2008 Honda Accord EX-L from North America - Comments

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While I can't say anything has gone wrong with the car I can't help but think that it's a highly overrated vehicle.

1. there is a lot of vibration in the steering wheel between 60-70 mph.

2. the car idles roughly with the a/c on.

3. dashboard creaks and rattles.

4. various other rattles that come and go throughout the car.

5. jerky transmission upshifts.

6.flickering headlamps.

7. heated seats very weak (not a big deal but I paid for them)

I don't expect the car to drive like a Lexus but for 26k I was expecting better than this. Amazingly none of these symptoms reared their ugly head during the test drive. Overall not a terrible car but you can do a lot better for your money in my opinion.

I test-drove an 08 Accord EX in December and was surprised that I didn't like it more. I owned an 04 Civic and was looking to trade up. The first thing I noticed before I got into the car was how loud the engine sounded. Next I was surprised that it didn't feel stronger. Then I noticed that engine and road noise were more pronounced than some competitors which seemed incongruous in a car of this size. Otherwise the car felt like a bloated Civic (which really isn't a bad thing) It handled well and the steering feel was great. Ultimately, though, I chose a Nissan Altima 2.5SL which is faster, smoother, quieter, and more economical. Honorable mention goes to the 08 Chev Malibu. Excellent car. No Chevy dealers in our area had the trim and color we wanted (most of them only have one car--forget about a selection).

It's a real shame the past several years we noted this first hand as well. We were extremely loyal import buyers for years. We bought many new Accords and then new (Honda) Acuras every few years or even less but the mechanical quality declined.

I did however just recently buy a nice very low mile older 1999 Honda Civic coupe for my son however. It's a fun car to drive with the 5 speed, moonroof etc. and so were our earlier Accords. More fun to drive with the stickshift. We then went with the 3.2 VTEC automatics that had tremendous power and handling but had issues.

I prefer to always buy new, but from experience lately looked for a nice older one. So we have now have another Honda but not new this time... we now have new GM's (since 2006) which have proven to be as reliable as our Hondas once were. I am certain the new car dealership near our home misses us now. We treated them well.

It's very sad but I noticed this too.

I was looking for a new Honda Accord Euro, which looked fine, (Acura TSX with a bit different styling) But when I got in, there was none of the old padded soft touch feel of my dad's old 92 Civic; it was hard, chintzy and impossible to see out the back of. What's with that?

The car was a good price, but I'd rather lose a few of those "features" like EBD and Brake assist for decent interior trim components.