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Old April 2nd, 2008, 05:27 AM
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Cool My new daily driver
My newest acquisition!!

08 Accord EX-L

White Diamond Pearl, full leather interior, 278hp V6 with active cylinder management.

Accords sure have grown up!!
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Old April 2nd, 2008, 05:37 AM
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Very cool.

Get some high quality tint that will never fade put on it. I went with ceramic film on my 03 Regal and really like it. In theory, it will never need tint again and helps save my eyes, skin and interior from sun damage.

What does the active cylinder management get you? MPGs?
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Old April 2nd, 2008, 06:26 AM
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Very cool.

Get some high quality tint that will never fade put on it. I went with ceramic film on my 03 Regal and really like it. In theory, it will never need tint again and helps save my eyes, skin and interior from sun damage.

What does the active cylinder management get you? MPGs?
Yes, better mileage. During cruise conditions, it starts dropping cylinders to 4 if needed and all the way down to 3 if load allows. Very cool and totally seemless.
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Old April 2nd, 2008, 07:59 AM
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you didnt mention the mid 14 sec OEM #s, a coupe 6 spd will do a 14.1 supposedly. Impressive for Honda family movers.
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Old April 2nd, 2008, 08:37 AM
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The test drive convinced me. This thing is quuiiiiiccckkkk!!!!!! AND 29 mpg.

Does it feel as quick and fast as my stock 87 GN? Yes.
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Nice
My Father-inlaw has a white 2008 Accord less then a month old. Thought I was looking at his Honda. They are Very nice. Nice buy Dave.
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Old April 3rd, 2008, 11:56 AM
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all you need now is some 20" chrome, 2 loud mufflers, and 30 hp of stickers and you can rock out w/ your... lets say hang out w/ your wang out.
I need to consider one of these as my dd, we have a 2.0T passat wagon I LOVE.... but that hers, I need a 25+ mpg car in the worst way.
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Is it MAF PRO equipted yet?
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Nice ride Dave
I really like the pearl paint. saw one at auto show and loved it. That's got to be the cleanest garage I've ever seen. I don't see any oil leaks on the floor so your buick must not be in there.
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I really like the pearl paint. saw one at auto show and loved it. That's got to be the cleanest garage I've ever seen. I don't see any oil leaks on the floor so your buick must not be in there.
Actually there's a fairly saturated piece of cardboard under the car. That "was" the Excursion's parking spot, and it has a pretty good leak that I haven't found yet. The GN that I have that doesn't leak is on the other side of that garage.
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I bought an 07 accord and got rid of it after 6 weeks!! It rode like a brick and the seats were as hard as h@ll...I hope they fixed that in the 08's...Are you really getting 29 mpg? Mine barely broke 23!!!
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Old April 3rd, 2008, 04:50 PM
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I bought an 07 accord and got rid of it after 6 weeks!! It rode like a brick and the seats were as hard as h@ll...I hope they fixed that in the 08's...Are you really getting 29 mpg? Mine barely broke 23!!!
I don't know yet, it's too new, but that's what the highway epa rating is. I know I'm getting close to 24 on my daily commute.
I think the seats are fantastic, and the ride is NICE!
Remember, it's a complete re-design for 08.
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Nice buy. I sell new Hondas here in Pittsburgh, and the white diamond V6 cars are the hardest ones to get. Probably the prettiest accord they made.
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Old April 7th, 2008, 07:56 AM
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Just checked my first fill up. 24.8mpg combined city/highway commute.
Better than I expected from a new tight engine. The car's rated 15-23 (19)CITY, and 24-34 (29)HIGHWAY. These new epa labels aren't the easiest to interpret. My commute is about 65% highway and the rest is urban.
Plus there were a couple WOT blasts in there, just because it's so much fun!!
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The sun finally came out!! Obviously, I'm not a professional photographer!!
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I read that next year they are going to have a diesel engine replace the hybrid Accord because it will be even more efficent.

An Accord with a diesel will be very interesting

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Well, I've got a 1,000 miles on it now. I'm absolutely amazed at the power this little V6 makes!!
All that through 3 cats, 4 WBO2's, and 4 mufflers/resonators.

A pre-cat on each bank, each with it's own pre and post WBO2, followed by a main cat.
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Good looking car. I will be in the market for a new DD sometime in the near future. What do those cars sticker for? Any discounts on them?
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