This old Japanese 166 BHP vehicle is so good even today. I hope all Honda Accord owners like me feel the same for their cars.
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Hello to users and readers of Team Bhp.
I purchased a 2007 Facelifted 7th Generation Honda Accord in January 2021 from its 4th owner and at that time said car was registered in New Delhi, after 1 year in January 2022 my car was de registered by Delhi RTO authorities because of 15 year ban on petrol cars.
I live in Aligarh Uttar Pradesh and said car was also driven in Aligarh so it was not much of a concern for me but when I took my car to another state while it was de registered I was scared. What if? Some police man or traffic inspector checks my cars registration certificate. Thankfully nothing happened and I came back to my hometown after driving this car for 5 to 6 days.
Now I was very uncertain about this car as I cannot drive this car with full freedom on road because at any time my car can be impounded and my hard earned blood and sweat I invested in this car can be multiplied by zero by any Police or Traffic Inpector
on duty.
I was heartbroken because I cannot drive my car legally. From July 2022 till January 2024 my car was parked most of the time and I drove it illegally in my city and near by areas. I drove my car for around 10000 kms during this period.
Now comes my stubbornness to save my investment.
In November 2023 I applied for issuing NOC from Delhi (DL 3C) to Kasganj Uttar Pradesh (UP87). Getting NOC from Delhi was seriously very difficult as I live in Aligarh and I do not have time to go to Delhi again and again but somehow I managed to get NOC without visiting Delhi RTO even once. I got approval in January 2024 and got my car registered in Kasganj Uttar Pradesh where 15 year rule is not applicable as of now. After paying Taxes and Re Registration fees I got my car Registered.
Finally After 2 years of stress and sadness of owning a healthy De Registered vehicle I was happy and now I can invest more money in minor Repairs and enjoy what I missed for past 2 years.
Now my 2007 Honda Accord is even more healthier and registered for Non National Capital Region use.
In June 2024 I took my car for a road trip of around 1900 Kms on roads of Himachal Pradesh fully loaded with 1 driver (me) and 4 passengers, boot space 90 percent loaded.
After waiting for two and a half year of stress for a de registered vehicle I finally achieved remarkable experience and enjoyment from a 17 year old vehicle which was launched in 2003 when I was just 11 years old. This old Japanese 166 Horse Power vehicle is so good even today. I hope all Honda Accord owners like me feel same for there car.
I am driving this Honda Accord since 2021 and like every car it has its advantages and disadvantages.
First there are advantages according to my experience :
1- Reliability Factor of Made in Japan parts. This car never broke till now road side.
2- K24A4 engine is a cheap version of performance oriented K24 engine family but it’s good mixture of 166 Horse Power and fuel efficiency. If it’s performance oriented it will not return fuel efficiency of 10-12 Km/L.
3- The Double Wishbone front Suspension and Rear 5 Link Suspension combined makes this car glide effortlessly and sometimes it feels like car is riding over air Suspension over general or extreme damaged roads of India. Front Double Wishbone Suspension is also rare to find now a days in luxury sedan car of lower price segment I am not sure about BMW 5 Series and E Class but Double Wishbone is non existing in 3 Series and C Class Cars. Every one is using McPherson Setup for cost cutting.
4- Cost cutting in this car is very minimum at the time of its manufacturing. Door Garnishes and Beading are made of stainless steel instead of plastic coated chrome straps.
5- Having a low ground clearance of 155mm this car is stubborn on rough roads it is very rare I touched Underbody of this car over rocks and speed bumps. Thanks to its excellent Suspension setup.
6- Rear Seat comfort is so good and spacious for 3 Rear passengers.
7- Vtec Engagement is at 3500rpm. It’s a family sedan upto 3500 rpm and after that it can be turned into a powerful family sedan.
8- Steering Feedback is excellent.
9- 2007 Facelifted model is different from Rear side and looks better and best than it’s pre Facelifted model, I also feel I am driving a rare car which was in production and sale for just 1 year.
10- Air Conditioning is powerful. Air discharge from vents is very high. Recently I cleaned its evaporator coil after 17 years of service. I was surprised to find the size or evaporator coil is a close match to Radiator size of Maruti 800 or Wagon R in size.
11- Power Adjustable Driver seat can be adjusted 8 ways. Plus Lumbar Adjustment.
12- Tyre size is common to Type 1 Innova so Tyre Replacement is cheaper and there are plenty of options and I replaced my tyres with Yokohama Earth
Disadvantages according to me.
1- Parts Availability is major issue.
2- Engine is comfort oriented instead of performance oriented.
3- Hydraulic Power Steering will always leak at some point.
4- Parts are expensive because of inventory costs associated with old vehicle parts.
5- Low Beam Headlight is not effective.
6- Music System and Air Conditioning controls are integrated to one unit so Replacement of music system is very difficult. I have installed another music system parallel with car speakers.
Thank a lot for reading my experience.
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