New CU2 Accord Euro - My car, my review!

[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)

[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.

[buddah51au]

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.

It is a little hard to do it for extended periods considering speed limits and the number of Kodack"s these days. As for extended periods, in my case 4 times in 500km. Type R.....step in here pls....485km.....not quite 1/2 tank of fuel... trip computer telling me 7.5.....DOES THIS SOUND RIGHT?......will be very interesting to get some hard figures when I fill up.

[buddah51au]

Curiosity finally got the better of me today as I couldn't believe what I was seeing......
Trip Computer was reading 7.4L/100k average and the gauge was showing fractionally under 1/2 a tank after 540 kms. Both readings turned out to be very optomistic.

In reality the result was 540 kms - 44.34 liters = 8.21L.100k. More than an acceptable figure on a new engine & far better than i expected.

In stating the above I cant be sure how full the tank was when I took delivery of the car, so I have started a spreadsheet and i will post my findings after 5,000 km when a more accurate fuel consumption average can be obtained.

[SPQR]

Curiosity finally got the better of me today as I couldn't believe what I was seeing......
Trip Computer was reading 7.4L/100k average and the gauge was showing fractionally under 1/2 a tank after 540 kms. Both readings turned out to be very optimistic.

In reality the result was 540 kms - 44.34 liters = 8.21L.100k. More than an acceptable figure on a new engine & far better than i expected.

8.21 L/100km is excellent for an Auto! It seems you should at least have the accuracy of the fuel gauge checked by your Honda dealer. There might even be a procedure in the owners manual for calibrating the trip computer. I'm not sure on that but I remember reading it in one of the Honda manuals.

[Type R Positive]

Type R.....step in here pls....485km.....not quite 1/2 tank of fuel... trip computer telling me 7.5.....DOES THIS SOUND RIGHT?......will be very interesting to get some hard figures when I fill up.

Yeah, sounds right. I been getting about 900km per tank. I think I could stretch it to 1000kms if I drove normally.
Extremely pleased about fuel consumption, or lack there of.
You already know how the car goes, I couldn't believe it at first also.