Test drive Honda Accord 4 doors 2006 - 2008 sedan
Real Honda
In Russia, this brand has an image of Japanese alpha romeo. However, for a long time, only CR-V was in demand with us, which could be sold with equal success under any other emblem. The current chord became the first car in which people see real Honda. The Japanese themselves are guilty. They came to Russia at the dawn of the 90s. But, judging by the immensely overstated prices, the slow development of the dealer network and the meager supply, they did not want to trade for a long time and stubbornly. The dealers survived only due to CR-V that does not cause any associations with the brand of Honda, but a very successful SUV.
The desire to promote in Russia specialized models among the Japanese appeared only in the new millennium. But what could they offer? The coat of the past generation, at the insistence of marketers, was made convenient in use and completely spineless. The previous chord, although he traveled well, was distinguished by an amorphous appearance that clearly does not correspond to the sports image of the brand. And, again, both were unreasonably roads.
In the eyes of buyers, Honda was rehabilitated only in 2003, when the current chord appeared. Aggressive appearance, emphasized a sports interior, magnificent sledge qualities, a sense of expensive, respectable car, it was already a real Honda.
Therefore, despite the fact that the price of the car was still a little overpriced, the current model went in vain. Including in the criminal market. It came to the point that without installing the satellite search engine, insurance companies generally refused to sell a car policy on Honda.
But today the situation has changed. The chord is already at the end of his career, the peak of demand for it has long passed, and dealers are forced to call customers with generous discounts and gifts. The interest of the hijackers in the car also chopped down, so if you like the chord, now is the time to buy it new. However, the cars of 20032004 have already gone to the secondary market with might and main, and lovers of the Saacond Hand can also begin to look closely at it.
Made in Japan! When you open ads on the sale of used chords, at first you are surprised how many of them. Our model, although popular, is very far from Avensis, examples or Mazda-6.
It turns out that the good half of the list is cars from the ocean. The American woman is good or not is unknown. Services for them simply have no statistics. It is impossible to evaluate them from the experience of operating Europeans even by approximately an American chord completely different from the body to the engine. So we will talk about Europeans who were supplied to Russia.
Previously, chords for Europe were made in England. The current model is produced in Japan, and this is perhaps the best news for potential buyers. No matter what they say there, and Japanese quality is always higher.
Before the 2005 restyling and for some time after it, cars with a sedan and station wagon were supplied to Russia, with gasoline engines with a volume of 2.0 and 2.4 liters, in four fixed trim levels (2.4-liter machines, of course, richer). Some purposefully look for the version-S-2,4 version, considering it hot. In fact, this is a machine with a standard chassis and just decorative elements of a sports image like red backlight and plastic body kit along the lower perimeter of the body.
If it suits the sedan, in addition to the price and technical condition, you can delve into the choice of engine, transmission and configuration. But a spacious and very beautiful station wagon in the market comes across infrequently here is not up to a choice. By the way, among the cars brought from Europe (only diesel is found at them), there are more universals. Due to the deficit in the domestic secondary market, they are sold even at unreasonably high European prices.
In terms of operation, the body and the salon are almost impeccable. Sores applying for statistics can be listed on the fingers. The foglights constantly burst before restyling, the hood rusted along the front edge, the headlights fogged and folted when changing Chainer's discs.
The problem with the fog lights did not solve. Therefore, it is better not to use it to change them for your money without any need without the need. The hood was repainted for free or changed. Also, in the framework of the guarantee, the issue with the radio and headlights was resolved, although in the latter case it did not always help. If the headlight is xenon and condenses moisture so that an aquarium is formed inside, an expensive xenon control unit may fail. Therefore, it is better not to bring to the state of the aquarium.
How much is the replacement, rub.
Headlight halogen/xenon 15 055/15 574+1200
Xenon control unit 12 155+1200
Powerful but gluttonous Both gasoline engines are equipped with a continuous change in the I-VTEC gas distribution phases. This is the honde of Honda, thanks to which its motors are amazing elasticity and at the same time a very gambling character.
For a chord, a middle class sedan, a 2-liter 155-horsepower engine is enough. And the 2.4-liter 190-horsepower is just a song. However, keep in mind that two and four are very voracious. Even on paper, the difference in fuel consumption is from one to two liters (although it should be within the liter). In reality, two and four with a machine gun, when an active ride, drinks 1719l/100 km. This is a lot.
In operation, both engines are reliable and extremely unpretentious. The timing chain drive is almost eternal. The valves are controlled by a screw and there is no easier nut. If you do not lay on body gasoline, which can finish the lambdasonds and a catalyst, you can expect only the leaks of the front crankshaft oil sewn. It's all. More with motors there are no problems claiming statistics.
Engines in operation
Gasoline engines with a volume of 2.0 and 2.4 liters are constructively identical, therefore, in operation, they behave the same way. Iridium candles on our gasoline are enough on average by 30,000 km. The gaps in the valves are ordered to adjust every 45,000 km (that is, at every third then). Given the quality of the fuel, it is advisable to rinse injectors through 60 thousand for 60 for preventive purposes. Approximately the same mileage is suitable for a support belt of auxiliary units. Infrequently, but it happens that its tensioner is also asked to replace.
