Accord (94-98) (Honda Accord (1994-98))

Member Name: helmet

Product:	Honda Accord (1994-98)
Date:	09/06/00 (1201 review reads)
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Advantages: Great value for money

Disadvantages: Location of window switches

Having your car broken into can be a complete nightmare; having to arrange repairs, trying to remember what's been stolen, lying awake for nights afterwards... This happened to me recently but had it not been for some of the features of the Accord, it would have been a lot worse.
Most modern cars now have a 'handy' boot release lever in the passenger compartment but when someone breaks in, the contents of your boot are also available to them. Honda thought of this (I can't say if anyone else had, it was the first I'd seen it) and provided a lock on the lever. As I had had this locked, he/she/it didn't have the easy access they may have expected. Another feature which deterred them was something which a reviewer in another publication decided was a poor point. To fold down the 60/40 rear seats you first require access to the boot! Admittedly it is a stretch to reach the catch but had it not been for this; that the seats could have been released from inside, my boot would have again been accessible. These two features alone saved me a lot of despair and expense and for that I'm thankful to the Honda designers.
For your money, the Accord is great value; this model having electric windows front & rear, electric/heated mirrors, electric tilt/slide glass sunroof and electric aerial. The driver's seat is even electrically height adjustable although once you've set it, there's no need to adjust it again (fun to play with, though) and the cruise control is a boon on the motorways. It also features ABS and a driver's airbag as supplemental safety items.
There isn't much to say against the Accord bar the main switches for the windows are between the front seats which can be a bit annoying when the driver wants to apply the handbrake while the passenger wants to stick their window up/down. Otherwise it's a great car; comfortable, famously reliable and it looks good too. I think I've found the manufacturer I'
;ll be sticking with.

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