Accord Euro - Motor Magazine rant

[yfin]

I really like Motor but disappointed they have not run an article on the Euro yet. What is it with Motor mag and Honda? They seem to test very few Hondas....As a loyal reader I am getting sick of all the articles on Falcons and Commodores....

Anyway - in the Nov Mag they list the Accord Euro Luxury in the "HotSource" list of cars. But there is no review. What the? All it says is:

" Don't worry about the V6 Accord, the four-potter is a gem, so is the six-speed manual. Where's the Type R version?"

So obviously they have tested the car but have not included a review in the mag? Bloody tossers..

[toE]

have u emailed them with your complaint?

[yfin]

have u emailed them with your complaint?

negative - thought i might take out my frustration on the Ozhonda community first...

[7th Gen]

if you want good write ups on the euro i suggest you get wheels, there have been a few articles and they currently have one as a long-termer

euro went well last yr in COTY - made the final cut with RX8 (winner), toyota kluger (!?!?!?) and toyota prius

[7th Gen]

So obviously they have tested the car but have not included a review in the mag? Bloody tossers..

nah mate. all those cars in hot source are what they consider to be 'hot' or hi-po or whatever. its just their opinion on it, they may not have necessarily tested it

for example, they have the lancer VRX and mazda 2 in the 'hot list'. surely that is stretching the definition of high-performance just a little?

[aaronng]

Check the car list at the back of Motor magazine. Last I checked (July 2004), the Euro was not in the pricelist!

Wheels magazine is good. They reviewed the Euro twice, first the Luxury Manual on a standalone review, and then the Luxury Auto in the huge comparison between the Euro, Mazda6, Liberty 2.5 and Vectra 2.2.

[7th Gen]

sorry dude, but it's in the current issue (nov 2004) under sedans under 60K

and yes, i subscribe

[aaronng]

Hehe, Is this the first month that it is in the Motor pricelist?
I don't subscribe to any, but I buy Wheels when they have good articles, which is roughly 7-8 issues a year.

[evolution42]

Wheels magazine is good. They reviewed the Euro twice, first the Luxury Manual on a standalone review, and then the Luxury Auto in the huge comparison between the Euro, Mazda6, Liberty 2.5 and Vectra 2.2.

Does anyone happen to have this copy of wheels with the standalone review of the manual euro luxury? somehow i have never come across that review, and since i have the car, it would be an entertaining and interesting read.

If someone on this forum happens to have the copy, could you please scan that review and post it on this thread? i, along with many others would certainly be very appreciative

thanks

[aaronng]

Sure mate, I have it here. I'll scan it in and post it up. You should be able to read it by tomorrow.

[evolution42]

great! thanks a lot aaronng much appreciated can't wait to read it hehe

[aaronng]

Haha, hope you are still online, evolution42. Because I just scanned it!
2 versions, large, which is about 1.3MB for the 2 pages, and small is around 730kB. I recommend large. hehe

Page 1 LARGE 779kB
Page 2 LARGE 624kB

Page 1 small 396kB
Page 2 small 341kB