Recent content by rfm943

I have had 2 Accords which were 7th gen diesels and they both overstated the actual mpg by about 5-6%. However my current 8th Gen Tourer consistently understates the actual mpg by around 8-10% based on my initial few fill ups. If this is the case with yours it is possible that the fuel...

Does anybody know what the situation is regarding the V5 document and road tax if you remove the DPF, as presumably the emissions increase significantly?

I recently bought a spacesaver wheel from a company in Northern Ireland (not sure if I can mention company names or not). I found them through www.partsgateway.co.uk. The lack of a spare tyre was a concern to me when I bought my car (also a 61 reg Tourer) but the dealer told me just to ring...

Just wondering if there are many DPF problems surfacing on current Accords - say up to 18 months old (or is it too early to say?) If you look on the Accord page of the Honda website they are claiming that the placement of the DPF is such that it is in the hottest possible area 'right next to...

Thanks for information. The Merc that I am currently running gets nowhere near the official figures in returning around 44 mpg overall over 8k miles (on 16 inch tyres) whilst its official "average" is in the high 50s. Officially it is considerably more economical than the Accord so this was my...

I am in the process of negotiating a deal on a pre-reg ES GT DTEC (2011 facelift model). Previously I had a 7th gen i-CTDI and achieved a mpg figure of 52 over the 55k miles that I drove it. What is the likelihood that the new car would be able to match that - I see for example that the new car...