This model Honda Accord deserves to be protected. You are the only one that I know of that post on these models. They were and still are absolute legends.
And you guys get the honda inspire dashboard and features were as the CL9 in EU and other markets get the 7th gen accord dash and features. Confusing lol hope you get it though
I bought one of these a few years ago for similar money as a runabout while my ute was off the road. After a I replaced a couple of suspension bushes she got a WOF with no worries. I was going to onsell it once my ute was fixed but decided to keep it as it is such a good vehicle. Economical and reliable, it has turned out one of the best value cars I have ever owned! Great cars!
Nice. I’ve had my Alabaster Silver 2006 manual CL9 for six months now. Previous female owner took care of it from new. She knew what she was buying. Good stuff! 158,000kms on the clock after a Christmas trip from Newcastle to Frankston and back. 945km to the tank on that run down to Victoria! Need a few door dings fixed and it has front lower bumper scrapes. 19 years old and still rock solid. No need to buy a new sedan as this does everything the 2025 Accord 1.5T Hybrid does. Thanks for all your CL7 and CL9 videos. Stay up!
Owned a 2007 Euro L from 2017 to 2020, did 50,000kms in it was an awesome car, only let me down once with a failed coil at 217,000 kms. Great for long road trips, super comfy. Still a very stylish looking vehicle.
Power Steering pump refurb is definitely something you can do on your own to cut costs. Gastket set and a bit of time to reassemble it. Only annoying thing to replace is the shaft bearing, you have to ask someone with a press to fit it (jack).
That's a good way of putting it! Toyota will always be the most reliable, but Honda makes more power and has a more timeless design with better features
@ I remember envying other sales reps who had them at the time 😅 If you are ever in the Auckland area I have a 2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia 2.0t you are welcome to review if interested. Cheers!
By far one of the best mods I’ve done to my type S was a Daiko X CarPlay head unit for only $399 came with the included fascia surround. Really brings the interior to life. Car scrubs up nice mate good job!
@ extremely easy install everything works perfectly fine. Being quite a powerful android based device it Can even run a PlayStation emulator on it so can have a wee jam on gran turismo in traffic 😂
The VSA light can come on for a range of faults including faulty transmission solenoids. Got 2nd hand gearbox , still faulty, changed the battery so no issues till two years later and same solenoid issues. What I know now I would rebuild the gearbox. I think it is an uncommon fault but a fantastic car and well advanced for the day.
You’ll always be left with the issue of the long gears. Depends what your budget is. Can get a decent euro r for 12-13. If you’re wanting to spend like $3k then you’ve got no choice but to get a CL9
When he said ‘The axles are a bit wobbly under load’… can you explain that a bit more. I have an identical CL9, and if i floor it on an onramp i’ll get a tiny bit of wobble at high speed (say over 100). Or if im using an offramp and gradually brake to zero… i get a little bit of wobble as well. I had the disks machined, and it kinda fixed it… but not fully. I know i might be explaining two different problems, but the subtle wobble under braking is more the first thing I wanna fix. Would u go new front rotors?
@@benny9075 I would expect rotors & pads are the best shot at fixing the vibration under braking. And I think they are two different issues. My son's Accord Euro has bad wobbles from about 95kmh during hard acceleration. We are usually too busy gloriously down shifting to hit the brakes hard, but I have not noticed any brake vibration.
I'm starting to see more cheap Tsx over in the states. Specifically the 06-08 auto ones. They're usually higher mileage around 170k+ miles for $3500-5500USD decent condition. My 06 is at 198k, 5 yrs time flies. 6 spds are of course a little more pricey even with 200k miles. These are superb daily cars. Sadly most people get rid of theirs thinking it's done at 200k because of worn parts. Of course! They're freaken 200,000 miles on original parts man. I'm glad I cop mines right before covid and decent shape. I see some around not in good shape as mines. Theres not much to restore in mines. Just basic 200k mile service like timing tensioner and the infamous vtc actuator. Not expensive, got myself easily another 200-300k mile car 😊.
