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You'll find the same with any car, naturally with mileage the suspension is going to wear out and need overhauling. This is true for any car, I'm not sure why the Accord is being singled out as being a unique case. They are actually more durable than most cars on the road and known for being so...

Another good video on suspension setups. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGZRairqHNI

I would love a Legacy one day, Subaru's are second to Honda to me in terms of fave car brands, the Legacy is on my itch list. Looked into them back then, but they were pricey and maintenance put me off.

I wouldn't say the quality of components are cheap. It's somewhat relative. Having better spec damper will cost more money because of the design, material and technology. The primary function of two arms is to help setup the camber, so I'm not sure the primary reason is due to damper type, that...

Must have been the FreddoFrog effect! We've had Honda's in the family for decades and I don't remember once a suspension component failure or constant failures. When I was hunting an Accord for bro in law, when checking the MOT history most Accord had clean histories. Double wishbones are...

Also if anyones driven Audi's particularly the S Line models which come with some super stiff suspensions, they have very good bodyroll, but the actual handling is awful. They understeer like nobodys business, on the road you want a more compliant setup. So goodluckmonkey I do agree with you...

I saw body roll is irrelevant because the double wishbone setup allows for the two arms, particularity in the short arm setup to keep the side the eight is on to keep negative camber so the wheels are always flat and in contact with the road whilst keeping the other side also in contact. In...

WRC use McPherson because of the nature of the sport. They need longer travel and they need a simple design for ease of maintenance. Only rally car I can think of that used double wishbones was the Lancia 037. Some rally cars in their stock form use different setups, for example the Lancer Evo...

The Accord has one of the strongest suspension components around. If your bushes and links are going constantly thats because your putting on cheap parts. OEM factory parts tend to last at least 100k in general use from what I have observed. My car is on 88k, apart from front shock, everything...

The Xantia Activa has the record for carrying the most speed round corners too. It has virtually no roll in cornering and is better than most supercars in this regard.

That's not how it works though and I disagree with the standard dampers being poor, my experience is the opposite. The double wishbones are there to control camber and when turning it keeps the wheel flat for grip, you can feel this when pushing hard, the dampers in a car being soft do not...

Also just to add a side note, softer suspension is far better on the road then a super stiff suspension, its much more compliant, super stiff suspension are only useful on a smooth track, on the road, slightest bit of dink on the road unsettles the car. I remember seeing a video of Golf that was...

Have to agree with few points and disagree with few others mentioned here. People are comparing or making comparison with a standard Accord to the sporty spec of models, which wasn't the point. Compared to a Legacy Spec B, ATR, ITR etc a standard Accord of course is going to be wallowy, it has a...

They most certainly are, they are known for their handling. Mine is superb, there not race cars, so dont expect complete flat out handling, but the compromise between great handling and comfort is there.

In application on road cars, if you ever wondered why the Accords handle so well yet have a very good ride. Here's a good summary from an article on Auto car about the new Alpine A110 which has adopted all around double wishbones...

10th gen Accord with new 2.0 turbo engine based on the TYPE R enegine. https://www.fool.com/investing/2017/06/19/honda-banks-on-a-sportier-all-new-2018-accord-to-w.aspx We ont be getting it...

Oxygen sensors are very fussy. I use pagid brake fluid, not had any issues.

Autobox will naturally be slower and produce less power on the F20B. The engine is high revver which will be limited with auto. Out of the box H22 has better performance figures.

The engine will be worth a lot on its own. Cheap car.

Will make a FWD Accord front end heavy, lots of understeer,