Accord's "Whispering" Diesel Delivers a Mighty Punch
09-08-2003, 10:04 AM
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Originally posted by Illicit Accord
i'm not feelin the whole diesel motor ........ sounds like a load of sh** to me
i'm not feelin the whole diesel motor ........ sounds like a load of sh** to me
06-07-2004, 12:30 PM
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Originally Posted by white_n_slow
diesel cars are also much cheaper to insure in Europe.
and the engines last longer.
How can you say the diesel sounds like a load of crap. Look at the mpg vs power. Show me a conventional engine that does that. With diesel being half the price of gas in Europe, and now significantly cheaper in usa as well, why woudn't you want one. They used to suck couse they were loud and smoked, but with the current refinemnet it beats the helll out of gas.
06-07-2004, 04:51 PM
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anybody that doesn't see the benefits of a diesel engine is an idiot...more torque than u'd know what to do with, so easy to extract more power (think about a diesel chip for accords like the ones in trucks that could make 200ft-lbs more torque and like 100hp, who wouldn't want that potential?) and then it's a quiet diesel...u honestly think honda woulda put something they hadn't refined into it's flagship? fuuuuuccccccckkkkkkk no, no black smoke, no smells, and no noise, it's a honda, remember?
06-09-2004, 11:25 PM
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the modification possibilites on a diesel are pretty sweet too.
saw a thing on speed where they did propane injection on a ram and came up with about a 200hp 200lb/ft gain. as well as about 10 more miles per gallon :naughty:
saw a thing on speed where they did propane injection on a ram and came up with about a 200hp 200lb/ft gain. as well as about 10 more miles per gallon :naughty:
07-03-2004, 09:28 AM
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Originally Posted by SoR
It's just sad that people don't know what diesels actully mean:
- towing
- tractor sounds
- smell
- more smell
- even more smell
- expensive maintanance
- extremely fine quality diesel fuel (no not the one being sold in the US)
- towing
- tractor sounds
- smell
- more smell
- even more smell
- expensive maintanance
- extremely fine quality diesel fuel (no not the one being sold in the US)
09-06-2004, 06:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Daniel
The Accord 2.2 i-CTDi does not disappoint. Measured across a range of 0-62 mph is despatched in just 9.4 seconds (Tourer 10.1 seconds) and 50-75 mph in 11.2 seconds.
Now if the upcoming Honda pickup truck would have the diesel option...
10-31-2004, 12:28 AM
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Just thought I would set the record straight with regards to the cost of fuel in Europe, Diesel is not cheaper than petrol it's the same price as petrol. In fact in the UK diesel is more expensive than regular petrol/gas.