New CU2 Accord Euro - My car, my review!

**unity** · 04-07-2008 11:46 PM

Cool, I think when I turn my A/C on it seems to make the car hold back a bit and also seems to be causing a small vibration within the cabin and through the pedals. Its hard to put into words but you can feel a difference.

**Type R Positive** · 04-07-2008 11:48 PM

Originally Posted by unity

Cruise control is good but still not perfect. It's very easy for your speed to increase a few kms/hr when going downhill. The police only have a 2 or 3 kilometre tolerance when it comes to exceeding the speed limit here in Victoria

Damn! Radar's aren't even that accurate LOL.
I'm sure they would let you off, or not even flash you....

**SPQR** · 04-07-2008 11:54 PM

The benefits espoused by governments of the efficacy of speed cameras reminds me of the sketch from Sesame Street:

Ernie is standing in the basement kitchen with a banana in his ear. Bert sees him and says "Why have you got a banana in your ear" and Ernie says "Because it keeps the elephants away". Bert says "There are no elephants here" to which Ernie says "See....It works!"

Speed cameras save lives? If the road toll goes down they do. If it goes up then us motorists are being extra naughty and so we need to be punished more. They work as a brilliant instrument of taxation.

Now, about carbon trading......

**VTECJimStar** · 05-07-2008 04:18 PM

Originally Posted by unity

CL9 does have this actually. It has two speed alarms. Can also make trip A reset each time you refuel. And a couple of other things too.

Sorry Unity but I cant find that setting on my car Multi Function menus?? 2006 Auto Lux Sat Nav ?

**tony1234** · 05-07-2008 05:00 PM

Originally Posted by VTECJimStar

Sorry Unity but I cant find that setting on my car Multi Function menus?? 2006 Auto Lux Sat Nav ?

Because AUDM CL9 doesn't have it.

**unity** · 05-07-2008 05:19 PM

Originally Posted by VTECJimStar

Sorry Unity but I cant find that setting on my car Multi Function menus?? 2006 Auto Lux Sat Nav ?

Sorry, I got it wrong. According to the manual there is one. There is however a sub menu that you can access and there are a few settings that you can change, but definitely no speed alarm. Have to rely on GPS for the speed alarm.

**tony1234** · 05-07-2008 05:51 PM

Originally Posted by unity

Sorry, I got it wrong. According to the manual there is one. There is however a sub menu that you can access and there are a few settings that you can change, but definitely no speed alarm. Have to rely on GPS for the speed alarm.

Yep.us aussies are short changed again on the features that come on the US and European models.

**unity** · 05-07-2008 11:51 PM

Originally Posted by tony1234

Yep.us aussies are short changed again on the features that come on the US and European models.

So true. Same problem with buying electrical equipment. I pay way more for my Onkyo receiver but get fewer features. This is the problem because of our relative isolation and small population.

**Type R Positive** · 07-07-2008 07:20 PM

Originally Posted by tony1234

Yep.us aussies are short changed again on the features that come on the US and European models.

But their cars are the same price as IS250's, BMW's.....

**aaronng** · 07-07-2008 08:36 PM

Originally Posted by Type R Positive

But their cars are the same price as IS250's, BMW's.....

The TSX is a similar price to the Euro, while our IS250 and BMWs are much more expensive here than in the US.

**Type R Positive** · 08-07-2008 01:26 PM

Originally Posted by aaronng

The TSX is a similar price to the Euro, while our IS250 and BMWs are much more expensive here than in the US.

That is because they get their car way cheap.

An R35 GTR in USA is $69k. They want to flog it off in Aust for what, $150k?
An Evo X MR in USA costs $38k. They want to flog it off in Aust for what, $70k?
I'm sure I could play this game with all their cars...

There is no way I'd pay twice the price of a Euro, just to get TSX spec.
Otherwise I would get a BMW, IS250, etc...