New CU2 Accord Euro - My car, my review!

[SPQR]

You type well and you r positive about your car. I hope your good experience is more typical than are otherwise posted in these forums as I too aspire to possess a CU2 some time soon.

[buddah51au]

I picked up my new CU2 Auto last Friday (base model in White) & although i have only done 300km so far I must agree with everything Type R Positive has said in his review of the CU2. I have no sign of the so called pinging issue everyone is talking about. So far i am extremely happy with the car & i think it would be hard to find a better car for the price. As time passes it will be interesting to see how accurate the trip computer is as i am finding it hard to believe my fuel usage considering it has seen the high side of 6000RPM several times already. Does a 7.5l/100km average sound right on a new engine?
It will be interesting to do some maths when i fill up.

[SPQR]

^^ 7.5 L/100km seems very very low. I think you need to check the accuracy of the trip computer.

The trip computers are notoriously optimistic. Best fuel test is to fill the tank, do lots of km's until the same tank-full is near empty then refill the tank. Note number of km's travelled and litres used. Divide the litres by the distance travelled and then multiply by 100. This gives you litres per 100 km's. If you are old school and need to know miles per gallon then divided the constant 282.2 by the litres per 100 km value previously calculated and this will give you miles per gallon.

I wouldn't be visiting the 6,000 rpm region on a new engine.

[buddah51au]

^^ 7.5 L/100km seems very very low. I think you need to check the accuracy of the trip computer.

The trip computers are notoriously optimistic. Best fuel test is to fill the tank, do lots of km's until the same tank-full is near empty then refill the tank. Note number of km's travelled and litres used. Divide the litres by the distance travelled and then multiply by 100. This gives you litres per 100 km's. If you are old school and need to know miles per gallon then divided the constant 282.2 by the litres per 100 km value previously calculated and this will give you miles per gallon.

I wouldn't be visiting the 6,000 rpm region on a new engine.

Providing engine oil and gearbox oil are up to operation temp (about 20km of driving) it does not hurt the engine at all, in fact it is the recommended procedure for running in an engine.

I did say i was doubtful about the trip computer and i will do a manual calculation when i fill up. (i do think i know how to do it accurately....lol)

[arthhtra]

Just order a manual base model manual.. coming on the 30th cant wait! can anyone recommend good tinting service in brissy? (northside)

[buddah51au]

Just order a manual base model manual.. coming on the 30th cant wait! can anyone recommend good tinting service in brissy? (northside)

Enjoy your ride. Just make sure whoever does the tinting removes the rear parcel shelf.

[leonr64]

I agree with Type R Positive.

Took delivery of a manual CU2 standard in August. "Traded down" from a Lexus IS250, which was my first attempt at buying a $50k+ car, and was very disappointing, relative to price paid. Creaky dash (search the Lexus forums), otherwise eerily quiet except for intrusive tyre noise on coarse bitumen, blind spots thanks to "swoopy" looks, lots of technology that didn't work as well as in the Euro (e.g., the cruise contorl was nowhere as precise as in the Euro). I'm really glad I went for the manual in the Euro, as I now look forward to driving the car every day. No pinging, better ride-handling balance than the Lexus, and tyre noise OK on the Yokohamas. (Wasn't sure about the Bridgestones, so asked the dealer to swap them over.) Only rattle was a minor noise from a clip on the inside of the front window seals, which I think the dealer removed. Now all it needs is an occasional wipe of silicon spray on the door seals to stop the odd "ticking" noise. Stereo is as good as in the IS250, and a towbar doesn't cost $1500 for the Euro. The luxury model would be better equipped than the IS250, if you want the extra luxuries (and don't mind the fake wood-grain around the gear shift . No comparison between the cars in value terms.

[SPQR]

Enjoy your ride. Just make sure whoever does the tinting removes the rear parcel shelf.

I learnt a while ago not to have the rear window tinted. I just have the sides done. No rear tint gives better view out at night; especially spotting police cars. It also means that if anything goes wrong with the tinting, you don't end up with damaged heater/radio antenna wires.

[centurionau]

Leonr64, you mention pinging or rather, lackthereof. Was that in the IS250? I have the IS250 on my shopping list for 2010 purchase at the moment. What else didnt you like about it?

[Type R Positive]

I wouldn't be visiting the 6,000 rpm region on a new engine.

Why? They are already broken in from factory.
The harder you treat them, the better they reward you.

[buddah51au]

Why? They are already broken in from factory.
The harder you treat them, the better they reward you.

Your right on the money again Type R, I have rebuilt several hundred engines in my time, so i understand a little about their internal workings. The most important thing on any engine, new or old is to make sure the engine & gearbox oil is up to operating temp which is about 20km of normal driving. After that drive them as hard as you like, just don't go bouncing off the rev limiter.

[SPQR]

Why? They are already broken in from factory.
The harder you treat them, the better they reward you.

You may do as you wish. What I said was "I wouldn't be visiting the 6,000 rpm region on a new engine." Well, at least not for extended periods until the first oil change.