_Chris_ Posted December 10, 2016 Report Share Posted December 10, 2016 I saw this & thought of this thread. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freeman558 Posted December 12, 2016 Report Share Posted December 12, 2016 My turn, I guess, since I am Honda lover and not really a great fan of the Celica (but not really a Hater) Here are my thoughts on your complaints but comparing them with the Honda I previously owned, loved and didn't f***ing look after On 20/11/2016 at 19:26, mort said: Long list mate - compare to my old accord - As had been said before, A family Saloon vs a Coupe, it's not really fair to compare, you've also not mention what "flavour" of Accord. My last Honda was 5th Gen Prelude Type S so my comparisons are little more even. 1. Noisy inside - Mine too, mostly parcel shelf and a cheap aftermarket exhaust, before that, just the parcel shelf. My Prelude was never particularly quiet, although it was nearly a decade older but, Oh, that exhaust note... <3 2. Not as comfy - Not much in it for me, The GT is stiffer than my Prelude but also handles better. I can live with that, I bought a cheap sports coupe. However you had an Accord, Even in Type R spec the Accord is still a family Saloon and is going to offer more comfort. 3. Build quality - materials crap - Agree with this, even compared to Honda. But I bought a cheap sports coupe so I'm not crying too much over that, well, a little at times. 4. Engine - Vtec rules - no issues at all - Technically it's VVTLI as VTEC is Honda's trade mark however I really miss the VTEC scream of the H22A in my Type S but, after fitting (and finally leaving it there) the Japspeed exhaust I seem to have better performance or at least equal to what it was before the Blitz went on (Yay! Won't be selling the Blitz as it's clearly f***ed imo) but I would still take the H22a over the 2ZZ any day, just for sound alone 5.Lots issues - Yeah, I have those too. Bucket loads. I did start seeing a therap... Oh wait, we're still talking about the cars... a] not working passenger window switch - Everyone else answered this. Things fail with use, I wouldn't be ragging on a Car or Manufacturer about a faulty switch b] tailgate struts - Does seem to be a weak point from what I've seen on hear. Not really had any issues there yet, myself. c] alternator belt - Things wear, even on Hondas! d] Clutch - lots issues !!! - See above. Pretty certain they don't come that way from the factory. e] Poor driver position - can't find comfy - Not had this issue in either the Celica or the Prelude, both very similar but then I didn't come from a Family Saloon to a Sports Coupe. f] Heating on driver side not working properly - A fault with the car sure but not a design fault. g] cd changer location in boot - Not on mine. The Sony Head unit that came with mine (Factory option) plays music from USB or my phone via B/T even DVD's... And the reversing camera! I love my reversing camera. Shame there's no built in Satnav but still way better than my Type S came with. However the Prelude S Spec (Arguably the model below the Type S) did come with a built in Satnav, although you needed to get around Japan and could understand Japanese... Erm.. I had a point to make, I think? Oh yeah, Reversing camera FTW! h] can't be ask to list it all - means many more. - Brakes? You missed the Spongy Brakes! There'd be no arguements there but I also recall people fitting Honda Legend brakes to Preludes and Accords so the whole Avensis brake swapping thing isn't anything new or unique to the Celica. The things that I find most annoying about the car are generally petty but the sad fact was, the car just doesn't make me smile like my Prelude used to and I was looking at getting rid of it (Then I realised I didn't like anything else in my budget and importing another Prelude Type S or S Spec would cost around £13k) but it seems that you've bought entirely the wrong sort of car. Have you looked to see what similar money can buy you in the 2 door coupe market? Because I couldn't find much when I was looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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