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The code on the card did activate the radio but I had to take the car back to the dealer (90 miles round trip) and after calling California, they supplied me with the NAV code.
Everything works now but I would certainly like to listen to my MP3 player throught the car system.
John
A pretty good decision! And in a few years the premium prices on hybrids will be less and there will be a larger selection.
We don't own a hybrid at the moment, but to illustrate, I have my daughter trained to calculate mileage when she fills up the car as a way to keep an eye on how the car is performing. A sudden change in mileage could mean a problem is developing. She filled up yesterday and told me the mileage was down to 31mpg, which made sense since we had a fair amount of snow during the 2.5 weeks on the tank. That was a drop of about 7% from our typical fair weather mileage this time of year, and about 15% from our summertime mileage.
That is $10,000 drop in price from the one I looked at when they first hit the showrooms. What does that mean for anyone wanting to sell a used one? I think a couple posters here at Edmund's paid around $35k for theirs.
My little son often borrows my HAH to show off with his girl friends/ friends by driving at 3000RPM. Its engine only needs running at 2000RPM to reach 70MPH. He got his first ticket at night a few days ago. My insurance cost now is over $7K/ year with one speeding ticket by other son. Some insurance companies offer their insurance policies to me at $15K+ / year. It is a big pain in the butts to have kids under 21 year old driving in the household. If I buy insurance under their own names the cost is astronomically high that I cannot afford it.
Happy New Year to you guys and gals.
A happy Honda/ Acura customer for more than 42 years.
Viet
for OTD price of 20,900 (This includes sales tax, tags and 7 years extended warranty + vehicle enhancement kit). IS it a good price?
According to Ann Job and Dan Jedlicka, MSN Auto's critics, the Accord V6s' engines are best engines. For a little more money the V6 is super smooth. My brother used to drive several Civic. Weeks ago, he test drove a '05 Accord EX I4 and he ended up with buying the Accord instead of the Civic again. Obviously, he got lot of discount to buy the Accord at end of year. I used to have an '02 LX 120 HP which were built in Japan. At 220K miles after I tuned up the engine runs so smooth like new. It still runs now at 270K after I gave it to my relative.
All these explain why the Big 3 are on the brink of bankruptcy.
Do you have any idea what the holdup is on the 2006 HAH? They are not listed on Honda's website, only the 2005. Maybe they are only pushing the Civic Hybrid for 2006.
"A happy Honda/ Acura customer for more than 42 years.
Viet"
WOW! That means you drove one of the very first cars Honda ever released in Japan in 1963 , the S500 sports car.
from: http://www.asapconnect.com/used-car-history/honda-s800.htm
After the Second World War, Honda made its fortune building motorcycles. Only in 1962 did it make its first car, the tiny S500 sports car. Available in convertible and coupe, it was heavily influenced by motorcycle design, its double overhead camshaft (DOHC), hemi-head 531cc engine having a roller-bearing crank and four carburetors. Maximum power — 44 bhp - came at a screaming 8000rpm, almost unheard-of in a road car you could buy in a showroom. Interestingly, the car had chain drive to independently-sprung rear wheels, redolent of motorcycle practice. Discs on front wheels hinted at the S500's cost-no-object specification, although the separate chassis was backward even in the mid-1960s. In 1964 the S500 became the 606cc S600, and finally in 1965 the S800, the best- known variant.
When the S800 became available in Britain in 1967 it had conventional drive to the rear wheels and an ordinary live axle located by trailing arms and a Panhard rod. It was good value, undercutting the Mini Cooper and Triu mph Spitfire, and was praised for slick gear change, excellent 30 mpg economy and remarkable acceleration for engine size. Handling was predictable, ride firm.
Honda didn't export to the Honda Civic to Canada until 10 years later in 1973.
The US didn't receive its first Honda until 1979.
from http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Features/articleId=68272
Prior to 1973, Honda was a company known more for its motorcycles than for its cars, which were tiny two-cylinder 600cc runabouts. This changed when the Civic debuted for 1973. The Civic offered amazing space efficiency in a fun little car that achieved more than 40 mpg on the highway. Room for four passengers was quite a feat for a car that possessed such diminutive dimensions as an 86.6-inch wheelbase and 139.8-inch overall length. A small transversely mounted engine and front-wheel-drive layout (an arrangement that was something of a novelty to the American car market) and 12-inch wheels maximized interior room. Indeed, early ads for the Civic boasted that it had more passenger room than many larger cars. Two similar body styles were available, a hatchback and a "sedan." These Civics were identical, even the rear of the cars looked the same, except that one had a hatchback and the other had a small vertical panel that opened to allow access to the "trunk." The early Civic had a few style quirks, such as turn signal lights that looked as if they were added on after the car was already built and a bulging center divider in the grille. Standard equipment included power front disc brakes, vinyl seating, reclining bucket seats and a woodgrain-accented dashboard. The hatchback added a fold-down rear seat, an AM radio and cloth upholstery. Options were minimal, consisting of air conditioning, an automatic transmission, radial tires and a rear wiper for the hatchback.