I see online that people say the auto's are kinda problematic, in your experience how many cl9 auto's have you seen with transmission problems? I haven't found a listing on FB marketplace with any bad transmissions unlike golf gti's/Subaru's/BMW'S/Ford's etc
_😎 Cool video dude, gotta ask about the driveshafts though. Are they OEM 🤔 the reason I ask is a couple of years ago I had to replace mine in the S/C Civic but made the big mistake of buying aftermarket. While they improved the initial vibration under acceleration around 80-100kph the issue wasn’t resolved. I then went on to replace the control arm bushes and wheel bearings but still the vibes were there 🫨 It wasn’t until a visit to my tuner who said OEM’s were the solution if you think about it logically. Aftermarket versions were $200AUD a pair, they probably cost less than $40 to make in China, whereas the $850AUD OEM’s out of Japan are better made for a reason. He was 💯 right, issue fixed_
I have enjoyed your channel. When I was young, cars were generally from the Uk. With build quality and reliability a big problem. Who would have thought a Honda of this age and mileage still reliable? Please keep going as you are, it's a good formula. As a suggestion, do owners reviews, old and fast cars. Keep away from late model cars.
I know you've already rejected it but think twice: buying some neglected cl9, and tuning it into a road legal race car, like to show us what are the farest limits of tuning that car. you already know what you need to do about engine and. transmission. Even putting that already tuned turbo k24 with 1k horsepower would be amazing it would be cool to see a difference between k20 and normal fuel pump, and what would I love to see the most: how would it look and drive with awd swap. I know its a lot of job... but as you see a lot of CL9 lovers are here, and making it in several episodes would be more interesting.
It’s just not worth it financially. Already built an accord, see no need to do it again. Plus race cars are awful to drive on the road. It would just sit around while I use my Skoda for all the travelling I do and then get used maybe twice a year on track. I’d rather just buy an already fast car that’s still decent on the road
What's considered high mileage in NZ? Here in Canada, ~230,000 KM's would still be considered medium mileage or so. I'd say 250,000 - 300,000K's is really where people start to consider it "high mileage" (for ordinary cars, not extraordinarily rare ones). But I guess North American standards are different since we put so much miles on our cars haha
Yeah in nz anything over 200,000km is high mileage. People in nz really don’t maintain their cars properly. Once they get to 200k they just drive them into the ground
@@KiwiCarLife It's insanity because 200,000km is 124k miles, which in the states is considered barely broken in. I exaggerate but it's silly that people in NZ go off the number 'looking big' rather than what it actually represents.
@@KiwiCarLife do u know caleb foreman yeah he said he went for a ride with u in ur accord and went like 200kph hes my brother and also do u know sophie ur ex.. i think yeah she my cousin
I have enjoyed your channel. When I was young, cars were generally from the Uk. With build quality and reliability a big problem. Who would have thought a Honda of this age and mileage still reliable? Please keep going as you are, it's a good formula. As a suggestion, do owners reviews, old and fast cars. Keep away from late model cars.
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Bros gonna single handedly revive nzs fleet of cl9s
Technically w the help of mates too
The should be treasured, the cl9 and cu2 chassis cars are awesome, great alrounders
Nah, turns out the "most of the dings gone" and "stupid high kms" market is saturated....
Haha well if I find more good deals I would definitely be happy to restore more!
This model Honda Accord deserves to be protected. You are the only one that I know of that post on these models. They were and still are absolute legends.
No, they're accords
@@BJL_RUclips Nobody cares about your camry with road rage bumper dangling off.
Yeah man they’re great cars. Unfortunately so many end up like this, high k’s and rough and few are prepared to put in the effort to restore them
They're not Vigors either!🤣🤣🤣 Still great cars!!🚘👍
yessss more accords
Hopefully will be! If I can find some more good deals
love the accord videos
Yeszzz
Heck yeah, these deserve to be restored
Yessss
Well done Liam great work you did , great to see another accord bought back to its glory .
Thanks man!
These cars have aged so well. My euro r just turned 20 and it still looks like a modern car
Fantastic vehicles in every metric
Yeah man they're simply excellent
Here in North America, I believe we got this as the Acura TSX. Honestly I'm kindof jealous, the car looks better with the Honda badging.
Yep that’s the one!
And you guys get the honda inspire dashboard and features were as the CL9 in EU and other markets get the 7th gen accord dash and features. Confusing lol hope you get it though
I bought one of these a few years ago for similar money as a runabout while my ute was off the road. After a I replaced a couple of suspension bushes she got a WOF with no worries. I was going to onsell it once my ute was fixed but decided to keep it as it is such a good vehicle. Economical and reliable, it has turned out one of the best value cars I have ever owned! Great cars!
