Hey, Scotty
Although Honda Car and/or SUV with V6 Engine can last really long time (as long as i Deactivate Cylinder Deactivation System Permanently, changing Engine Oil every 5k miles/8k kilometers, adjusting Engine Valves Clearance every 40k miles/64k kilometers and changing Timing Belt along with the Tensioner every 90k miles), why i should stay away from it?
My Cousin who live in Arizona is recently inheriting a 2017 Honda Accord Coupé 6MT with 25k miles from his best friend who unfortunately passed away recently
I wonder how long those Accord to last before the Car is completely flat worn out
Thank you
I wonder how long those Accord to last before the Car is completely flat worn out
It depends on how your friend drives and how well the car will be taken care of. Generally, they can last a really long time.
My Cousin's Best Friend is Extremely Very Conservative in terms of Maintenance (such as changing Engine Oil every 3k miles/4.8k kilometers) and didn't drive it very hard like a Maniac
Since it uses direct injection, you forgot to add susceptibility of carbon buildup on the back of the intake valves over time - another “maintenance item” to think about. Overall, I am not impressed by Honda engine designs in recent years compared to say Toyota engine designs, but they are still not bad (depending on the engine of course).
My Cousin who live in Arizona is recently inheriting a 2017 Honda Accord Coupé 6MT with 25k miles….
The 2017 Coupe with 6-speed manual has the cylinder deactivation (VCM) automatically disabled from the factory, so your cousin is in luck.
2017 is also the last model year of that generation Accord in North America, which is a bonus.
See below for list of issues reported by owners for that year:
https://www.carcomplaints.com/Honda/Accord/2017/
Make sure your cousin gets the vehicle thoroughly checked by a mechanic and get their blessing. Otherwise, a low mileage Accord with a manual transmission from the final year of that generation and with the VCM already disabled from the factory should be a good buy.
Assuming VCM is shut off, My only concern with a V6 Honda engine is changing the timing belt on schedule It’s part of regular maintenance. And if you keep up with it, it should be fine.
I had to change the timing belt to n my 1999 Accord Coupe. It has 277K+ miles. So that is a testament to Honda reliability. At the same time, changing that thing was a pain.
1999 was the end of the era where most car makes used timing belts. Most everyone has switched back to timing chains, except for Honda V6.
Granted there are slight performance advantage to a timing belt, but the biggest drawback is needing to maintain it every 100K-150K miles.
