I hate dealerships

[Laconian]

Damn, that's sweet!

[cawimmer430]

Congrats! 

[mzziaz]

Congrats!

[SJ_GTI]

Congrats! Can't wait to see how well this thing handles the off road trails. 

[MrH]

The mall parking lots breathed a collective sigh of relief when the 4Runner got traded in

[MrH]

Life with the Accord Update:

- It's uglier than I thought it would be
- I don't care because it drives sooooo well.  I'm impressed every time I drive the thing.  Dynamically it's great.  It's so much better than most 1-gen previous or even current entry luxury cars.  It's worlds better than any TL I've driven.
- Interior is just a beautiful place to be.  Great materials all around.


Some things I've done so far:
- Took off the dealer garbage, remove the front license plate bracket
- Replaced the rear turn signals to LEDs

Still to do:
- Need to wash, claybar, polish, and wax
- LEDs for the remaining interior lights
- Might buy the heated steering wheel and install.  It's cheaper than I thought it would be.

Kind of disappointed the AC isn't cooler.  Apparently all new cars are running some super ECO friendly freon now that doesn't work as well.

[CaminoRacer]

I saw a silver one on Saturday and was disappointed by the styling from the rear 3/4 view.

The previous design (2015-2016?) was soooo good. Wish they kept it for longer.

[Rich]

Get tint. It will help your AC out

[12,000 RPM]

Crazy that Honda hasn't figured out how to do the A/C yet. It was weaksauce in my car as well. My boss says his A/C is good though. If I ever buy a Honda again it's gonna be on the hottest day of the year

[giant_mtb]

Get one of these and charge that sucker up.  Who knows, might just be a little low on refrigerant.

[2o6]

Nah, Honda notoriously has ass A/C systems.

[Payman]

Any plans to put some decent looking wheels on it?

[MrH]

I saw a silver one on Saturday and was disappointed by the styling from the rear 3/4 view.

The previous design (2015-2016?) was soooo good. Wish they kept it for longer.

Yeah, I thought it'd look better than it does.  Front 1/4 view is solid.  The rear is total ass.  Oh well.  At least I got a boring color to blend in with.

Get tint. It will help your AC out

Working on getting that done this week.

Crazy that Honda hasn't figured out how to do the A/C yet. It was weaksauce in my car as well. My boss says his A/C is good though. If I ever buy a Honda again it's gonna be on the hottest day of the year

Yeah, I think that's the issue.  Lame

Get one of these and charge that sucker up.  Who knows, might just be a little low on refrigerant.

On a car with <1000 miles??

Any plans to put some decent looking wheels on it?

Not any time soon. The S2000 will likely get wheels and tires soon.  If these stock tires are total garbage in the snow, I might put snow tires on the stock wheels and get something next year for the summer.  Who knows.

[giant_mtb]

Oh.  Yeah, nevermind.  For some reason I thought it was used.

[CALL_911]

What's funny is the S2000 has a great AC. Prob because it's the size of my shoe.

[MX793]

Crazy that Honda hasn't figured out how to do the A/C yet. It was weaksauce in my car as well. My boss says his A/C is good though. If I ever buy a Honda again it's gonna be on the hottest day of the year

It's not just Honda.  I think most companies are setting up their AC duty cycle to favor fuel economy over BTUs.  Mazda's AC was notorious weak in the early 2000s and if customers complained, dealers would reflash the control module to change the AC's duty cycle.

I think the other factor is the refrigerants being used these days.  I feel like CFCs like R12 were far better than R134a and the like that are used now.  I don't think I've driven a modern (2000 or newer) car that has an AC that blows as cold as my old 240SX did.  I swear that car could frost windows on a muggy summer day.

[Laconian]

Oh my god, my MX5's AC is the fucking best. It's immediately icy cold.

The Subaru, on the other hand, is terrible at both warming and cooling. It's surprising that a car sold for its all weather capability is equipped with such lame climate control. I don't think it's the ozone-friendly refrigerant that's at fault, given my Mazda's ability to deliver better results under the same constraints.

[MX793]

Oh my god, my MX5's AC is the fucking best. It's immediately icy cold.

The Subaru, on the other hand, is terrible at both warming and cooling. It's surprising that a car sold for its all weather capability is equipped with such lame climate control. I don't think it's the ozone-friendly refrigerant that's at fault, given my Mazda's ability to deliver better results under the same constraints.

Wouldn't surprise me if the Miata is using the exact same AC system as a larger Mazda3, which when coupled with a tiny cabin results in the ability to really pull the temperature down.

My Mazda3 sucked.  My parents' 1st gen Mazda6 sucked.  RX-8s sucked.  My Mustangs have just been OK.  The VW is just OK (probably needs a recharge, it takes is a while to start blowing cold).

That said, I hardly use the AC.  Even when it's in the 90s out (car's thermometer was registering 97F when I left work today) I typically roll the windows down.  I use it more for defrosting than anything else.

[CALL_911]

Oh my god, my MX5's AC is the fucking best. It's immediately icy cold.

The Subaru, on the other hand, is terrible at both warming and cooling. It's surprising that a car sold for its all weather capability is equipped with such lame climate control. I don't think it's the ozone-friendly refrigerant that's at fault, given my Mazda's ability to deliver better results under the same constraints.

Lol that reminds me, the heater in my 92 Legacy was an absolute furnace

[Laconian]

The Subaru is an embarassment.

Also, the tepid seat heater makes you feel like you're sitting in a puddle of lukewarm pee.

Mazda gets that right too. Roasty ass.

[12,000 RPM]

Of the 30 or so cars I've owned over the last 5 years the only one with bad A/C was the Civic. Optima is great

[MrH]

You've owned 30 cars in 5 years....???

[dazzleman]

The Subaru is an embarassment.

Also, the tepid seat heater makes you feel like you're sitting in a puddle of lukewarm pee.

Mazda gets that right too. Roasty ass.

It got us back and forth to and from Seattle. 

[12,000 RPM]

You've owned 30 cars in 5 years....???

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[2o6]

You've owned 30 cars in 5 years....???

I think I have.

[68_427]

The Subaru is an embarassment.

Also, the tepid seat heater makes you feel like you're sitting in a puddle of lukewarm pee.

Mazda gets that right too. Roasty ass.

I'm surprised.  We've had a 2nd,3rd, and 4th gen Legacy in my family and each one would melt the skin off your hands while you drive with the heat cranked up.  Even the inside of my '99 wagon would reach 90* ambient temperature in the winter

[Laconian]

I'm surprised.  We've had a 2nd,3rd, and 4th gen Legacy in my family and each one would melt the skin off your hands while you drive with the heat cranked up.  Even the inside of my '99 wagon would reach 90* ambient temperature in the winter

Maybe it's the automatic climate control, but it's really quite bad. It takes seemingly forever for the cabin to heat up after a day of skiing.

[12,000 RPM]

I need to see more of this

[MrH]

Naw.  I'm keeping my stock, plush ride height.

You'll see some lowering and wider tires on the S2000.  Not on the daily though.

[12,000 RPM]

IDK, the more I see that the more my mind starts racing. We will see what kind of deals they have on hybrids in the spring