I am planning to buy a new car and Honda Accord EX V4, V6 are under
consideration.
Can someone please be kind enough to explain me the pros and cons of
each car?
Is V4 more noisy than V6? I understand V6 gives less mileage when
compared with V4 (21mph vs. 26 mph in city driving).
I am trying to understand what makes people to opt for V6 generally?
Is that better pickup? (If that's the case, I really don't care about
pickup. And, I am not going to race at speeds higher than 100mph
anyway).
Thank you in advance,
Kp/
I have heard the V6 is smoother and quieter than the 4, but I haven't driven
one, so I can't say from experience.
If you want a stick shift, I hear the 6-speed version of the V6 is very
expensive and hard to get. Finding and paying for a 4-cylinder version with
a 5-speed should be much easier.
I have a 2000 Accord SE with a 4-cylinder and an automatic and I am more
than happy with it, if that's of any help.
Paul
V6 is strictly for performance as in faster up to speed and passing.
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What about the quietness? Is V6 any quieter than the other one?
Thanks,
Kp/
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Possibly, since the V6 would be running on lower rpms, but I can't imagine
the I4 being loud either. Accords are pretty well sound-proofed. Question
like this would be better answered by you going out and test-driving both.
Cheers,
Pete
Test drive both of them to find out if the difference is something that
you notice (be sure to test drive on both city and highway if that is
what you will be driving).
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Here is my thouhgts on it:
1) I test drove the 4cy. and the V-6 ad I noticed no diff with
stabliity, noise, quality, etc.
2) I I get around 23 MPG on my 4 cy. so I figure the V-6 wil get
around 20 - 19 MPG
3) the 160 hp 4 cy. is enough power for driving in city AND on the
highway, I routinely pass cars on the highway with my 2003 Accord
4-cy.
4) the 4cy. costs less than the V-6
5) if you are gonna get a V-6 get a Nissian Maxima or something, the
Accord is a very nice and great car BUT is really only a $20,000
$21,000 car. I purchased my 2003 Accord EX for $21,000. The dealer
sold it to me for cost cause he stills makes $$$ cuase Honda pays them
like 3% of the cost of the car.
Bottom line, I see no reason to buy a V-6 Accord
hope this helps
I am VERY pleased with the car. I am not really a "car guy" - but I
love this thing!
Mark
kpx...@yahoo.com (Krishna Prasad) wrote in message news:<caa432ab.03021...@posting.google.com>...
> There is only one problem I can see and that is being able to keep front
> tires, Jerry.....
Hehe... yeah, even with the older 200hp Accord, I remember this was a
problem. Partially, the sucky Michelin MXV4 Energy were to blame. Their
grip is non-existent, athough it helps keep the MPG numbers high. Try
getting some grippier (more high performance) and/or wider tires when it's
time to replace. It'll make a world of difference.
Cheers,
Pete
I checked out the standard features for both 4-cyl and V6 Accord Ex.
Aside from the powerful engine, V6 comes with "traction control" and
"power passenger seat". I really don't care about the latter but how
big a deal is "traction control"? Is that something very cool to have?
BTW, someone told me that V6 performance might come in handy on
icy/snowy roads
and on slopes. To what extent is it true!? (in other words, would V6
be a poor substitute for all-wheel drive). I live in California (bay
area) but occasinally we drive to Lake Tahoe (icy/snowy roads).
I appreciate all your responses!
Kp/
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The traction control may come in handy on icy/snowy roads, but not
necessarily the V6 engine. AFAIK, traction control will prevent your wheels
from spinning when you try to take off on slippery surfaces. The V6 really
needs it because it delivers so much power to the front wheels that it can
easily spin them. You just have to take it easy with the gas pedal in such
slippery conditions, that's all.
Besides, when driving in snow, good winter tires are much more important
than traction control or all-wheel drive. Of course, having them all would
be the best of both worlds. That's why I love my A4 1.8TQ.
Cheers,
Pete
I got the V6.
Mark
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Pars
98 Hatch
On 12 Feb 2003 22:24:08 -0800, kpx...@yahoo.com (Krishna Prasad)
wrote:
No. I was just saying that traction control is offered on the V6 model
because it needs it more. And that it is more important to have proper
tires which will prevent you from getting into trouble, rather than relying
on traction control to get you out of trouble.
Cheers,
Pete
Either way, if you get he car, change the tires. When Honda spec'ed
the Michelins that come on the car, it made so many demands on them
(high efficiency, high wear mileage, all season, etc), that they don't
have great traction. Get a set of performance tires (Bridgestone
RE730, Yokoham ES100, Dunlop Sport 9000, etc). Again, even if you
don't have sporting pretentions, the sport tires with stop better and
handle better in emergency situations. If you have winter driving
issues, get a real set of snow tires also.
kpx...@yahoo.com (Krishna Prasad) wrote in message news:<caa432ab.03021...@posting.google.com>...
>If all you want is a pleasent, efficient transportation appliance, get
>the 4-banger. The six has significantly more guts, but if you don't
>have sporting pretentions, you may very well not need that. The four
>is actually quite good and has enough power to move the car pretty
I keep hearing this, but I have driven hundreds, if not thousands of
miles on ice and snow on the MV4's on our '99 EX V-6, and have never
wished I had better tires on the car. I have driven in truly terrible
winter conditions where other vehicles had spun off the highway,
turned over on their tops, etc. There may be better tires available,
but I sure wouldn't throw the MV4's away until they need changing.
Dick
Also, the MXV4s on your car may not be the same. An OEM who's going
to buy hundreds of thousends of tires a year can pretty much ask the
tire companies for whatever characteristics they want. In this case,
it seems that Honda wanted too many things at the same time and got a
tire that did nothing particulary well.
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