I'm so bored of my car and I hate it. What should I do?

[thedarkwolf]

Originally posted by: slugg

Originally posted by: Black88GTA

Originally posted by: halik
Get a lexus, great reliability and total cost of ownership. An IS250 would be right up your alley.

This. Or an SC300. Currently 49 listings on Autotrader $6500 and under if you don't mind going a little older. Toyota's 3.0L V6 is bulletproof (same engine was also used in the Supra), and the rest of the car should hold up quite well also. Due to the shared engine with the MKIV Supra, you can mod the hell out of it as well, if you so desire. I don't know the gas mileage offhand though.

Are you looking for coupes? Sedans? What are you looking for exactly? You may get more useful suggestions if you give more details...

I would like a coupe, even a 2 seater. Convertible could be cool, but I'm not seeking one. I heard that road noise really sucks in convertibles, but I wouldn't know since I've never been in one at anything over 10 MPH, lol.

I've been reading a bit about the Mazda Miata online. I must admit, I do like the car quite a bit - even the old ones. I seem to find many GOOD things about Miatas. What are some bad things?

The worst thing about them is the sunburns. I did 8 hours in mine last year top down and sun screened everything I thought needed it. The next day it hurt like hell to brush the hair on the top of my head and I looked like I had major dandruff for a while lol.

The cars are pretty reliable and a blast to drive as long as you can put up with idiots calling it a chick car. Really the only time that comes up though is on car forums. I don't know when they fixed it but the first gen's, NA, are prone to lifter/hla noise. Its not really a big deal and shouldn't be a deal breaker. Mine has it pretty bad. Look for rust in the rocker panels.

 

[exdeath]

Originally posted by: slugg

- Ridiculous amount of road noise while driving anything over 30 mph
- Suspension is too soft

Contradictory conditions. If your firmed up the suspension (urethane bushings, stuffer springs and dampers, shorter side wall tire) the road noise would get even worse.

Sounds like you are better off with a new car. If it was just one or two things you didn't like, like lack of power, you could do an engine swap or turbo or something and call it a day.

But you've listed so much stuff it would be impossible for you to be happy by using that car as a starting point without essentially building a whole new car from scratch that happened to look like a 2000 Accord.

 

[LOUISSSSS]

are you asking us how u can improve your accord to your likings? or are you asking for suggestions on a new car?

 

[LOUISSSSS]

Originally posted by: slugg


- Ridiculous amount of road noise while driving anything over 30 mph
- Automagic Transmission (boring.)
- Slow. Oh my god, it's slow. Floor it, it makes noise, and nothing happens.
- Air conditioning sucks. I live in Florida, it's hot here, and it takes roughly 30 minutes of blasting the AC for my cabin to start to cool off.
- Suspension is too soft
- Headlights are too dim. Can't see anything in the rain.
- Cloth interior doesn't mean it's bad, but MY cloth interior is the hardest to clean and most uncomfortable I've ever experienced.
- Terrible anti-theft measures
- Most of all: REALLY BORING to drive.

-noise: get some dynamat or something like insulation foam. it works wonders when stuffed into the door panels
-trans: nothing u can do
-speed: u got money? theres ways u can make the car faster ya know: start w/ the cold air intake, header, downpipe, uppipe, exhaust to get some free-flow. then get a Hondata to get some more speed. www.vtec.net or www.hondaaccordforums.com for more help on those modifications
-AC: should not take 30 minutes, 97 CRV AC still blows cold. have u done any maintenance for it?
-Suspension: Eibach Pro-Kit's age great and cheap for lowering the center of gravity and turning will be much more fun, you can also get aftermarket shocks to making a car less bouncy.
-headlights: PIAA, sylvania silverstars, get some projectors + hid's for max road brightness
-interior: nothing u can do, get it detailed if its getting dirty.
-theft: get an aftermarket alarm.. they work
-drive: get some suspension modifications, some engine mods, maybe some performance tires and your car will NOT drive the same way it does now. youll then have one of the most fun-to-drive family sedans...

the list i've made above are only suggestions that i've skimmed on very briefly, this is a computer forum. if u want more detailed help on things u can get for your car that will make it drive better check out the honda accord forums and vtec forums

 

[Fenixgoon]

^^^ with the amount the OP would spend modding his car, per your suggestions, he'd probably be better off buying a newer vehicle, IMO

 

[LOUISSSSS]

not really.. many of those mods cost only a few hundred. the max he'd be spending would be 5k and u can do a lot w/ less than that.

buying a new car = $20-25k.

my suggestions = 5k, or 3k, or 1k, up to you mr OP

my cold air intake was $170, my projectors were 180, my HIDs were 80, detailing was 175, exhaust will be 500. much less than buying a new car and having tons of car payments

 

[AdamK47]

Originally posted by: LOUISSSSS
my cold air intake was $170, my projectors were 180, my HIDs were 80, detailing was 175, exhaust will be 500. much less than buying a new car and having tons of car payments

How does any of that fix the slow and boring?

