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Hi Guys
Considering upgrading my 2005 Luxury to a 2010 or 2011 Luxury.
Any specific problems I should look for on the later model?
I know from experience the 2005 had probs with the transmission requiring oil and filter changes and the drive shafts vibrating but overall it has been a great car, just time to trade up now.
Thanks in advance
Same servicing as the old cl9
They did not have no where near as much trouble as the v6's of that vintage
Except the prefacelift cu2 had a pinging problem and some consume almost 1litre of oil - 1000kms
I just did the same. Traded my standard 2005 model for a 2010 luxury navi.Quote:
Originally Posted by Snowcone
No regrets as it feels like a different car with the plush leather and all the gadgets. Familiar engine though.
My 2005 kept having passenger side door lock actuator problems so it intermittently wouldn't lock/unlock. Otherwise it was a great car. Though I think I'll have a lot more joy with the luxury navi! [emoji1]
had mine for 3 weeks so far, and so good.. Had an 04 model Luxury and apart from the headunit issues I had it was fine..
The 2010 Luxury I have now, feels almost the same to drive, but a little bigger and has a nicer stance on the road.
Still the same gutless 2.4L though, but meh.. I'll live.
Some CU2's were either not run in properly or Honda fked up on the piston rings (morelikely to be the 2nd). They chew oil like no tomorrow and only way to fix it is an mini engine rebuild....
The pinging might be related to that as well... who knows.
PS: you service the transmission fluid the same as the CL9, do it good, do it often.
I know a few people who had CL9s and loved them,updated to CU2s,and love them even more...
I bought my 2011 accord Euro 4 months ago. & what a car It is a pleasure to drive & has a Auto to die for No trouble with mine Plenty of power to pass slow cars. I use 5 X 40 Penriite Synth oil & doesn't use a drop in 10,000 Kys I now use Penrite 0 W 30 synth & will see how that goes. done 30,000 when I bought it & Flushed the auto box out 4 times at once. I think that should be done every 30,000 Kys.
Only reason why i don't use Penrite 0w30 as it doesnt pass API SN spec, It only passes SL from memory due to, too much zinc
http://www.penriteoil.com.au/product...id_products=11
Think you mean CL9, I actually downgraded from a CU2 to a CL9, personally prefer the CL9 but arguable this one is manual compared to my auto CU2 so felt like it had a bit more go and better driving experience.Quote:
Originally Posted by antony
CU2 was hands down most comfortable and since it was under warranty I wasn't driving around hoping nothing would break. Overall I'd say CU2 was a better car, but CL9 is a better driving experience as the 250kg weight difference on the CU2 really does slow it down.