Re: 2005 Accord ... Should I?
 

Early pad wear is a result of the TCS, turn it off and you will find that
the pads last longer and the car performs better.


<jmattis@attglobal.net> wrote in message
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>
> DaveR wrote:
>> My lease is nearly up on my 2002 Accord. I've been leasing accords
> for
>> 8 years now. But this last one had some issues ... it needed a new
>> transmission (and even the new one is showing some early symptoms of
>> trouble). The brakes also wore down at about 25K, earlier than any
>> other Accord I have owned (though I can't be sure it wasn't my
>> driving).
>>
>> I've been a loyal Accord driver for many years ... any reason not to
>> consider the 2005 model? Has Honda finally fixed the Accord
>> transmission problems?
>
> The early pad wear (on the rears) is a common complaint with the
> current model, but partially is determined by driver habits. On the
> other hand, it's easy to fix and the dealer has to make money from
> something. Just another small part of car ownership. I had an '90
> Integra that made it 105,000 miles on all the original pads, though.
> Nice. My gf (now wife) also had a '90 Integra, but she burned through
> pads every 30,000.
>
> They've probably got the tranny problem licked too. Reportedly the
> 2006 mid-model change will revise quite a bit of the exterior -- that
> would dampen my interest somewhat, but if your lease is up, ya gotta do
> something regardless.
>
> JM
>

Re: 2005 Accord ... Should I?
 

On Fri, 04 Feb 2005 04:28:31 GMT, "PMS" <pms65@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

>Early pad wear is a result of the TCS, turn it off and you will find that
>the pads last longer and the car performs better.

How do you turn it off? It seems TCS comes on automatically when
needed, i.e. when the car is skidding.

I have on occasion turned it on manually when driving in slippery
conditions, but otherwise I let the car deal with it.

Re: 2005 Accord ... Should I?
 

"DaveR" <NOSPAM_drubin@NOSPAM_i-2000.com> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 04 Feb 2005 04:28:31 GMT, "PMS" <pms65@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
>>Early pad wear is a result of the TCS, turn it off and you will find that
>>the pads last longer and the car performs better.
>
> How do you turn it off? It seems TCS comes on automatically when
> needed, i.e. when the car is skidding.
>
> I have on occasion turned it on manually when driving in slippery
> conditions, but otherwise I let the car deal with it.

The TCS button turns it off.

Re: 2005 Accord ... Should I?
 

On Fri, 04 Feb 2005 16:40:47 GMT, "Seth"
<seth_lermanNOSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote:

>"DaveR" <NOSPAM_drubin@NOSPAM_i-2000.com> wrote in message
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>> On Fri, 04 Feb 2005 04:28:31 GMT, "PMS" <pms65@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>
>>>Early pad wear is a result of the TCS, turn it off and you will find that
>>>the pads last longer and the car performs better.
>>
>> How do you turn it off? It seems TCS comes on automatically when
>> needed, i.e. when the car is skidding.
>>
>> I have on occasion turned it on manually when driving in slippery
>> conditions, but otherwise I let the car deal with it.
>
>The TCS button turns it off.

When I press the TCS button the dashboard light comes on. So I assume
TCS is OFF by default.

The only other time the TCS dashboard light comes on is when I'm
skidding.

Re: 2005 Accord ... Should I?
 

"DaveR" <NOSPAM_drubin@NOSPAM_i-2000.com> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 04 Feb 2005 16:40:47 GMT, "Seth"
> <seth_lermanNOSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>"DaveR" <NOSPAM_drubin@NOSPAM_i-2000.com> wrote in message
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>>> On Fri, 04 Feb 2005 04:28:31 GMT, "PMS" <pms65@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Early pad wear is a result of the TCS, turn it off and you will find
>>>>that
>>>>the pads last longer and the car performs better.
>>>
>>> How do you turn it off? It seems TCS comes on automatically when
>>> needed, i.e. when the car is skidding.
>>>
>>> I have on occasion turned it on manually when driving in slippery
>>> conditions, but otherwise I let the car deal with it.
>>
>>The TCS button turns it off.
>
> When I press the TCS button the dashboard light comes on. So I assume
> TCS is OFF by default.

It's on by default. The light is a reminder that it is disabled.

> The only other time the TCS dashboard light comes on is when I'm
> skidding.

The flashing TCS light means it is actively working on an issue (skidding).

Have you look in the manual? It is clearly spelled out.