NEW RIDE She did it of her own Accord

[Yaj Yak]

 

[blue-sun]

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Is yours a hybrid? That fender badge is hard to read and I think only hybrids have that badge, correct?

 

[Yaj Yak]

Is yours a hybrid?

Work ride.

Yes it is

Hybrid touring not mine personally

 

[blue-sun]

Work ride.

Yes it is

Hybrid tour ing not mine personally

Gotcha

 

[blue-sun]

Ran out of CarPro Cquartz UK 3.0 when I did her car last year, so I just ordered a new bottle. Should be here on Tuesday. So weather pending, next weekend, this thing will be wash/polished/coated. I don’t want to touch the paint until I have all my materials ready to go.

 

[Yaj Yak]

The color is amazing.

Albeit I'm annoyed how many Hondas I see this color now.

Not nardo gray at all.

 

[smug]

Honda is painting all the cars this color now. It’s has a green pearl in the paint?

 

[blue-sun]

Honda is painting all the cars this color now. It’s has a green pearl in the paint?

Just went out the garage with my inspection light and sure enough i see green pearls in it. Not sure if it translates in pics. She looks almost purple next to my cornflower in the garage.

 

[Pro Stock John]

20% is my favorite.

I saw an Accord in this color today in traffic, looked good.

 

[blue-sun]

20% is my favorite.

I saw an Accord in this color today in traffic, looked good.

I kick myself for not getting 20% on the GTI. I didn't want to give cops any more reasons to pull me over (windshield tint, no front plate, drive like a teenager). Next car will be 20%.

 

[FESTER665]

Is the washer fluid full still?

Congrats on the new ride, not congrats on the curb rash already. That could have been grounds for a divorce.

 

[blue-sun]

Is the washer fluid full still?

Congrats on the new ride, not congrats on the curb rash already. That could have been grounds for a divorce.

She did make a comment last night, we went for a spin around town to test out some additional features once we got home. She asked if she should check the washer fluid to make sure it works and laughed. She did not check it.

Also, she knows (and owns up to) the fact that she's not great at parking) and curbs wheels all the time while parking. Since we know this is a thing, we always but the wheel protection when possible for her car.

She also mentioned while driving that this car felt more "her" than the Explorer ever did. And when she pulled over and let me drive the rest of the way home, she also mentioned that she was more comfortable in the passenger seat of the Accord than she ever did in the Explorer. I never once felt at ease or confident while driving the Explorer. I hated driving it and she hated me driving it. I was always fully aware of how big, heavy and powerful the Explorer was, with the potential to be deadly if I ever overdrove the car.

I did ask if she wanted to get personalize plates that say "I TLD U SO" for this car, she was not amused.

 

[Jimy Bilmo]

Glad she's happier now. Seems like a better move if you really didn't need that third row.

 

[blue-sun]

Glad she's happier now. Seems like a better move if you really didn't need that third row.

We needed a 3rd row more when the kids were really little. A minivan would have been ideal, but she refused to get one. Now that they're older, a sedan is plenty good. If we need to go somewhere with more than 5 people, well we'll take 2 cars.

 

[Blood on Blood]

From what I’ve read the 2.0T w/ a 10 speed is a happy combo.

Is the car peppy for being a DD sedan?

 

[SirMarco]

I had one of these as a rental a few weeks ago. I was very impressed.

 

[FirstWorldProblems]

That's great, IMO big 4 door cars are where it's at. I have zero clue why small & midsized SUV's became so popular for the masses.

 

[blue-sun]

From what I’ve read the 2.0T w/ a 10 speed is a happy combo.

Is the car peppy for being a DD sedan?

Still too soon to tell. Gotta get this thing broken in properly and used to driving it more. I got maybe 10-15 minutes of seattime last night and it seemed like it will be great for a DD.

 

[Dan00Hawk]

Wheel protection from curbs:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CX5T19F/?tag=tcg21-20

 

[jason05gt]

$100 to the TCG member who infiltrates Blue-Sun’s garage and drills a small hole in the side of the Accord’s washer fluid tank.

 

[blue-sun]

$100 to the TCG member who infiltrates Blue-Sun’s garage and drills a small hole in the side of the Accord’s washer fluid tank.

 

[Jimy Bilmo]

Are you driving the new Honda to karting Saturday??

 

[blue-sun]

Are you driving the new Honda to karting Saturday??

Nope, I'll be there solo in the GTI. Hope your dad-bod VW doesn't blow up on the way there.

 

[Jimy Bilmo]

Nope, I'll be there solo in the GTI. Hope your dad-bod VW doesn't blow up on the way there.

Maybe, waiting on Mikey to confirm what we're rolling down there in, this thing, his fusion, the gt350, or walking.

 

[blue-sun]

Maybe, waiting on Mikey to confirm what we're rolling down there in, this thing, his fusion, the gt350, or walking.

One of the twins left a hoodie that she LOVES at the dealer. She realized about 10 mins after we got on the highway to come back home, in bumper to bumper traffic. Called dealer and asked if they'd mail it, nope. So I get to drive back to dealer before karting to pick up the hoodie then drive to karting, so I'll spend about 2.5 hours doing that tomorrow. If anyone wants to cruise from near Midway to Joliet, I'll be there.