Hi Guys! I'm a Honda lover, but not owner... yet....

hey theres nothing wrong with our v6s!
seriously, id never trade my v6 for a manual 4 banger, although i would really love a manual, the v6s sound so nice with i/h and it gets decent power, and if you get a v6 get a 00-01 and youll be covered 100% for any tranny issues until 100k miles.

wg2k7 said:

hey theres nothing wrong with our v6s!
seriously, id never trade my v6 for a manual 4 banger, although i would really love a manual, the v6s sound so nice with i/h and it gets decent power, and if you get a v6 get a 00-01 and youll be covered 100% for any tranny issues until 100k miles.

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Yeah, I was in one of my friend's v6 EX coupe. Those things haul *** and sound sooooo nice. Only problem with getting an '00-01 is that most of them are already gettting so close to 100K miles....

Here's another question for you guys.... Are there any huge differences between a 6th Gen Accord and a '99 (+/-) Acura CL?

Thanks,

Rafster

rafster said:

Here's another question for you guys.... Are there any huge differences between a 6th Gen Accord and a '99 (+/-) Acura CL?

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nothing huge, exterior and interior looks, and 3.2L of power insted of 3.0L.

dont get me wrong, the v6's are nice, and they do have some balls, ive driven a few at work, and they sound great with i/h/e, mike's sounded sick as hell at the meet, haha. but i would never want those tranny issues, even tho my 4 banger's is acting up, the 4 bangers just takes longer.

The 6th gen V6 Coupe is a very nice choice and it's one of my favorite Accords. Especially teh EX with dark leather interior. Everything is sweet except the automatic transmission (it's a gamble, you might find one out there with a decent auto-tranny but the thought of it going bust will always haunt you). Good luck with the hunt and hope to see pics soon.

Phil47906 said:

The 6th gen V6 Coupe is a very nice choice and it's one of my favorite Accords. Especially teh EX with dark leather interior. Everything is sweet except the automatic transmission (it's a gamble, you might find one out there with a decent auto-tranny but the thought of it going bust will always haunt you). Good luck with the hunt and hope to see pics soon.

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How much would it cost to replace the Auto once it does "go"?

Rafster

well you could get a "built" one from dr.evil for like $3000-$4000 if i remember correctly. for rebuilts there really is no set price all places vary, personally i could care less about my auto i am about to swap in cl-s cams and when it goes swap in a type-s 6 speed

here is a link for all reported failures on v6p... http://www.v6performance.net/forums/showthread.php?t=63785

6th gen auto's = ftl

welcome first off,

as far as what type of 6th gen to get, to each is his own

auto trannys for our gen (both v6 & i4) suck. there was a lawsuit towards honda for them and i believe another one is in affect. now, if your super careful and plan to do no power mods to it, then u shall be fine.

so that leaves just manuals. i4 are fairly common, but v6 are not. u can either shell out for dr. evil's tranny (3k) or swap in a cl-s tranny (alot of work and money).

now power options, v6 offers a comptech SC which is fairly popular. i4 offers a drag turbo kit. but you must remember honda was built on i4's, so they know there ****. i would recomend i4 since there is more options out there then v6.

now coupe or sedan / 98-00 or 01-02, the coupe is sexy with the NSX style taillights but the sedan is better. both cars are heavy, so thats not really a factor. the 98-00 style is more popular with aftermarket lips kits out there then the second version.

...... wow..... i was really bored to write this much, blah

Cool.

I don't see myself doing too many performance mods. Maybe just some nice 19" and a nice intake/exhaust system....

Rafster

the 3rd link http://www.mp3car.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=42009 is Rich's accord with carputer setup. I would look in to a 01-02 5spd but not sure if you want a 5spd.

See here's the thing.....

While I wouldn't really mind getting a manual, there are times here in San Diego, Los Angeles, etc... traffic gets soooooooooooooo annoying and having a stick shift is just another hassle. But if you all say that the Automatics on these are horrible, I would rather not want to have the extra problems/expenses to deal with them.....

What are your thoughts...?

Rafster