Moderators Laird_Scooby Posted April 3, 2016 Moderators Report Share Posted April 3, 2016 Until that is some intellectual bankrupt tries to overtake me while i'm waiting at a red traffic light! I moved over to allow him to reverse back in behind me but no, he decided he was going the other side of the lights making it hard for the oncoming traffic! GRRRRRRRR!!!!! To make matters worse he was driving a ................................................ ....................................................Honda Accord 2.0iES saloon of 52 plate vintage! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founding Member Mazda Man Posted April 3, 2016 Founding Member Report Share Posted April 3, 2016 Pffff, bloomin' Accord drivers! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve in Ireland Posted April 3, 2016 Report Share Posted April 3, 2016 Nice post. This is exactly why I am contemplating spending £2000 for a gearbox rebuild on a car that only cost me 1200 quid. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators hughezee Posted April 3, 2016 Administrators Report Share Posted April 3, 2016 1 hour ago, Steve in Ireland said: Nice post. This is exactly why I am contemplating spending £2000 for a gearbox rebuild on a car that only cost me 1200 quid. I would spend that in heartbeat on mine, I work on lots of other Honda's and other marques and its the only car that ticks all my boxes and that's out of all the other cars I've owned as well, well maybe a Odyssey prestige 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founding Member Mazda Man Posted April 5, 2016 Founding Member Report Share Posted April 5, 2016 ....I must say though Stu your coupe (aka Flex) has got to be the most sorted coupe in the UK today. No question. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbn Posted April 7, 2016 Report Share Posted April 7, 2016 I would not contemplate spending more than I bought a car for on repairs, particularly within a few days and a few hundred miles of purchase...but that's exactly what I'm about to do. Why? Because the Honda is special. If I total up what I might spend over next few months I think it will still come to less than 2K including purchase of car, and frankly, I couldn't buy another car for 2K that ticks all my boxes. The lazy effortless power, the indignant yowl when you put your foot down, the driving position, the looks and the rarity would cost thousands more if my car had a different badge. Badge...snobbery...keeps these gems a cheap secret. I have always felt Honda to be modern equivalent of old Lancias. Exquisitely engineered, understated and driver focussed with jewel like n/a engines. So I guess my accord is Honda's Aurelia b20 coupe...a dream car of mine! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founding Member Mazda Man Posted April 7, 2016 Founding Member Report Share Posted April 7, 2016 ^^^^Well said George, you have definitely caught a virulent strain of 'accordcoupousV6VTEC...eous' and it's incurable. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigy Posted May 1, 2016 Report Share Posted May 1, 2016 It is 12 months today since I saw my purple v6 on the trader for £500. I've covered 12,000 miles in that time and it has only cost me an oil and filter change, gear box oil change, set of tyres and a rear brake calliper never let me down. Allowing for the trade in on my old civic coup, it cost £200. Still running and looking like new with 170k on the clock. (must get some pics of red up soon with her type r red badge). 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators hughezee Posted May 1, 2016 Administrators Report Share Posted May 1, 2016 Credit goes to you Nigel, nice to see a motor that was on the brink and then completely turned around, we need more people like you supporting these rare motors. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founding Member Mazda Man Posted May 1, 2016 Founding Member Report Share Posted May 1, 2016 Looking good there Nigy, lovely with the sun on it too. I do like you wheels too. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founding Member AhsyV6 Posted May 1, 2016 Founding Member Report Share Posted May 1, 2016 I am still amazed that you paid £500!!!! Bargin of the century and looks a million $'s! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abz2005 Posted June 1, 2016 Report Share Posted June 1, 2016 Hi all, My wife's friend dropped her car off this afternoon to have a new starter fitted, anyway I picked up the starter in the honda, as I was getting out of the car a courier driver pulled up at the end of my drive said, "Like your Accord mate do you want to sell it?" After telling him its not for sale I mentioned this site to him told him there are some that come up for sale occasionally. Made me feel proud of the old girl. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators hughezee Posted June 1, 2016 Administrators Report Share Posted June 1, 2016 Good man, I have had a few temping offers for mine but no way would I sell 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founding Member AhsyV6 Posted June 2, 2016 Founding Member Report Share Posted June 2, 2016 Nice when someone appreciates our coupes.....nice little buzz for the day! