K or R series? belt or chain?

[stevemoorcroft]

Good morning all,
There is a 7th gen accord for sale locally, I'm quite tempted,:..2.0petrol/SE/saloon,
07january registered, facelift version, I think. and only 48k miles.

Does this have the K or R series engine? and is it a belt or chain drive?
Are there any differences in this actual engine between pre and post facelift?
At the moment I have a Civic1.8 R series,but I've allways wanted an accord.
I'd be very gratefull for any info and advice. Thanks.

 

[Mr Honda]

K series engine and the R series are timing chain. Not much in the difference between the k20 engines pre and post facelift. The incredible engineering minds at Honda managed to squeeze a whole extra 1 bhp out of the k20 for the facelift :blink: :blink:

 

[richsprint]

Hi Steve,

Whilst the 7th gen is a good car for its time, its a step back in terms of safety, refinement and tech compared the the 8th gen or your Civic. I'd advise holding out for an 8th gen, think, even those are getting old now, will stop production soon.

Or even look at a new Civic, Honda are offering cracking deals, 0% finance etc, desperate to keep Swindon working.

In my opinion paying anything over £4k for a 7th gen, even if it has low mileage, is a waste of money, too much dealer mark up. There are some crazy ones on autotrader for £7k!

You should be able to find an average miles petrol 8th gen for £5-6k these days.

 

[Mr Honda]

I would have to disagree, the 7th gen Accord is leaps and bounds above any basic civic, especially that horrid FK that came out of Swindon. The 7th gen is a well executed, well engineered piece of machinery, whereas the Civic feels like a bunch of parts ***embled together.

The 8th gen Accord had to be better, but it was slated for not being better, hence its sales are stagnant. There's more comfort to be had in the 8th gen, but to my eyes, that where it ends.

 

[richsprint]

Yeah good points, but you also have to think about depreciation and if you can resell the car, if you dont intend to keep it until its scrap.

Sad thing is the Civic, especially the first 'space ship' design model is still desirable with the general public, eficient engines and fairly low road tax prices, where as the economy is too poor on the Accord and the road tax too high.