Faults:

Really not much beyond the expected wear and tear.

General Comments:

A sporty sedan from Honda, I loved this generation Accord.

Very good looking and great to drive. Still modern looking for 20+ years old.

1.8 is quick and did around 36 mpg.

Repairs and insurance (although expensive initially) were reasonable.

Very comfortable. Ride could be on the firm side however.

Decided to move on as it was two decades old and higher mileage. Nothing lasts forever. I do miss it, it was a fun car, shame there is not much like it these days!

Faults:

It's the most reliable car on the road!

General Comments:

This car has got sporty 16" alloy wheels, dark headlight lens, boot spoiler, body coloured door handles, wing mirrors and side skirts. So at first glance this car looks like the Accord Type-R.

The interior looks smart and sporty. It has white racing dials, alloy gear knob, red racing stitched steering wheel and comfortable seats.

Honda claims that this car does 0-60mph in 10.9s, but I think it's faster than that from my experience. The Vtec engine picks up speed very quickly and loves to be reved. The fuel economy is about average for a car of this size. I get about 35 miles to the gallon.

Faults:

The front brake discs were replaced at the 63k service (due to simple wear and tear)

The rear brake discs were replaced at the 72k service (again, simple wear and tear)

One of the air conditioning system pipes in the engine bay was found to be split and leaking at the 72k service and was replaced. I had not noticed any deterioration in the performance of the a/c and this is the only fault / failure I have experienced with this car.

The only other items I have had replaced are the cambelt and tensioners, but this was a routine replacement in accordance with the service schedule.

General Comments:

Let me get the few small moans out the way first as the good points far outweigh them!

The steering lacks feel.

The rev-limiter cuts in too early and way too harshly (I know from experience Honda can do this much better)

Rear legroom could be better.

Now for the good!

The car drives really well; good ride/handling balance with great grip and stability.

Great engine (the 10/10 for performance above is in relation to other cars in its class - not Porsche or anything!!). Good mid-range and it really flies when the VTEC kicks in at 4,500 rpm. Makes a great sound too and returns reasonable fuel economy for 2.0 petrol.

Big boot and plenty of room in the front. Really comfortable seats and superb spec; full leather really gives the interior a classy lift and it is showing not the slightest sign of wear even at 85k. Cracking sound system as well (the Bose upgrade with rear sub-woofer).

I personally like the looks although the standard wheels look too small; I have added 17" rims and they look perfect on the car.

Mine is black and while it looks really good, I have found that it marks very easily and the bodywork seems prone to picking up small dings quite easily - this has been my main concern with the car.

Overall this is one of my favourite cars I have ever owned, a real all rounder. Sporty, refined, comfortable, luxurious.

This is my 6th Honda (never owned a new one) and I keep coming back because they are just so reliable and really satisfying cars to own.

Faults:

Nothing major at all.

General Comments:

I should open by saying this car is one I love and would not part with easily.

It has a real feeling of class with the leather interior, climate control, electric seats etc. and solid controls.

Reliability is almost too good for words and the couple of times I called the RAC out about a flat battery, both times the engineer joked he had to check twice it was a Honda the call was about as they are so rarely breakdown.

The drive is a tad too firm, but never uncomfortable and the road noise is impressively quiet.

My only main gripes are an annoying lag between gear changes using the semi-auto transmission, which actually feels like a power loss especially if the a/c is on.

Also the fact that the power seems to only be there when you rev hard through all the gears. Now I know this one of the VTEC engine features i.e. to better fuel economy, but I have always found an alarming lag between my city mpg (avg. 20) and highway (avg. 38-40) no matter how conservatively I try to drive.