Nice man! They’re good aye
I really love you used the Gran Turismo OST at 5:07
Yesss
We need closure, whether you broke even or made a profit etc, maybe an update video or something?
yes this has been on my mind to.
Yes, and where dose one go to buy these restored vehicles?
Haven’t sold it yet and on holiday. Hoping to get $4k for it
Nice. I’ve had my Alabaster Silver 2006 manual CL9 for six months now. Previous female owner took care of it from new. She knew what she was buying. Good stuff! 158,000kms on the clock after a Christmas trip from Newcastle to Frankston and back. 945km to the tank on that run down to Victoria! Need a few door dings fixed and it has front lower bumper scrapes. 19 years old and still rock solid. No need to buy a new sedan as this does everything the 2025 Accord 1.5T Hybrid does.
Thanks for all your CL7 and CL9 videos. Stay up!
Nice man! Hopefully will restore some more accords in the future
Owned a 2007 Euro L from 2017 to 2020, did 50,000kms in it was an awesome car, only let me down once with a failed coil at 217,000 kms. Great for long road trips, super comfy. Still a very stylish looking vehicle.
Very nice! Yeah they’re fantastic aye
Another great resto vid mate, and now that I am a bonafide Honda owner and fan of the brand, I really approve of this vid haha!
Thanks man!
Always glad when I see you have a new video uploaded
Yessss
i am so happy that your channel is growing ! do not stop !
I will try!
Power Steering pump refurb is definitely something you can do on your own to cut costs. Gastket set and a bit of time to reassemble it.
Only annoying thing to replace is the shaft bearing, you have to ask someone with a press to fit it (jack).
Yeahhh I guess it’s a balancing act between my time and money. I have quite a few cars on the go so can’t spend all day rebuilding a PS pump
always keen on accord videos!
Yessss
I love that u give them a new life. I've always thought are toyota with more style and reliability
That's a good way of putting it! Toyota will always be the most reliable, but Honda makes more power and has a more timeless design with better features
adjust the resting position of the hood by turning the rubber pads on the front corners.
Yes true
Mine has that vibration under heavier acceleration and smooths out when at fixed speed. Is that definitely the driveshafts?
Most likely, usually it's smooth up to about 80km/h when the vibration starts, and it's only while accelerating.
Had a type S CL wagon a while back, great car, great engine and a decent auto box. So well engineered for the time.
Yeah man! These were epic cars back when they came out
@ I remember envying other sales reps who had them at the time 😅
If you are ever in the Auckland area I have a 2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia 2.0t you are welcome to review if interested.
Cheers!
By far one of the best mods I’ve done to my type S was a Daiko X CarPlay head unit for only $399 came with the included fascia surround. Really brings the interior to life. Car scrubs up nice mate good job!
Personally I prefer the factory look however if you want to modernise your car with Apple car play then I guess it makes sense
Great looking radio. Was it easy to fit with no surprises? Does everything work as it should, and would you do it again?
@ extremely easy install everything works perfectly fine. Being quite a powerful android based device it Can even run a PlayStation emulator on it so can have a wee jam on gran turismo in traffic 😂
I had a manual 97 Prelude (like 20 years ago) with a h22a and also deleted the resonator. Sounded so good..!
Very nice! Yeah I reviewed a VTi-R prelude and it was incredible
This series is fire 🔥
Thanks!
The VSA light can come on for a range of faults including faulty transmission solenoids. Got 2nd hand gearbox , still faulty, changed the battery so no issues till two years later and same solenoid issues. What I know now I would rebuild the gearbox. I think it is an uncommon fault but a fantastic car and well advanced for the day.
Yeah the fault never came back so I’ll assume it was just a glitch
Sweet! Here we go again!!! May I ask how much the driveshafts were to replace for the vehicle?
$400 ish I believe
use to own a cl9 accord type s, sold a few years ago, but hoping to get a euro r cl7 this year for a daily!
Nice man! Would recommend
@@KiwiCarLife do you think the h22 is better or the k20a ? as in more ingaging vtec?
Are you looking to sell this or the GTI? Thanks
Hey man yep the Accord is for sale
I’m guessing it’s a base model that’s had the lux wheels and foglights put in. How are they wired up tho?
