Originally Posted by illusion

They aren't that great. My S600 shifts like a dream compared to what my AV6 did, you can't even tell it shifts unless you put the pedal to the floor and the 365 cubic inches of V12 love comes to life and makes that sucker move, although not quite like the late model 600s, but it still scoots. At about 60k miles it shifts better than my AV6 did when it was brand new, although my benz did cost as much buying it at 8 years old as my accord was new. I know 3 people personally(many many more via the web) that have had problems with their 6G AV6 tranny, one of my friends had his replaced twice with under 70k miles on the clock, and is now driving a maxima in the same conditions with 80k miles on it now without a hint of trouble, and MUCH smoother off throttle shifts. If you're doing nothing but highway driving, the AV6 tranny might live well, but under harsh conditions, like a stop and go commute through the hills of San Fran, they aren't the best around. The 7G V6 5 speed auto is a step in the direction, but still nothing like a real luxury or sport oriented tranny. It's a decent median, but they really aren't the best around. Go drive a Camry or Maxima and see the difference.

Originally Posted by 98CoupeV6

No way, a $80,000 Mercedes has a better tranny than a fricken Honda Accord.

Originally Posted by illusion

I only paid $25k. ...welllll... it was $98k new though I was more comparing an 8 year old car to a new accord since it seemed that the accord tranny was a godsend. They aren't bad, but they aren't great, not even in their class, although the 7g 5sp auto is pretty decent for it's class, but personally I think my buddy's trailblazer has a nicer shifting tranny than my accord did. I had many occasions before putting on the tranny cooler that my accords tranny went bonkers on me, pretty much ignored the pedal position and flaked out(got too hot). I had one time it just refused to shift at all while I was towing my jetski up to the lake. I pulled over, put it in park, then back in drive and it seemed ok. Of course when I took it to the dealer there was no problem found, they even said the tranny fluid looked good, so something went wierd with it.

Our commutes are probably way different though. I commute 15 miles each way. It takes me anywhere from 10 minutes to over an hour to make it each way, on average it takes 40 minutes in nasty stop and go traffic. The driving here is hellish on trannies.

Originally Posted by scanrps

If you buying new, or late model used, get a extended warranty
(best bet if you stick with Honda is HondaCare). Worth every penny
if you worried about the tranny, or anything else major for that matter.