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Ok for 10 years
Buzz, 02/26/2018
updated 03/02/2020
2008 Honda Accord EX-L V-6 2dr Coupe (3.5L 6cyl 6M)
4 of 5 people found this review helpful
It is a great car for 10 years.. but small things like the leather on the center console and driver side arm rest falling apart. The headliner started falling at 10 years. The driver side motor for the hot/cold air director failed. The driver side rear window rubber molding fell apart. The fake chrome plastic front grill trim bubbled up. But for 10 years the car performed great with no major problems at all. Update. Now the transmission has an issue shifting at 25mph and 35mph. Only while driving slow, the transmission sort of stutters briefly before shifting. Only have 95000 miles on the car and has been regularly serviced. Transmission still stutters and rubber continues to deteriorate around windows. Leather headrests in back are splitting.
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Accord coupe EX-L V6
rickyedger, 11/06/2010
2008 Honda Accord EX-L V-6 2dr Coupe (3.5L 6cyl 5A)
4 of 5 people found this review helpful
Fun car lots of power and cornering stability. My favorite car to date.
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Disappointed
2008accord1234, 03/02/2012
2008 Honda Accord EX-L V-6 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 5A)
14 of 22 people found this review helpful
This car is not typical Honda. As in the other posts, there are many rattles with this car. I believe the cheap plastic cover over the rear speakers accounts for one. Dash panels do not line up properly. My brakes made it to 48k, which I guess is pretty good condsidering others' experience. The VCM is very noticable. On long flat highways, it constanty switches from the 4 to 3 mode which causes a shutter (and nausea). The seats are terrible. Way too hard and too much lumber even in the min setting. After a road trip, your back aches from the seats and you want to throw up from the VCM. Get 29 on the highway. Avg 24 summer, Summer, 21 winter.
Honda reliability reputation-A thing of the past
Jim, 11/13/2015
2008 Honda Accord EX 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 5A)
15 of 24 people found this review helpful
I bought this car brand new and had problems shortly after with fit and finish - the carpet would continually pull up on the passenger size. The dealer failed 3 times to re-attach it and after a stern talking to, agreed to replace the carpet with one that fit. In the meantime, the dealer would perform unnecessary maintenance at their convenience until I gave the service manager an F-bomb laden speech about who gets to decide what gets done to my car on my money (they threw out my 15$ old filter and mobile 1 synthetic change that was less than a month old to replace it with shop-quality replacements that time). I had the usual problems with brakes and rotor replacements and I thought it was all over. Then I get a notice about oil burning and the 2.4L engine. They extended the warranty in a way that seems to suggest they will try to weasel out of paying out. This is done by limiting mileage and date and specifying a redemption process which is a PIA. I did have to add a quart between changes, but I try to take care of this car as if I would keep it forever - this is why I spend the extra money to get high-quality fluids and filters and yet keep to the mgr's maintenance schedule. I have just sent some used oil out for analysis and if it shows oil burning at 73K miles, I will trade the car in. The transmission went out at 72k and required a full replacement. Since I had no faith in the abilities of the dealership, I had the work done at an independent shop I trust. I inquired about a "honda good faith" program and the gentlemen basically tried to hang up on me when I told him I wasn't working with a dealer. I asked him how long a transmission should last and the answer in a nutshell was 5 years/50K miles. This lifetime on a modern car is, quite frankly - unacceptable. I've had 3 Hondas in the past and they were boring and reliable. This one is just boring. So no more Hondas for me. Ever.
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Brakes, brakes and more brakes!
namip1972, 05/21/2011
2008 Honda Accord EX 2dr Coupe (2.4L 4cyl 5A)
12 of 19 people found this review helpful
This car goes through brakes like I go through shoes, but are 5x more expensive. Dealer claims it's normal for the rear brakes to wear before the front...BS! Now there's a grrrrrrrrr noise when I start the car for which the dealer said will cost about $800 to fix (can't remember what he exactly said was wrong). Also, windows don't automatically go up all the way in cold weather. Further, the air-con is loud. Will never ever never buy a Honda again!!!!