A 1,169cc (or about 70-cubic-inch) inline four-cylinder engine motivated the first-year Civic and put out 50 horsepower. This was an impressive output when considered in terms of power per unit of displacement: The Civic had 0.71 horsepower per cubic inch. And with a weight of only around 1,500 pounds, a whole lot of power wasn't needed to propel the Civic. Transmissions offered included a four-speed manual or a two-speed "Hondamatic" automatic gearbox. An all-independent suspension made the Civic an agile econobox that could run circles around American-built competitors like the Ford Pinto and Chevrolet Vega.
The Civic's base price was around $2,200 and Honda's early slogan, "It will get you where you're going," emphasized the practical and economical mission of the Civic and made no pretenses otherwise.
Viet, please tell us about the very early Hondas
Motor-on rev-m-Up,
I bought an Accord hatchback in 1978 from the Honda motorcycle dealer in St. Cloud Minnesota. Very troublesome car and I was 78 miles from the dealer. I thought they had Civics in the US prior to that. I do think viet was referring to his early days riding Honda motor bikes.
1. Hondas were for sale in the U.S. long before 1979. The Accord debuted as a 1976 model, and the Civic a few years before that.
2. Viet never said he was a Honda car customer for 42 years.
You better reread his post as that is JUST what he said.
A happy Honda/ Acura customer for more than 42 years.
I don't see anything there about "a happy Honda/Acura car customer", do you?
A happy Honda/ Acura customer for more than 42 years.
I don't see anything there about "a happy Honda/Acura car customer", do you?
Since Honda didn't even open up there motorcycle business in the US until 1959 he must have been in the doorway waiting for the first bike off the boat. Since the first Hondas cars and bikes weren't well received, mostly junk from ones I rode in I guess it didn't take much to make some people happy. :lemon: Maybe Mr. Viet will pipe up and settle this as I don't see how anyone could be happy with the early first Hondas.
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Maybe viet has not lived in the U.S. his entire life.
2006 - 42 = 1964, not 1959.
And more importantly... why do you care, and what relevance does it have to this discussion?
(Pat--sorry, put this in before your post. I agree, can we not pick on viet just because he happens to love his HAH?)
We bought in the fall (with NAV) got a good deal and then added the SunRoof aftermarket. The unit was a Webasto (made in Denmark and OEM on a lot of Euro cars). The roof was $1300.00 out the door and works flawlessly. We had one in an earlier Camry with the same reliability.
That way you get the best of both, a savings on the fastest, highest MPG Accord going and the roof you want.
Good luck you will love it.
Good luck and enjoy your "dream HAH '06" in your "sweating dream" every night. When I bought my HAH '05 I was in the same situation like yours because I badly needed to buy an extra car immediately. But now I have much wait time to buy another car. I am very interested in the HAH '06 too. Let me tell you it's a very fast car. It runs like a big powerful toy. You will love it.
Just certification, thats all. Booooo! What kind of story is this? I, along with Dart 66, just wish Honda would lift the veil and just tell us what is going on. The dealer says my car is ready, but he doesn't have a VIN, build date or anyother info. Come on Feb.! That's when I'm suppose to see my HAH. Funny, that Honda is using a 05 HAH in the Detroit Auto Show this year instead of a 06. Has anyone got a date to receive their HAH besides mid-Feb.?
The HAH is a very nice performance and very good mileage Honda Accord.
Double sixes,
MidCow
P.S.- I would have gotten a HAH, but I never learned to drive and automatic.
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That letter sounds like they have no idea when the 2006 Accord Hybrid will see the light of day, if it ever does. I think they were so disappointed with the poor sales that they may just dump the HAH and stick with the HCH and bring the Accord out with their great diesel engine. Then I would have to consider buying a Honda. I wonder if the Fit will be the flop the Element has turned into.
Cheers,
MidCow
Like a fine wine, it won't be delievered until its time. :shades:
One thing: On slow moving during bumper-to-bumper traffic, the HAH engine works differently from the regular Accord, for sure. I guess during slow moving, the electric and the gas engines take turn to pull the car forward. I noticed it today. The Fit is too small to me.