geoffdragon
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Hi all, Heve recently sold my pre-facelift Accord EX Ctdi saloon.
Looking for a car to replace it and there seem to be problems with most makes.
BMW diesel swirl flaps, Audi A4 water ingress problems and excessive oil consumption on fsi engines, Lexus DPF problems. The list goes on.
I would like a diesel because the tax is cheap and fuel consumption is great.
DPF problems preclude many of these because I do a lot of short trips.
Petrol engine cars with any power are all high emission tax rates and I want a medium size car with reasonable spec and performance.
Now to the question I have for the forum.
Do the facelift Accords suffer any of the common faults of the earlier cars ?
Such as exhaust manifold cracks, driveshaft failure and electrical issues including battery drain ?
If I decide to go for a later Accord, I'd be looking for one of the last 7th gen ones with sensible mileage.
I guess for low tax it would have to be a diesel but wonder what tax bands the vtec's are ?
Any comments and suggestions welcome.
Thanks in advance,
Geoff
Looking for a car to replace it and there seem to be problems with most makes.
BMW diesel swirl flaps, Audi A4 water ingress problems and excessive oil consumption on fsi engines, Lexus DPF problems. The list goes on.
I would like a diesel because the tax is cheap and fuel consumption is great.
DPF problems preclude many of these because I do a lot of short trips.
Petrol engine cars with any power are all high emission tax rates and I want a medium size car with reasonable spec and performance.
Now to the question I have for the forum.
Do the facelift Accords suffer any of the common faults of the earlier cars ?
Such as exhaust manifold cracks, driveshaft failure and electrical issues including battery drain ?
If I decide to go for a later Accord, I'd be looking for one of the last 7th gen ones with sensible mileage.
I guess for low tax it would have to be a diesel but wonder what tax bands the vtec's are ?
Any comments and suggestions welcome.
Thanks in advance,
Geoff