If the front oil seal flowed, the oil begins to get into the pulley of the drive belt and eventually corrodes its rubber damper. Therefore, if you find that the oil seal began to get wet, it is better to replace it immediately so as not to spend money on the pulley. The problem of the radiator leaks concerns all Japanese cars operating in our large cities, where roads are treated with aggressive chemistry in winter. The chord in this regard is still prosperous even among Moscow cars, radiators begin to flow usually after the third season.
How much is the replacement, rub.
Candles (set) 2.0/2.4 1480+900/4224+1050
Drive belt 1352+900
Tender of the drive belt 1506+1200
Crankshaft oil seal 601+1350
Drilling belt 4138+900
Radiator 6327+2100
Clicks are not a reason for concern
With any of the gasoline engines, both manual and automatic boxes are combined. At the same time, the machine is 5-speed, and in the mechanics there can be 5 gears (with a 2-liter engine) or six (with a 2.4-liter).
The manual box is reliable. True, on machines of early issues, the synchronizer of the III program could work in a stroke at a blow. But there were very few such claims and they were decided under the guarantee. The oil in the KP changes after 60,000 km, and the clutch with the right handling is at least 150 thousand. Owners of prerestyling machines with a machine gun sometimes complained about clicks in the box, when the car after a long parking was gaining speed of more than 20 km/h. However, this is not an automatic transmission malfunction so the ABS and ESP self -diagnosis system works. The machine itself is very reliable and persistently transfers the aggressive driving style, which provokes the gambling character of the chord. The oil in the automatic transmission is ordered to change after 60 thousand, but if you like to trample the gas pedal, it is better to reduce this interval.
How much is the replacement, rub.
Clutch (set) .............. 13 489+10 650
There is only a steering rack at risk at risk
The chord owes its comfort and excellent sled qualities to the suspension of a complex design of two -leaf in front and five -leaf behind. Owners of German cars with a similar chassis scheme for the pleasure of driving are paid by constant repairs of the chassis. But the Japanese have long been using such a design and learned how to make it phenomenally tenacious.
Apart from the penny bushings of stabilizers, even the weakest parts of the suspension and steering are more than 100,000 km on the sedans, and many of them (including all the levers) and even more than 150 thousand. As much as more, it is not known on such runs cars to the corporate service no longer go. And only on the station wagons the upper cross -cutting levers of the rear suspension do not differ in durability sometimes sometimes require replacement by 60,000 km. Apparently, to strengthen the suspension under a heavier body and a large carrying capacity, they shallow.
Drestyling cars have one feature of the collapse of the right rear wheel from the conveyor can be on the verge of tolerance. On the driving qualities and wear of tires, this does not in any way negatively affect. It’s just that the right wheel, unlike the left, is installed with a small slope, which slightly spoils the type of car, if you focus on it. In addition, as the suspension is worn, the collapse can already go beyond the admission. To bring geometry to normal, Honda supplies the upper transverse lever (front in the course of movement) in two versions of standard and increased length to spare parts.
The only expensive node falling at risk, a steering rack. She can pest or flow, which happens more often. The leak begins due to corrosion of the shaft, which becomes rough and disables the seal. Perhaps someone is taking on the restoration of the rails with such defects. But when buying a used chord, you must be prepared for its replacement.
Buy? As Nikita Mikhalkov said in the film adaptation of the unprotect: everyone has their own taste. One loves watermelon, and the other pork cartilage. But if you, in principle, likes the middle class cars, the chord in the wishes rating is probably one of the first. Beautiful, respectable, endowed with Honda rich in charisma, he cannot but like it.
As it turned out, the car is very good in operation. The chord has only one weak point of the steering rack. But on the scale of operation of a used car, even such a large waste (if it still falls on your share) is not catastrophic. In all the rest, the car is phenomenally reliable and hardy. For a car acquired in second hands, this is more important than style, comfort, dynamics and other consumer characteristics.
Therefore, it remains to find out the last question: how beneficial is the used chord when buying. Alas, there is nothing to catch here. In the secondary market, on the name of Honda, they speculate simply in black. For cars of 20032004, they ask for from 570,000 to 670,000 rubles. If we assume that the new chord today costs from 725 to 915 thousand (excluding current discounts), in 34 it loses only 2025%, and 2-liter cars are practically not depreciated. This is too small loss even for golf class cars that are getting cheaper slowly. And for the car, the class is all the more.
Therefore, if you still intend to buy a chord used, you need to wait for the appearance of his heir. Then the prices for the current model should sink. Although, until we treat the Honda brand with unhealthy fetishism (with all due respect, it does not deserve it), sellers will not stop using it.
New, with a guarantee, for the same money
Usually, instead of the 34-year-old car under consideration, you can buy a new class below. The most real alternative to the used chord is expensive modifications of golf class machines with powerful engines and rich equipment. For example, Sivik or Mazda-3. But since the price of the chord is initially overstated, and it is getting cheaper slowly, you can not fall out of the class. For example, for 660680 thousand, buy Mazda-6. Yes, for this money it will be with a modest 1.8-liter engine and not in the richest configuration. But you will receive a car of the same class, also Japanese and also interesting for the driver.
Alexander Konov, photo of Maxim Goncharov
Source: Magazine buy a car [24/2007]
