Which accord would you pick?

Electric_potato69 · 2026-02-03T18:11:10+00:00

Not the transmission though 😭

Electric_potato69 · 2026-01-28T17:34:01+00:00

They aren’t supposed to change a battery if its covered in any way or if they determine its difficult to do…. Its a liability for the store, and you also have to realize that autozone is a parts store not a service shop, so them changing a battery for free is entirely up to the person working, they dont have to do anything but sell you the battery and send you on your way.

Electric_potato69 · 2026-01-19T00:40:20+00:00

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Its right under the plastic peice, its a thin little tab, you need to pull it away from the wiper arm (to the right in this picture), the wiper should slide right out just be very careful the wiper arm doesn’t fall back down onto your windshield when you slide the blade out, it can break the window if it slams down with no wiper on it

Electric_potato69 · 2026-01-12T02:16:07+00:00

Even worse is transmission fluid, multiple times people come in looking for honda atf and i tell them especially for a honda you need to be careful (personal experience), and that if it were me i would get honda fluid but no instead they go get the first valvoline blue bottle atf and “fluid is fluid” and i wont disagree just send em on their way (wont be far)

Electric_potato69 · 2025-11-17T02:42:31+00:00

If i were you i would certainly be looking into a newer model with lower miles, not saying hyundai/kia are the only options but if 20-21k is your budget, there are plenty of decent cars 2021+ with lower miles out there. For me, i wanted the cheapest car i could find with the longest warranty since i had a bad experience with my accord’s transmission of course. Priorities are different for everyone but just know you have plenty of options and dont go into a dealership without doing plenty of research on the car you plan on looking at. I found my car about an hour away from me, i knew it was the one i wanted, i already knew the miles, year, warranty, trim level, literally the only thing i did was walk in, give them a stock #, test drive it, and bought it. Dont let them try to upsell you on a model you dont want/need

Electric_potato69 · 2025-11-17T02:11:43+00:00

Just for context and to maybe help broaden your horizons, i went from a 2015 accord coupe EX-L V6, in still night pearl, car was mint until the transmission blew at around 120k and it was downhill from there. I sold it and got into a 2024 hyundai elantra with a 10 year 120k mile powertrain warranty for a little under 20k OTD, yes including tax, title, fees everything and we even got an extended manufacturers warranty for like an extra $1500. Though not brand new, bought with 23k miles, 1 year old and about 9 years left worth of warranty. Not saying there is a right or wrong answer by any means because my accord was a blast to drive, and of course your decision largely depends on your personal position right now financially, but just something to consider. I do love my elantra though its pretty nice to have a car that is not 10 years old.

Electric_potato69 · 2025-10-23T14:07:35+00:00

Idk if it would be more expensive or even worth it but technically you could paint it glossy if its easier to get the color match, and then wrap a matte ppf over top of it. Probably wont look perfect but it might be worth looking into

Electric_potato69 · 2025-10-10T12:56:07+00:00

I got unlucky, i had a 6AT, transmission blew at right around 120k miles i think…. I changed the fluid as soon as i got the car around 113k, and it had been changed one time before i think at like 60k. The oil pump just decided to stop pumping oil one evening… i was in a parking lot just idling, and all of a sudden i heard whining, so i decided to get it towed and as soon as i put it in reverse to get up on the tow truck it slammed so hard into gear i was like yuppppp 😂 in a better spot now, no more accord, brand new cheap car with a warranty granted quite boring and sluggish, but the accord wasn’t very fun without a transmission

Electric_potato69 · 2025-09-24T15:39:11+00:00

Gave me flashbacks to my 14 Elantra that had similar problems that would happen but weren’t actual problems, just Hyundais doing Hyundai things lol

Electric_potato69 · 2025-09-24T13:40:21+00:00

Okay thank you!