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founding Member Retro Rich Posted June 3, 2016 Founding Member Report Share Posted June 3, 2016 Name your price My old girl is NOT for sale 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators hughezee Posted June 3, 2016 Administrators Report Share Posted June 3, 2016 old girl, pin feathers mate mature ageing like a fine wine getting better every year, especially comparing her to Honda's latest offerings in the UK 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founding Member Mazda Man Posted June 3, 2016 Founding Member Report Share Posted June 3, 2016 Great stuff. Spookily, all this week I have been giving a colleague a lift in to work, she only lives literally a quarter of a mile away. Anyway, I was picking her up Wednesday moring and my low fuel light came on so I thought I'd better pop a tenner in on the way into town which will last me until I can get to a Shell garage. So I picked her up and drove to the local Gulf garage, she started waving at the cashier as we pulled up but he didn't see her. So I popped in a tenners worth and went to pay. I mentioned to the cashier that Claire was waving at him as we pulled up to which he said..."I didn't notice as I was too busy admiring your car". Made my day. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founding Member AhsyV6 Posted June 3, 2016 Founding Member Report Share Posted June 3, 2016 Buzzing!!!!! Nice story! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founding Member Mazda Man Posted June 3, 2016 Founding Member Report Share Posted June 3, 2016 I know Ahsy, it may be 18 years old but it still attracts admiring comments as they're well designed and look so damn good compared to the usual Fiestas, Astras and other generic looking motors on the road. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Laird_Scooby Posted June 6, 2016 Moderators Report Share Posted June 6, 2016 Claire or the coupé? The coupé or Claire? The petrol station guy was probably jealous as you had both Geoff! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founding Member Retro Rich Posted June 6, 2016 Founding Member Report Share Posted June 6, 2016 On 6/3/2016 at 4:11 PM, hughezee said: old girl, pin feathers mate mature ageing like a fine wine getting better every year, especially comparing her to Honda's latest offerings in the UK Yes, I do agree. The latest offerings are shameful compared with our coupes. Think we need to start an USA or Japan import fund 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8yearsnow Posted November 10, 2016 Report Share Posted November 10, 2016 Spot on post.I love my V6.When I have to get in a normal car it feels like s**t.17years old but what a car ! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8yearsnow Posted November 12, 2016 Report Share Posted November 12, 2016 Deffo the best car performance, looking,reliable fastest car I've ever owned.It still amazes me when I mash the loud pedal into the footwell.It will be 18 years old next march but looks about 5.Every one asks me if it has a private plate as the plate T1xx xxx are my initials ! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founding Member Mazda Man Posted November 13, 2016 Founding Member Report Share Posted November 13, 2016 Agreed ^^^^^ As Dave mentioned on another thread, there are 2 types of coupe out there. Scrappers or soon-to-be scrappers. These are the cars that are part-exchanged and have gone through a load of owners. Usually thrashed and with no maintenance (or very little), the gearbox starts slipping and all they see are massive bills for a new 'box. So it's sold on...again and again. Eventually the gearbox dies, the cam belt snaps or some other expensive problem pops up and then it's listed on fleabay for parts. Which is good for the rest of us, in a way. Minters. People who look after their coupes and spare no expense in maintaining them as they intend to drive them and keep them running. As I've mentioned elsewhere, mine flew through the MOT with no advisories because 1) Stu is the only one that lifts the bonnet, he knows our coupes inside out and 2) I am willing to spend the money on preventative maintenance as directed by Stu. I don't need to change the oil every six months but I know it helps to keep it running like a Rolex. I don't need to spend money on new wheels when the old ones are suffice, but I want to improve the look of my coupe. Things like that. One of life's pleasures (in the summer) is cleaning your coupe, waxing it, vacuuming it and then going for a blast down a country lane. Shades on. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BN Coupe Posted November 15, 2016 Report Share Posted November 15, 2016 Coming down the multi-storey at Brighton Marina recently, I noticed that below in the Asda car park there was a Honda meet - all very Fast and Furious, with big wheels, bodykits, massive exhausts, open bonnets etc. etc. Mostly Accord saloons and old Civics, though I spotted a solitary Legend. So I decided to take a little detour so I could burble past them and show off my HAC, even though it needed a clean. I put the window down, expecting to hear 'Don't see many of those' or 'I think it's a V6', but I barely got a glance. I guess my ride just isn't pimped enough. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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