Hey Scotty,
I have a quick question. At first you were encouraging your viewers not to buy the new 10th Generation Honda Accords because of it not being naturally aspirated because it's powered by turbos. But you recently made a video saying it's okay to buy the 2.0 Honda Accord because they are built to take all of the compression better, that the most complicated part of the turbos that goes inside the tenth gen. Accords don't move so that's a plus and you have yet to see the turbos breakdown. I'm a Camry boy myself but to me the 10th gen. Honda Accords have more room, speed and look appeal than these most recent model Camry's. So which one is it? Is it ok to buy the 10th gen Accords or no? Because I don't mind dimissing all of the 10th gen. Accords pros to go with a long/longer lasting Toyota Camry. Please Help!
Clarification: How many years and miles do you need the vehicle to last you?
For as long as it'll go or hold on. My current car is a 2010 camry with 214k+ miles and I've had since 2011.
Realize with both these current generations of Toyota Camry and Honda Accord, the long term reliability/durability is not yet known. That being said, I prefer to take my chances with a naturally aspirated engine (Camry) with port and direct injection vs. the Accord’s turbocharged GDI (with no port injection) along with 8-speed AT (Camry) vs. 10-speed AT (Accord). With the Accord you will probably need to install a catch can to mitigate carbon build on the back of the intake valve over time, and periodically dump the oil (just more maintenance). But the Camry, since it still retains port injection (which washes the back of the intake valves when it sprays) doesn’t need it. If you go with the Camry’s V6 that engine is definitely more true/tried than the brand new I4 engine they introduced in 2018 (which makes up part of Toyota’s new Dynamic Force Engine series). If you need it to last as long as possible, the Camry would be a better bet (note I said bet since we don’t know yet which will last longer, just educated guess.)
You can kind of close the gap between the 2 cars by getting a slightly older Accord with the 2.0L turbo and follow some of the oil dilution mitigation steps below including using the new GF-6 oil paired with getting a manual transmission (they stopped offering manual sometime for 2020 model year - you will have to research exactly when they stopped, but I think some early 2020s still had it?):
https://carkiller.com/scottykilmer/qa/honda-1-5l-turbo-engine-with-gas-direct-injection/
https://carkiller.com/scottykilmer/qa/2020-accord-1-5l-turbo-manual-transmission/
I love my 2020 Accord 2.0T sport with the 10-speed.
If you want longevity/reliability, go Camry.
For speed, better tech, nicer cabin, and sleeker design, go Accord.
Get the Camry. My mother's former co-worker is on her eighth one.