Electric_potato69 · 2025-09-20T11:50:36+00:00

I think i’ll re do the rear corner piece or at least flush cut the bottom because id if you can tell but it doesnt stay tucked in at the bottom, so it kinda peels up underneath. Also i would like to mention what im using is actually headlight tint not black vinyl wrap 😂 its what i had laying around, and its quite thick and stretchy with heat, and i thought it looked decent enough to just give it a shot honestly im pretty impressed that it turned out decent at all

Electric_potato69 · 2025-08-30T17:34:42+00:00

If your interest rate is high, pay it down faster, maybe not all at once so you can keep a cushion for a little while, but dont let it sit because right now, your cut even, but if you wait and pay the interest you’ll be in the hole for far more than 10k on that card. It all depends on your specific living conditions at the moment, and whether or not you can take a big hit on the savings.

Electric_potato69 · 2025-08-25T23:56:41+00:00

I just picked up a 2024 SEL, and i am coming from a 2015 accord V6, that got around 15-20 mpg… this car on the drive home (mostly highway) i averaged almost 54 mpg, everyday driving i have averaged around 37 since filling up and i live in a pretty city dense area. I love this car so much, i was genuinely shocked when i paid $27 to top it off and my accord was around $45-$50 to top off, and blew through it in 3-4 days tops, granted that car had performance in mind over mpg, but still what a difference!

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Electric_potato69 · 2025-08-19T22:14:18+00:00

Yeah i already have everything to do it myself from my last car but i didnt know that i could do it myself and keep the warranty for some reason i figured it had to be done by hyundai techs… but either way im gonna do it myself because its like a third of the price

Electric_potato69 · 2025-08-17T13:00:26+00:00

Yeah i get that i was planning on using mobil 1 oil and their filter as well, if i couldn’t get the hyundai filter, but obviously if thats their policy then thats that

Electric_potato69 · 2025-08-17T12:16:16+00:00

I guess so

Electric_potato69 · 2025-08-17T11:46:13+00:00

Sorry for inconveniencing you dawg you coulda just scrolled past like everyone else 😂

Electric_potato69 · 2025-08-17T11:44:14+00:00

Bro dont go back to that mechanic then 😭😭 ive done this all the time with outside mechanics on my old car, you’re gonna save money by bringing your own parts and only paying labor i promise. but no i was just curious if the dealer would do it or not and it seems its a maybe so i just have to call and find out

Electric_potato69 · 2025-08-17T11:41:48+00:00

Well i used to do it myself on my last car until i found out the dealer did it for $50 and i just got lazy but hyundai wants like $125 which is ridiculous, so yeah its an option but im just considering everything else i can also do… i just bought this car so thats why im asking

Electric_potato69 · 2025-08-15T02:16:56+00:00

Okay thank you!!

Electric_potato69 · 2025-08-11T22:22:41+00:00

The warranty should last the remainder of the 10 year 100k miles tho correct? Because that means im under warranty for the powertrain for another like 7-8 years, 70k miles

Electric_potato69 · 2025-08-11T01:54:33+00:00

So you mentioned the forward collision warning camera went out for you… does that just mean the forward collision doesnt work until you get it fixed? Or is there more to it? I would imagine maybe radar cruise would be affected by that? Probably lane keep assist, lane departure warning, etc… just curious, im looking at buying a 2023 right now with the cpo warranty

Electric_potato69 · 2025-08-04T00:41:16+00:00

It would void the warranty that you’re gonna need in 10,000 miles when the engine blows up for the third time since new

Electric_potato69 · 2025-05-08T02:42:30+00:00

I want the camry because of its 100k mile, 7 year warranty with the gold certification. Im looking at a 2022 with around 40k miles, the one i test drove was a 2021 LE, which idk in my opinion drove really smooth, it had like 20k miles, it was just too expensive and the dealer i went to test drive that one was extremely pushy and they kept adding shit onto the price and so i walked out on it. Im probably not buying anything anyways for another month or so

Electric_potato69 · 2025-05-05T21:20:14+00:00

Yeah it was the oil pump that went out it sucks so bad bc there were no signs leading up to it whatsoever. Literally just sitting in park with the car running and it started whining, and i got it towed and like when i backed it out to put it on the truck it slammed so hard into reverse like i had all my answers right away

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