 

[SonicIce]

did u try adjusting the angle of the headlights? sometimes they're aimed too low and you wont see anything.

 

[NaOH]

Originally posted by: LOUISSSSS

Originally posted by: slugg


- Ridiculous amount of road noise while driving anything over 30 mph
- Automagic Transmission (boring.)
- Slow. Oh my god, it's slow. Floor it, it makes noise, and nothing happens.
- Air conditioning sucks. I live in Florida, it's hot here, and it takes roughly 30 minutes of blasting the AC for my cabin to start to cool off.
- Suspension is too soft
- Headlights are too dim. Can't see anything in the rain.
- Cloth interior doesn't mean it's bad, but MY cloth interior is the hardest to clean and most uncomfortable I've ever experienced.
- Terrible anti-theft measures
- Most of all: REALLY BORING to drive.

-noise: get some dynamat or something like insulation foam. it works wonders when stuffed into the door panels
-trans: nothing u can do
-speed: u got money? theres ways u can make the car faster ya know: start w/ the cold air intake, header, downpipe, uppipe, exhaust to get some free-flow. then get a Hondata to get some more speed. www.vtec.net or www.hondaaccordforums.com for more help on those modifications
-AC: should not take 30 minutes, 97 CRV AC still blows cold. have u done any maintenance for it?
-Suspension: Eibach Pro-Kit's age great and cheap for lowering the center of gravity and turning will be much more fun, you can also get aftermarket shocks to making a car less bouncy.
-headlights: PIAA, sylvania silverstars, get some projectors + hid's for max road brightness
-interior: nothing u can do, get it detailed if its getting dirty.
-theft: get an aftermarket alarm.. they work
-drive: get some suspension modifications, some engine mods, maybe some performance tires and your car will NOT drive the same way it does now. youll then have one of the most fun-to-drive family sedans...

the list i've made above are only suggestions that i've skimmed on very briefly, this is a computer forum. if u want more detailed help on things u can get for your car that will make it drive better check out the honda accord forums and vtec forums

NO

 

[LOUISSSSS]

Originally posted by: AdamK47

Originally posted by: LOUISSSSS
my cold air intake was $170, my projectors were 180, my HIDs were 80, detailing was 175, exhaust will be 500. much less than buying a new car and having tons of car payments

How does any of that fix the slow and boring?

my cold air intake by AEM gives 9hp at the wheels - affects the speed of the car & fuel efficiency
exhausts - along with other pipes give freer flow from the engine - resulting in more efficiency - giving more hp & better mileage.
projectors & hids - he complained about headlights being dim
detailing - he complained that his interior was hard to clean and probably dirty

i thought those were pretty obvious, u sure u know anything about cars?

 

[LOUISSSSS]

Originally posted by: NaOH

Originally posted by: LOUISSSSS

Originally posted by: slugg


- Ridiculous amount of road noise while driving anything over 30 mph
- Automagic Transmission (boring.)
- Slow. Oh my god, it's slow. Floor it, it makes noise, and nothing happens.
- Air conditioning sucks. I live in Florida, it's hot here, and it takes roughly 30 minutes of blasting the AC for my cabin to start to cool off.
- Suspension is too soft
- Headlights are too dim. Can't see anything in the rain.
- Cloth interior doesn't mean it's bad, but MY cloth interior is the hardest to clean and most uncomfortable I've ever experienced.
- Terrible anti-theft measures
- Most of all: REALLY BORING to drive.