Nah the wheels are standard but yeah the whole front bumper is off a pre facelift lux model
Do you reckon it would be worth getting a cheap accord euro and upgrading it or to spend more and get a accord euro r
You’ll always be left with the issue of the long gears. Depends what your budget is. Can get a decent euro r for 12-13. If you’re wanting to spend like $3k then you’ve got no choice but to get a CL9
Great work as always! Shame one of the right wheels had severe curb rash
Yeah man they’re hammered aye haha
The best budget car to own
Definitely!
Hi Liam.
What's your preferred driveshaft fix?
Reco?
low km 2nd-hand ones?
Cheap third party new drive shafts?
OEM replacements?
Thanks!
I think I got aftermarket ones for this one. OEM is definitely best though. They last much longer
When he said ‘The axles are a bit wobbly under load’… can you explain that a bit more. I have an identical CL9, and if i floor it on an onramp i’ll get a tiny bit of wobble at high speed (say over 100). Or if im using an offramp and gradually brake to zero… i get a little bit of wobble as well. I had the disks machined, and it kinda fixed it… but not fully.
I know i might be explaining two different problems, but the subtle wobble under braking is more the first thing I wanna fix. Would u go new front rotors?
@@benny9075 I would expect rotors & pads are the best shot at fixing the vibration under braking. And I think they are two different issues.
My son's Accord Euro has bad wobbles from about 95kmh during hard acceleration. We are usually too busy gloriously down shifting to hit the brakes hard, but I have not noticed any brake vibration.
I'm starting to see more cheap Tsx over in the states. Specifically the 06-08 auto ones. They're usually higher mileage around 170k+ miles for $3500-5500USD decent condition. My 06 is at 198k, 5 yrs time flies. 6 spds are of course a little more pricey even with 200k miles. These are superb daily cars. Sadly most people get rid of theirs thinking it's done at 200k because of worn parts. Of course! They're freaken 200,000 miles on original parts man. I'm glad I cop mines right before covid and decent shape. I see some around not in good shape as mines. Theres not much to restore in mines. Just basic 200k mile service like timing tensioner and the infamous vtc actuator. Not expensive, got myself easily another 200-300k mile car 😊.
Very nice man! Yeah the TSX’s are solid cars and getting quite affordable I hear!
I love my 04 euro l so much, its such a great car
They’re awesome aye!
How much did Honda charge for the headlight resto?
$90 I think
i thought an euro R was always manual and with an spoiler kitt ? and have an k20 with red valvecover?
Its an S not an R :)
Shame on you for not having any idea😅
@@wrighrw2 even type s has the spoilers tho. here i europe they do
@@shaneedgar3332 so an aus euro is just a normal eu accord ?
Yep this is a Euro S, base CL9 with cloth interior. Euro L has leather, Type S is Japan/European spec CL9 and Euro R is CL7 with k20 red top.
I see online that people say the auto's are kinda problematic, in your experience how many cl9 auto's have you seen with transmission problems? I haven't found a listing on FB marketplace with any bad transmissions unlike golf gti's/Subaru's/BMW'S/Ford's etc
Nah the autos are pretty solid on these. It’s the CM6 3.0L V6 accords that have issues
@KiwiCarLife thank's for the reply and info
_😎 Cool video dude, gotta ask about the driveshafts though. Are they OEM 🤔 the reason I ask is a couple of years ago I had to replace mine in the S/C Civic but made the big mistake of buying aftermarket. While they improved the initial vibration under acceleration around 80-100kph the issue wasn’t resolved. I then went on to replace the control arm bushes and wheel bearings but still the vibes were there 🫨 It wasn’t until a visit to my tuner who said OEM’s were the solution if you think about it logically. Aftermarket versions were $200AUD a pair, they probably cost less than $40 to make in China, whereas the $850AUD OEM’s out of Japan are better made for a reason. He was 💯 right, issue fixed_
I think I used aftermarket, they fixed the problem but won’t last as long as OEM
@ _fair enough, on stock 140kw K24a3 auto it shouldn’t be a problem_
good job some people dont need anything expensive
Yeah man will be a good wee car for someone
You tend to prefer to engage V-TEC in first rather then second ? Do you find it struggling to pull in first though?
