I'll see what FE out of this sweet little Accord Coupe

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  1. cycledrum

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    Well, I passed on purchase of 3rd gen Prius and got back to my roots of a car with sporty flair. If the CT200h had been out for a while and I felt up to $30k, that might have been a ringer, but, I'm lovin' this Accord EX 2DR 4 cylinder w/ auto. Hopefully I can get high 20's fuel economy average.

    Cheers :)

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    My wife has a 2007 Accord 4 cylinder. We love that car. I have never figured average mpg, only highway, since she is the main driver. We get about 35 mpg average highway where the EPA estimate is 34.

    45k miles and only problem was a driver door lock solenoid failed at 38k miles. Honda covered it under warranty even though beyond 36k.

    The coupe is a nice looking car !

    Congratulations and enjoy !
     
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  3. Tideland Prius

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    The 2011 update on the coupe looks much better than what they did to the sedan (ugh.. hate those horizontal reflectors that they added to the trunklid).

    Time to practice some pulse and coast lol.
     
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  4. cycledrum

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    Thanks, yeah, wow those horizontal reflectors are uncool on the sedan. Glad I didn't get them. They did an awesome update in 2008. I see quite a few of the 2007 and earlier Accord Coupes but wow is the body plain with no character lines. I'll have to look close to notice updates for this '11.

    Honda has a clever way of marketing this coupe that appealed to me. They were running commercials with Mario Andretti as passenger telling the driver how to scoot around town in an Accord Coupe. Then they say 'Honda race experience built into our Accords' or SLT. Those things echo in the mind.

    Or the little videos Honda has on the car pages. Toyota ought to do that to - put a video front and center on site page showing a driver enjoying the best of a Prius. It's powerful marketing.

    Mostly I love sitting low in this little coupe - something like a twisty racetrack car would feel. Ooh the suspension, yum. Can't wait to go on a trip!
     
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  5. Tideland Prius

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    Well it also helps that there's a 6MT version mated to a V6, something that's very uncommon nowadays. Is that still offered for 2011?
     
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    After putting nearly a quarter million miles on an '86 Accord Hatchback, before swapping it for a GenIII Prius, I'd be highly disappointed with 20-anything mpg from an Accord. The old one regularly pulled 35 in summer, from an old-style EPA sticker of 30, long before I ever heard of hypermiling or pulse & glide.

    Of course, even Honda played the horsepower and weight game, so those old results cannot be used as a guide to what the modern editions can do.

    Congrats on your new toy! I'd still have a Honda if they had a hatchback competitive with Prius. DW still does.
     
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    Yes. The 6MT is available in the EX-L V6 for 2011. I'll bet it gets up and goes pretty well :)
     
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    'Cept that Accord has grown and grown over the years, now the sedan is 194" long and considered full-size :eek: It's sub 30's all the way now.

     
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    Yep, but oddly enough, the coupe which is a couple inches shorter is considered a compact by the EPA.
     
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    Looking at my Monroney sticker, that's why it says 'ALL COMPACTS' under the average FE rating. Hardly a compact at 191" x almost 73" wide.
     
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    Cabin space seems to be the criteria for EPA classes.
     
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  12. cycledrum

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    As my tripmeter started heading towards 150 miles and gas guage got under 2/3 of a tank, decided to fill the car back up and calculate (the dealer filled up first time and set trip meter) ...

    151.4 miles / 7.047 gas = 21.48 MPG :(

    This may be pretty accurate, but not sure as dealer may not have completely filled the car. Also, I've done a lot of short hops to the store and not much highway driving. Still, the 09 Prius would have clocked about 44 MPG under same conditions.
     
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    well, it is winter, and a bigger car, no?
     
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    Winter, 300 lbs heavier car and no HSD, ooooh. :eek:
     
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    sounds like it's worth it tho!;)
     
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    FWIW, CR on an 08 Accord LX-P sedan w/2.4L 4 and 5AT, they got 15, 34 highway, 23 mpg overall. On a 150-mile trip, they got 28 mpg. They didn't test a coupe nor anything newer than an 08.
     
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    Congrats! I'm happy to see you get into a car that hopefully you can be more comfortable in. The Accord Coupe is a beautiful car...

    A coworker of mine just bought an '11 Accord Sedan. It too is an incredibly high quality car...I really think Honda today is building a much higher quality car than Toyota...I mean...the interior of the Camry is a joke compared to the Accord IMHO.

    I too am dismayed as to who thought the reflectors were a good update on the sedan...
     
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  18. cycledrum

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    Hey, yo thanks, back with ya ....

    I'm feeling better after this 2nd top off with gas.

    134 miles / 4.921 gal = 27.23 MPG

    I had quite a few short hops to the store, only 10 miles on highway at a time and some 30 minute drives. Car is running fine, it's a real smooth quiet engine.
     
    #18 cycledrum, Jan 22, 2011
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    Needs moar low. That is all.

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  20. cycledrum

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    Oh yeehaw that would make for a rough ride! I would smack that front bumper in 5 minutes. At least I can get the front end over curbs w/o scraping like in Prius. But, the 50 MPG was nice that's for sure.

    btw, I checked tirerack's price for the OEM 225/50-17 Michelins on the car .... $193 each ! The retailer price will be higher.

     
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