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    Default thinking about getting a new car

    how are the 1998 3.0 V6 Accords? anyone got one?

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    No bites on this thread.

    They're good cars...can't go wrong with an Accord.

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    good deal. i just heard that the Trans dies after about 100k. am i wrong?

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    Quote Originally Posted by shavedcivic
    good deal. i just heard that the Trans dies after about 100k. am i wrong?
    very true. My fiance HAD a 2000 accord EX V6, but at 102k miles the tranny died. I replaced it with a tranny that supposedly had 24k miles on it, and it died 15k miles later... so I replaced the transmission and sold it again. The car wasnt worth but about $8k, so replacing a $1500 tranny once a year was a waste of money.... Honda has fixed this problem in the newer transmissions. 99-02 acura TL's and 01-02 CL's had similar problems. It had something to do with the differential and the bearings inside going bad and the metal shavings eating up the rest of the gears.
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    Wow, never mind...I had no idea.

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    Let Me Put In Some Input....

    Dont get one...unless you plan on turning it into a project car... then come back with another thread and ill help you out....HAHAH

    other than that the V6 tranny is gay in the booty hole..be prepared to pay moola!!!!

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    the weak link in the accord v6 is the auto tranny, they continuously fail.

    The EMPIRE

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    good deal. thanks for the imput. i guess i'm not gonna get one.

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    i jus sold an accord with 140 k on it and original tranny and was in good condition

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