and has been very economical to maintain and fuel. I have surprised myself in that I’ve owned this car longer than any other, 5.5 years and 87k, and have no current plans to replace it with a newer car. I always look forward to driving it.

Benz167

My 2007 Accord EX L has passed 500,000 miles.  One starter, two A/C condenser fans, and the oil pressure solenoid.  Castrol oil and Fram filters.  Of course all the wear items etc...  No leaks at all!  Everything works.  I'm skeptical on the CVT standard now. Having no transmission so far.  Highway miles 90 percent of mileage.  Terribly upset with the airbag recall.  Both of front airbags replaced.  Honda should end that nightmare soon.

PF_Flyer

Wow, 500,000! My powers of deduction tell me you are a believer in regular preventative maintenance!

And you certainly don't sit still very often...heh

There must be some long road trip stories

sda

Benz167 said:

My 2007 Accord EX L has passed 500,000 miles.  One starter, two A/C condenser fans, and the oil pressure solenoid.  Castrol oil and Fram filters.  Of course all the wear items etc...  No leaks at all!  Everything works.  I'm skeptical on the CVT standard now. Having no transmission so far.  Highway miles 90 percent of mileage.  Terribly upset with the airbag recall.  Both of front airbags replaced.  Honda should end that nightmare soon.

That is impressive. I understand being upset about the air bag fiasco. On the positive side your 12 year old air bag components are being replaced with fresh new pieces.

kyfdx

sda said:

Benz167 said:

My 2007 Accord EX L has passed 500,000 miles.  One starter, two A/C condenser fans, and the oil pressure solenoid.  Castrol oil and Fram filters.  Of course all the wear items etc...  No leaks at all!  Everything works.  I'm skeptical on the CVT standard now. Having no transmission so far.  Highway miles 90 percent of mileage.  Terribly upset with the airbag recall.  Both of front airbags replaced.  Honda should end that nightmare soon.

That is impressive. I understand being upset about the air bag fiasco. On the positive side your 12 year old air bag components are being replaced with fresh new pieces.

Not just Honda. My 2006 BMW has had both airbags replaced. Half of the cars sold in the US used Takata airbags.

PF_Flyer

Yep, we had airbags replaced on 2007, 2011 and 2012 Nissans as well

snakeweasel

Can I join the party even though my Honda only has two wheels?

PF_Flyer

snakeweasel said:

Can I join the party even though my Honda only has two wheels?

Heh...you can have at least a half a piece of cake

PF_Flyer

How about this list?

Modern Hot Hondas vs. Honda's Classics: An All-Manual Showdown
All Hot Hondas, All Manual Transmissions

Amazing13

Hi, what’s the MF, residual and lease for a 2018 Honda Accord sport 1.5T model 10k/12k miles a year ? Zip 11221 Brooklyn, ny.. thanks

kyfdx

Amazing13 said:

Hi, what’s the MF, residual and lease for a 2018 Honda Accord sport 1.5T model 10k/12k miles a year ? Zip 11221 Brooklyn, ny.. thanks

There are no longer any lease programs for the 2018 models.

Amazing13

What about for the 2019 Honda Accord sport 1.5T? Same question but for the 2019 👆🏻

kyfdx

Amazing13 said:

What about for the 2019 Honda Accord sport 1.5T? Same question but for the 2019 👆🏻

Please post in our dedicated 2019 Accord lease discussion, here:
https://forums.edmunds.com/discussion/53077/honda/accord/2019-honda-accord-lease-deals-and-prices#latest

kwimbee666

WHY DOES THE 2016 HONDA CIVIC LX HAVE TO BE SUCH A BASIC BIT**?!.
😭😭

PF_Flyer

Having an issue? What's it doing?

benjaminh

I've admired Hondas since I was a kid, but the first one we owned was a 2002 Accord LX 5-speed manual in blue that we got new at a big discount. Drove the 2002 until 2010 and about 90k miles. Our next Honda, which overlapped with the first one, was a 2008 Accord EXL navi in white, and by this time manuals were getting rare. Had to special order a manual from the factory, but got that one after a lot of waiting and enjoyed it for 8 years and 80k or so miles. My wife got a 2013 Accord EXL navi in red which we loved, but we traded that in at 60k or so on a 2018 Honda CR-V also in red that we currently own. I traded in my 08 Accord on a 2016 Accord EX in white that had for the first time AndroidAuto. That 2016 Accord was a great car except for one thing—after being spoiled by the sound systems in EXL Accords the one in the EX seemed pretty bad. And so I traded in the 2016 Accord for a 2018 Acura TLX, which I still have today.

Why so many Hondas? Well, before that we'd had other brands, including a 1987 VW Jetta and a 1988 Oldsmobile 98, both of which we'd gotten used, and both of which were quite unreliable and often in the shop. My wife and I were ready for reliable, and so far our Hondas and our one Acura (knock on wood) have always been that.

benjaminh

Honda's new Prologue SUV EV will come out in 2024. It's not completely a Honda, because it will use GM's Ultium platform and powertrain system, and will be built in a GM factory. Still, I think it looks pretty good.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNYkZxWs-5E

benjaminh

There's a recall for the fuel pump for our 2018 CR-V, which was confirmed by putting our vin# into the Honda site:

https://owners.honda.com/service-maintenance/recalls

Just made an service appt. for Dec. 28th. Hope they have the parts for it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCRwh9Jw5Ao

benjaminh

Blown head gaskets are an issue for some Accords and CR-Vs with the 1.5 turbo, as explained in this video. After watching it, we considered trading in our 2018 CR-V 1.5T with 52k miles, which according to Carmax still has a value of $20k. But a new hybrid CR-V (which doesn't have these issues bc it's not a turbo) would be about 40k with tax, and so 20k after the trade-in. A new head gasket apparently costs about 5k. Spending 20k to save 5k seems iffy. We decided instead, for now at least, to change the oil more frequently, use premium gas, hope for the best, and set $5k aside in savings in case it happens. But I'm disappointed in Honda's engineering with this engine.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=age8_Mi5sEU&t=1s

benjaminh

A detailed review in Japanese (with English closed-captioning available) of Honda's best selling vehicle in Japan, the N-Box. Converted into dollars the list price is about $15,000.

This would never work for the US market in its current form, bc it's too small and underpowered. These Kei cars in Japan are limited to 64 horsepower, which means that 0-60 is about 17 seconds.

But I wonder if for a price that was ⅓ higher a car ⅓ larger and more powerful might work. Probably not, since the most similar Honda to this sold in America was the Fit, and it wasn't exactly a big hit.

Still, it seems like an interesting concept to me, if unrealistic, to have something about the size of a 1975 Civic, but actually more roomy and practical than even that car was.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nlpi0kzD03s

benjaminh

2024 N-Box length: 134 inches, width: 58.1, height: 71 inches, weight: c. 2000 lbs, 64 hp.

The least expensive 2-wheel drive N-box lists for c.$12k. The loaded AWD N-box is c.$15k.

The N-box gets c. 50-60 mpg combined.

comparisons...

1975 Civic Wagon length: 160 inches width 59.3, height: 53.5 inches, weight. c. 1800 lbs, 53 hp.

1984 Civic Wagon length: 157 inches, width :64, height 58.3, weight c. 2150 lbs, 76 hp.

2010 Honda Fit length: 162, width: 66.7, height: 60, weight: c. 2500, 117 hp.

2024 Subaru Outback length: 191, width: 73, height 66, weight: c. 3600 lbs, 182 hp.