Rattle/squeak in the passenger side pillar.
Nothing else.
After driving a Commodore for 5 years I am in love with the Honda! It's a great driver's car and makes driving enjoyable.
The ride is firm with good feel from the suspension. The steering is direct with a great turning circle.
I upgraded my wheels to 17 inch with better tyres, the standard tyres I found too noisy and intrusive noise entered the cabin. On 17 inch wheels the car handles far better. I think also that the car also has improved with a slight lowering of the front suspension. The gap above the tyre in the wheel arch was too big and made the wheels look even smaller. I think the original setup was mainly for headlight height specifications for Australia.
The interior is sophisticated and functional, but the downside could be the amount of fake woodgrain... I chose the dark interior to take the focus of the woodgrain.
My only gripe is the throttle has a lag which can't be changed, makes the cruise control a little jerky when going down slight hills. It also makes it difficult to control the throttle in first gear... you can't get a smooth ride.
The cost of PULP going up makes filling the tank a little expensive at the moment.
All in all though it's a great looking well built car, looking forward to the turbo model!
That's great! I love the car too. However, have you noticed the glove box light (glove box lid when closed) from the backseat when your driving at night? Let me know because I heard from Scotts Honda & Hornsby Honda that this problem with the gap in the glove box is a "design flaw".
Turbo model? Is Honda going to turbocharge it's Euro Accord to compete with the Mazda6 Turbo?
My previous car was Honda Accord EXI 1994, base model without any luxury features like electric seat, rain sensor etc. Nearly 2 months ago I made a sudden decision and bought a Euro luxury. Since then I have been having the same feeling. It's worth paying for every single cent. Most of the time, I thought that this car was built by reading my mind and specifically designed for me. In terms of power, I don't you need more in Australian road conditions. In terms of luxury you have got everything you might want to have. Night illumination is remarkable. Sound system sounds like 2-3K systems. At the end of the day it's an accord. No word to say!!!
I haven't noticed the glove box light, but will check! No-one sits in the back of mine!
After writing my report I can't add anything to the car performance, still love it. Still like the look of it on the road and when I see others.
However, I have only had one bad thing happen! The dealer who services it dented it and didn't tell me, I found it and was furious!!! They fixed it free of charge, but it was a pain.
On the turbo front. When I went to Canada they have the Japanese version called an Acura... look at their site and see what we don't get. Believe me I wish we did!!
Happy Honda -ing :-)
Just bought Honda Accord Euro Luxury. Fantastic car indeed, very high class vehicle. I was also looking at the Mazda6 and Subaru and can I tell anyone out there who is thinking of buying one- think twice. The Accord Euro is a much higher classed vehicle and ultimately a better car in every way, shape and form. If you're worried about the expense I can tell you this much; go the extra couple of thousand, you will never look back. A car is an investment- make it last. Before you even look at either of these cars- test drive the Honda Accord Euro- you will be sorry if you don't.
I just bought one and got hit from behind. It wasn't my fault. The toyota camry driver in front of me was just like a typical toyota camry driver. Old and scarred on the street, who think yellow light on a traffic signal is for a sudden brake.
Any way. I drove my honda for 15 minutes so far and I fall in love with it. It got a HiTech cat back suspension and lowered a little bit. Its performace is much better than other accord euro that I went for test drive.
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