Gripes w/ 6th gens
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05-05-2008 | 11:46 PM
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ORIGINAL: peter4jc
Every Accord I've owned is like that, shifting into 1st. You have to be almost to a full stop. I doubt it was intentionally designed like that. Probably just the way the gears and synchros work together. At least it forces me to be a law-abiding citizen; the drivers around here blow through stop signs like crazy, and I have to either stop enough to get into 1st, or really dog it in 2nd. [:@]
And, I've always liked the flow-through ventilation on my Accords. There's plenty of times when that's just enough w/o having to run the fan at all.
Every Accord I've owned is like that, shifting into 1st. You have to be almost to a full stop. I doubt it was intentionally designed like that. Probably just the way the gears and synchros work together. At least it forces me to be a law-abiding citizen; the drivers around here blow through stop signs like crazy, and I have to either stop enough to get into 1st, or really dog it in 2nd. [:@]
And, I've always liked the flow-through ventilation on my Accords. There's plenty of times when that's just enough w/o having to run the fan at all.
#32
05-06-2008 | 12:36 AM
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RE: Gripes w/ 6th gens
It's doesn't affect driving at all, except for those times when you're slowing down approaching a light and it turns green and you either have to let out the clutch in 2nd or wait till you slow down enough to get into first.
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05-06-2008 | 12:41 AM
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It's doesn't affect driving at all, except for those times when you're slowing down approaching a light and it turns green and you either have to let out the clutch in 2nd or wait till you slow down enough to get into first.
It's doesn't affect driving at all, except for those times when you're slowing down approaching a light and it turns green and you either have to let out the clutch in 2nd or wait till you slow down enough to get into first.
#34
05-07-2008 | 10:58 AM
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RE: Gripes w/ 6th gens
ORIGINAL: JimBlake
Yup. Just the nature of the beast.
One way to look at it,the job of the synchro is to block you from shifting into 1st until the gearset spins up to match the revs where it needs to be.
ORIGINAL: peter4jc
... Probably just the way the gears and synchros work together...
... Probably just the way the gears and synchros work together...
One way to look at it,the job of the synchro is to block you from shifting into 1st until the gearset spins up to match the revs where it needs to be.
#35
05-07-2008 | 12:14 PM
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RE: Gripes w/ 6th gens
ORIGINAL: 19Accord97
I have that to on my 5th gen. It gets annoying b/c you have to adjust the heat/cool **** even when you dont have it set to blow air out. I always have it set to the foot setting and medium for the temp.
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-Even when my air/heat us turned off i can feel a good amount of air coming through the vents
-Even when my air/heat us turned off i can feel a good amount of air coming through the vents
One thing I don't like though is my wood trim.. and the orange line under my headlights.
#38
05-08-2008 | 05:31 PM
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Another thing I noticed today is sometimes at stoplights when the air con kicks in the car will jump forward. Just a little jump forward but enough to make me think, wth is going and then i hear the a/c compressor rumbling.
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05-08-2008 | 05:36 PM
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RE: Gripes w/ 6th gens
That reminds me, I hate that the A/C kicks on when you turn on the windshield defroster. Grr. I know it dehumidifies the air that's fogging up the windshield, but it's not worth sucking gas to do so. I'd rather evaporate it with the heater.
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05-08-2008 | 06:28 PM
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I don't know who started that trend, but before the set the compressor to come on w/ the defrost, the seals in the a/c system were drying out from not being used for 8 months out of the year. In much of the country you don't need the a/c except June, July, and August.
That's what I hear anyway. ;-)
That's what I hear anyway. ;-)