Why I Love my CD5 Honda Accord 5 Speed Manual

[@TrentJordan3198]

My dad had a 1997 facelift Accord LXI (CD5) 2.2 non-VTEC 5-speed manual in Toreador Red (bright red) from 2011 after his brother (my uncle) handed it down to him, and until 2016 when my dad handed it down to his de facto's sister. My uncle bought the car in 2010 as a cheap runaround, and when my dad got it, it was done 265,000kms, and when he handed it down to his de facto's sister, it was done 332,000kms. It had factory A/C (in most NZ-assembled cars from that era, A/C was a paid option), it had those little rubber things mounted on top of the boot lid to carry skis (the car was a South Island car as it was originally sold new in Ashburton if I remember correctly, and lived in the southern half of the South Island for the first 7-10 years (e.g. it lived in Ashburton and Invercargill)), it never had a cambelt replaced, the car even has the original Alpine tape player, and has a power antenna that automatically rises when the car turns on and comes down when the car turns off (in later years the antenna bit is broken and it won't go up and down anymore but the motor to the antenna still works). Sadly the car is now long gone since 2017. What are your thoughts on the facelift CD5 Accord LXI 5-speed manual?

[@KiwiCarLife]

Very nice! The facelift one really doesn’t drive much better tbh, and imo it’s uglier. But sounds like yours was nice

[@sharkrider2109]

Used to have a version of one of these, loved it and have regretted selling it ever since.

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yeah they're cracking cars

[@sunilayya8948]

Not a Honda fan, but I like this gen . accord. Still good looking in 2021. New ones look weird alongside cars like the mazda 6.

[@KiwiCarLife]

Tru

[@muhammadmore]

That road looks so amazing

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yeah its pretty fun haha

[@21DaHoagie12]

My 96 accord has 292,000 miles on it (plus however many it put on when the odometer died). I haven’t lowered mine, but front and rear strut tower bars made me go from taking some exit ramps I usually take at like 45-50mph to like 70-75mph it’s actually ridiculous 🤣 I can only imagine how it’s going to be when I do lower it and swap in a more powerful engine

[@KiwiCarLife]

Very nice!

[@SWells679]

There's a '96 5MT coupe nearby that needs some work but the body is on good shape (despite being Taffeta White 😀). I'm tryna persuade my 17 y.o to get it cheap so we can work on it together. Do you think they're reliable and safe enough?

[@kotarojujo2737]

h22a is the answer

[@robertchase6387]

My first car was a 1994 Accord EX-R coupe. God I miss it.

[@KiwiCarLife]

Very nice

[@Darkorder35]

now this is a guy who loves his car

[@KiwiCarLife]

Lovely car it is

[@caioronnau5226]

Great video. Great cinematography in the beginning. You don't have a camera slider so you did it by hand and it looked good. What is the road you were driving on? Great shooting location, beautiful road

[@KiwiCarLife]

Cheers, south coast of the north island

[@kotarojujo2737]

love this car, its quite dirt cheap in here in Indonesia.

[@KiwiCarLife]

For sure

[@Bach_S2k]

Swap H22a engine in. It'll be a lot more fun. My 95 CD5 chasis now has 493,000 miles and about 300k miles on the Jdm H22a swap.

[@KiwiCarLife]

Good grief that's a lot of miles haha

[@DaeganJones]

Awesome wheel setup!

[@KiwiCarLife]

Cheers

[@lxthaltryzz6428]

I have the ex wagon vtec it handles amazing

[@KiwiCarLife]

Cool!

[@Krezo200]

I love old japanese budget cars with manual transmissions I got a nissan primera with the sr20de engine (r4, 140 hp) and a manual 5 speed Love it and enjoy it more than my bmw e89 z4 sdrive28i....

[@KiwiCarLife]

Haha epic man, that Z4 is nice though

[@nyanlin]

Awesome video again mate, can you please do a review on Altezza RS200 manual?

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yes I have one planned

[@nyanlin]

@@KiwiCarLife Thank you sir! Waiting for it

[@nyanlin]

@@KiwiCarLife I heard RS200 are quite common in NZ

[@KiwiCarLife]

@@nyanlin Yeah very

[@labulabi2095]

I got CD5 club here in Malaysia..one of my mate K24 swap inside

[@KiwiCarLife]

Wow that must be something special to drive

[@volleyball9110]

I hv been in NZ for 5 years and had an Altezza RS200 .. Love NZ

[@KiwiCarLife]

Nice man, yeah altezzas are cool

[@shanerowe5289]

Miss my 04 Euro ,there is just something about Honda engines that makes me smile

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yeah they're good fun aye

[@Boba_fehtt]

My 97 accord vtec with a 5 speed is fun as hell and all you really need to make an f22b1 sound good is an intake and a really good muffler, I’m about to add a 2” exhaust and see what it sounds like soon! Mine has 268k miles and runs like a top too 😅

[@KiwiCarLife]

Nice man!

[@elizabethtrujillo9252]

Is yours manual trans or auto?

[@KiwiCarLife]

@@elizabethtrujillo9252 will have to be manual. These never came with a 5 speed auto

[@Boba_fehtt]

@@elizabethtrujillo9252 manual

[@pinut187]

I own a CD7 2.2i from ‘95 on 200k km and indeed its so good. You really have to adjust your headrest though, it is way too low now.

[@KiwiCarLife]

Nice

[@masterkc]

The intro sounded like the ps2 intro 🔥 🔥

[@KiwiCarLife]

It did actually!

[@nothing9271]

The Japanese opal Vectra

[@KiwiCarLife]

I suppose one could argue that

[@peterkalos6271]

Should’ve got the SiR!! But sweet 5th gen

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yeah ikr

[@my9148-t2w]

(SIR) is the top trim level from japan. That's quite rare to find. 🇯🇵🇯🇵🔥🔥

[@tadficuscactus]

There is one of these on trade me that I want but I already have a 1990 Subaru Legacy and I'm not a rich guy.

[@KiwiCarLife]

Purchase

[@loofaah6088]

Hey bro so I thought intakes like that just suck in hot air without being boxed up?

[@KiwiCarLife]

Probably, we're taking maybe 10 degrees difference here... so it's highly unlikely you'll notice any difference

[@The_Noticer.]

Is this the car that was also sold as the Rover 618 in Europe? Also, congrats on the promotion :)

[@KiwiCarLife]

Could be? I dunno tbh

[@jasondeleon2457]

Wonderful video. The 90s accord is indeed becoming a classic. New subscriber here from the Philippines. Makes me want to buy a 90s accord. I have an ek civic sedan. Hehe. I might have missed it in the video after watching but does your accord have Vtec? If not, do you plan to switch engines?

[@KiwiCarLife]

Nah no vtec, and I've sold it. Was considering putting an H22 in it though...

[@agustinsanchezramos5722]

The non Vtec F22A1 single cam version is the best for mods. You can save te money from the intake, delete the admisión flaps, delete the balancer shafts, watch for a P12 ECU, remove the cilinder head, resurface to bring compresión to 10:1, a multi angle valve seats job, sodium core intake valves, 2.5 exaust and with some luck and a modded OBD1 Ecu, you can find 168 WHP hiden in that motor.-

[@KiwiCarLife]

@@agustinsanchezramos5722 Sounds expensive! I'd just get an H22 personally. That'll make 168kW almost right out of the box

[@agustinsanchezramos5722]

@@KiwiCarLife You are right, but some of us are forced for "the hard way". In my country, the H22 are in danger of extinction. Catch one while you can, even if you don't have a CD5 Accord to put it on. