Dude, yesterday I paid $2.25 for regular! Gas here in San Francisco really sucks. You are so lucky to pay $1.81 for premium.

 

u need to go to east bay and get your gas. $1.84 at 76, $1.75 for "discount" gas.

my friend's 03 lx coupe has a rattling headliner too..... must be that bass from the stock stereo.

 

yeah man, the 7th gen accord are a huge problem, please dont buy them, choose other cars, like the nice camry, or maybe the chrysler. they are very reliable cars man , dont buy the 7 th gen accord. right now even in my college, theres like 5 colors of 7th gen accords i saw. we dont need anymore of them in my college.

 

Had mine for a month and a half. 3300 miles. Here are the problems (that I'm getting fixed this weekend):

Wrinkled Driver Side Door Molding
Rattling Headliner/Dash
Tick-Tick-Tick when stopped and windows are rolled up (can't hear it outside - was told this is common in other Accords)
Vibrations in steering wheel at 75-80MPH
Car pulls slightly to the right at high speeds
Left side of hood is 1/8" too high - doesn't line up properly
Center Storage Compartment Lid (below radio) sticks when trying to open
Transmission makes a 'click' sound when first starting out (only noticed just after I shift into Park or Reverse - this may not be a problem at all, just something that I don't think a new car should do)
Slight vibration throughout car when the car gets into 5th gear and I'm not travelling too fast - feels like the car is 'struggling' a bit, almost like driving a manual in 5th gear going 25 and trying to accelerate, there's a slight vibration I can feel in the gas pedal and steering wheel. (This may not be a problem at all either, just another thing I'm picky about)


Here are the problems caused by other A$$HOLES:
cracked windshield (from a stone falling off a truck - should have just chipped, but instead formed a 18-20" long crack)

ding in the left rear quarter panel from some careless idiot



Overall, I like the car a lot. These problems are minor compared to the crap I had to deal with on my 2000 A4.

I'm taking my car to the dealer sometime this week or next for the first oil change and I'm get most of these problems fixed. I hadn't thought about it, but it is a first-model-year car, and there are going to be inherent flaws. Let's hope the dealer understands this and makes an honest effort to fix them.

 

Boo hoo! In CA, *91* Octane (the highest we can get) is $1.99! The cheapest I've seen is $1.89.


I found a 76 Station in Pasadena that sells 101 Octane racing fuel (not sure if it's leaded, but most likely not) for $5.25 a gallon. That must be nice for the turbo guys to race with that and run 25psi+!!!

 

Gas is only $1.55 in lancaster, ca. and $1.65 in simi valley, ca.

 

my trunk lid is too heavy with spoiler

 

have a little over 1600 miles with no problems at all. just needs to be washed!

 

where in pasadena? i know the 76 in san marino on huntington and sierra madre (around there) use to sell 101 octane for all those folks with their ferrari's and porsches.

back to the topic....

slight rattles and body panels that are misaligned to 1/16" are peanuts. buy a dodge and you'll have your engine fall out (happend to my friend's neon r/t when his engine mount failed.) buy a ford, and your transmission will never work (happend to my parent's windstar, had 4 different ones put it, never worked right). we've turned to japanese cars (hondas and toyotas) and have never looked back.

 

Thanks for putting that in perspective.... we could have major problems other than little stupid ones. Good point.