-noise: get some dynamat or something like insulation foam. it works wonders when stuffed into the door panels
-trans: nothing u can do
-speed: u got money? theres ways u can make the car faster ya know: start w/ the cold air intake, header, downpipe, uppipe, exhaust to get some free-flow. then get a Hondata to get some more speed. www.vtec.net or www.hondaaccordforums.com for more help on those modifications
-AC: should not take 30 minutes, 97 CRV AC still blows cold. have u done any maintenance for it?
-Suspension: Eibach Pro-Kit's age great and cheap for lowering the center of gravity and turning will be much more fun, you can also get aftermarket shocks to making a car less bouncy.
-headlights: PIAA, sylvania silverstars, get some projectors + hid's for max road brightness
-interior: nothing u can do, get it detailed if its getting dirty.
-theft: get an aftermarket alarm.. they work
-drive: get some suspension modifications, some engine mods, maybe some performance tires and your car will NOT drive the same way it does now. youll then have one of the most fun-to-drive family sedans...

the list i've made above are only suggestions that i've skimmed on very briefly, this is a computer forum. if u want more detailed help on things u can get for your car that will make it drive better check out the honda accord forums and vtec forums

NO

^^
another AT memeber thats never heard of modifying their vehicle. how bore

its similar to all the other computers who doesn't give a crap about changing the stock cpu heatsink - what a bore.

if you've got nothing else to contribute to the OP, stop trolling

 

[MotF Bane]

Originally posted by: LOUISSSSS
if you've got nothing else to contribute to the OP, stop trolling

This from AT Garage's most dedicated troll.

 

[LOUISSSSS]

Originally posted by: MotF Bane

Originally posted by: LOUISSSSS
if you've got nothing else to contribute to the OP, stop trolling

This from AT Garage's most dedicated troll.

read every one of my posts, it contributes to every thread.
whereas you come in here and waste your keystrokes typing this up

 

[PhoKingGuy]

Originally posted by: LOUISSSSS

Originally posted by: NaOH

Originally posted by: LOUISSSSS

Originally posted by: slugg


- Ridiculous amount of road noise while driving anything over 30 mph
- Automagic Transmission (boring.)
- Slow. Oh my god, it's slow. Floor it, it makes noise, and nothing happens.
- Air conditioning sucks. I live in Florida, it's hot here, and it takes roughly 30 minutes of blasting the AC for my cabin to start to cool off.
- Suspension is too soft
- Headlights are too dim. Can't see anything in the rain.
- Cloth interior doesn't mean it's bad, but MY cloth interior is the hardest to clean and most uncomfortable I've ever experienced.
- Terrible anti-theft measures
- Most of all: REALLY BORING to drive.

-noise: get some dynamat or something like insulation foam. it works wonders when stuffed into the door panels
-trans: nothing u can do
-speed: u got money? theres ways u can make the car faster ya know: start w/ the cold air intake, header, downpipe, uppipe, exhaust to get some free-flow. then get a Hondata to get some more speed. www.vtec.net or www.hondaaccordforums.com for more help on those modifications
-AC: should not take 30 minutes, 97 CRV AC still blows cold. have u done any maintenance for it?
-Suspension: Eibach Pro-Kit's age great and cheap for lowering the center of gravity and turning will be much more fun, you can also get aftermarket shocks to making a car less bouncy.
-headlights: PIAA, sylvania silverstars, get some projectors + hid's for max road brightness
-interior: nothing u can do, get it detailed if its getting dirty.
-theft: get an aftermarket alarm.. they work
-drive: get some suspension modifications, some engine mods, maybe some performance tires and your car will NOT drive the same way it does now. youll then have one of the most fun-to-drive family sedans...

the list i've made above are only suggestions that i've skimmed on very briefly, this is a computer forum. if u want more detailed help on things u can get for your car that will make it drive better check out the honda accord forums and vtec forums

NO

^^
another AT memeber thats never heard of modifying their vehicle. how bore

its similar to all the other computers who doesn't give a crap about changing the stock cpu heatsink - what a bore.

if you've got nothing else to contribute to the OP, stop trolling

He does have a modded car, its just a mod that actually does something than give 9 HP at the most at 4K RPM

 

[LOUISSSSS]

Originally posted by: PhoKingGuy

He does have a modded car, its just a mod that actually does something than give 9 HP at the most at 4K RPM

who are you referring to? me? or naoh

 

[PhoKingGuy]

naoh

 

[rh71]

I don't know about the newer Hondas but we've had too many to count... they are so fracken boring... not to be confused with fricken boring. I had to make that up in order to stay unpredictable, much unlike a Honda.