2nd for vtec is my personal favourite. reflash is a must tho
Yeah 2nd is definitely more fun coz it lasts longer but you end up speeding to engage it. Reflash is definitely what all accords need
I have enjoyed your channel. When I was young, cars were generally from the Uk. With build quality and reliability a big problem. Who would have thought a Honda of this age and mileage still reliable? Please keep going as you are, it's a good formula. As a suggestion, do owners reviews, old and fast cars. Keep away from late model cars.
Yeah man! I’m impressed that these 20yo accords still drive great and run well into the 200-300,000km range
Intresting to note how cheap pricing for these in NZ is.
In poor condition with huge kms you’d pay minimum 5k in Aussie.
I miss NZ prices everyday.
Really? These are much less than that here. 5k would get you a rough manual one
I'm honestly trying to buy one just for fun. The trouble is finding one in my price range in decent condition
Yeah there’s not many good ones less than 4-5k these days
Good job
Thanks
We need to bring these normal sedans back. Can't see many of them since new and German cars took over mid 2010s
German? There's plenty of these around still and other sedans, Camrys etc.
Yeah I love my Skoda Octavia VRS coz it’s one of the last “modern” sedans you can buy. That accords are great too
Do you mean the styling? Cause I agree with that, these have their own look, now every single sedan looks like a Tesla
What pick a part you going to?
The ones in auckland are 💩
I did get one of the bits I needed from an Auckland pick a part when I was there. But yeah they tend to get raided quick
something you could do with the steering wheel is rewraping it should only take a hour or so and about 20 bucks
That’s true, would definitely tidy it up
I know you've already rejected it but think twice: buying some neglected cl9, and tuning it into a road legal race car, like to show us what are the farest limits of tuning that car. you already know what you need to do about engine and. transmission. Even putting that already tuned turbo k24 with 1k horsepower would be amazing it would be cool to see a difference between k20 and normal fuel pump, and what would I love to see the most: how would it look and drive with awd swap. I know its a lot of job... but as you see a lot of CL9 lovers are here, and making it in several episodes would be more interesting.
It’s just not worth it financially. Already built an accord, see no need to do it again. Plus race cars are awful to drive on the road. It would just sit around while I use my Skoda for all the travelling I do and then get used maybe twice a year on track. I’d rather just buy an already fast car that’s still decent on the road
@KiwiCarLife appreciate your decision.
What's considered high mileage in NZ? Here in Canada, ~230,000 KM's would still be considered medium mileage or so. I'd say 250,000 - 300,000K's is really where people start to consider it "high mileage" (for ordinary cars, not extraordinarily rare ones). But I guess North American standards are different since we put so much miles on our cars haha
300km would be high fora Honda. People are scared of 200kms
Yeah in nz anything over 200,000km is high mileage. People in nz really don’t maintain their cars properly. Once they get to 200k they just drive them into the ground
@@KiwiCarLife It's insanity because 200,000km is 124k miles, which in the states is considered barely broken in. I exaggerate but it's silly that people in NZ go off the number 'looking big' rather than what it actually represents.
@@RanenPo nz roads are pretty shot
come to papamoa... u should start doing uber rides in your honda accord euro i think its a euro yeah well you should... reply to me please
lol
@@KiwiCarLife do u know caleb foreman yeah he said he went for a ride with u in ur accord and went like 200kph hes my brother and also do u know sophie ur ex.. i think yeah she my cousin
do an fd2 please!
Maybe if I find a decent one!
Man it seems all cars in NZ are fucking sacked out.
Yeah they all end up cut spring illegal shit boxes
No they're not.
Yeah unfortunately there are a hang of a lot of cars here that overseas would be considered “on their last legs”
I don't know why anyone buys those hideous seat covers. I too cannot stand them.
They’re awful!
car
Car is car
Haha that's creepy - I saw this and thought - shit if only I could tag you/bring it to your attention ....... And here we are
Haha yep I snagged it!
That poor front wheel has been thoroughly curbed
It has haha not by me!
I have enjoyed your channel. When I was young, cars were generally from the Uk. With build quality and reliability a big problem. Who would have thought a Honda of this age and mileage still reliable? Please keep going as you are, it's a good formula. As a suggestion, do owners reviews, old and fast cars. Keep away from late model cars.
Thanks man yep that’s the plan!