 

[JJ650]

Originally posted by: LOUISSSSS

Originally posted by: MotF Bane

Originally posted by: LOUISSSSS
if you've got nothing else to contribute to the OP, stop trolling

This from AT Garage's most dedicated troll.

read every one of my posts, it contributes to every thread.
whereas you come in here and waste your keystrokes typing this up

Man, you have some OBVIOUS troll post running around, but that's a whole other issue.

After all of those mods are done, I would imagine it would be hard to get the most out of the value for the vehicle should he decide to sell it. Very rarely can you get what you put into it.
A dealer won't give a damn about what you have done to it. They are gonna give you black book pricing regardless if it's stock or modded.

The average Joe or Jane looking for something to get them to A & B will look at the mods and instantly assume that it's been thrashed and will wind up being an issue. Whether or not that happens is a different matter all together, but they will assume. Without knowing the person nor the history of the vehicle, I would err on the side of caution and discount any vehicle that has lots of modifications.
The next person in line to buy it would be someone that doesn't have a lot of cash and is looking for something that already has got the VTEC YO! 100hp mods done. We all have a pretty good idea who looks for those vehicles and most low ball you and won't have the cash you are hoping for.

If the OP would like to get the most money for the vehicle, then sell or trade in (I hate trading in) AS IS. Clean it up a bit, get the required service done and then research what you want and look into it. GO test drive, make a firm decision and start the wheeling and dealing.

 

[StageLeft]

Stop talking about mods, that's a non-starter. Nobody with a clue or actual sense about life will be modding that 2000 Accord. You either put up with it or sell it, period. I had to lol when I saw some douche today in his subaru with a carbon fiber trunk (nothing else CF). I wonder how much money he pissed down the toilet on that silly thing. Mods are notoriously poor at giving extra power for money spent and notoriously awful when it comes to selling the car in regard to what money you'll get back. Nothing but thousands of dollars would make a boring car like this fun to drive.

 

[AdamK47]

Originally posted by: LOUISSSSS

Originally posted by: AdamK47

Originally posted by: LOUISSSSS
my cold air intake was $170, my projectors were 180, my HIDs were 80, detailing was 175, exhaust will be 500. much less than buying a new car and having tons of car payments

How does any of that fix the slow and boring?

my cold air intake by AEM gives 9hp at the wheels - affects the speed of the car & fuel efficiency
exhausts - along with other pipes give freer flow from the engine - resulting in more efficiency - giving more hp & better mileage.
projectors & hids - he complained about headlights being dim
detailing - he complained that his interior was hard to clean and probably dirty

i thought those were pretty obvious, u sure u know anything about cars?

I know nothing about modifying Hondas. Thank goodness.

 

[evident]

Originally posted by: BassBomb

Originally posted by: evident

you may need to polish your headlights w/ some of that plasticx stuff to make your headlights clearer.
if you do HID lights, make sure you do them right and get retrofits, or else you will blind oncoming traffic and screw up your own visibility.
HID retrofits are normally very expensive. they are around $1000 done right for my 07 accord

Shop around and a typical average retro would be something like 700-800. Mine is going to be done for 07 Accord on May 23

post some pics when you're done plz. looking forward to seeing it !

 

[evident]

Originally posted by: LOUISSSSS
not really.. many of those mods cost only a few hundred. the max he'd be spending would be 5k and u can do a lot w/ less than that.

buying a new car = $20-25k.

my suggestions = 5k, or 3k, or 1k, up to you mr OP

my cold air intake was $170, my projectors were 180, my HIDs were 80, detailing was 175, exhaust will be 500. much less than buying a new car and having tons of car payments

i'm telling you right now, $80 HID's are going to look like shit.

 

[Fenixgoon]

Originally posted by: LOUISSSSS

Originally posted by: MotF Bane

Originally posted by: LOUISSSSS
if you've got nothing else to contribute to the OP, stop trolling

This from AT Garage's most dedicated troll.

read every one of my posts, it contributes to every thread.
whereas you come in here and waste your keystrokes typing this up

now i've seen it all :laugh:

 

[AdamK47]

Stop having a boring Honda, stop having a boring life.

 

[jlee]

Originally posted by: DarkThinker
I didn't know Toyota had such a platform. I thought BMW was one of the very few which mad I6 and coupled them with Manual transmissions. Hmmm

The Supra also had an inline 6 with a manual trans.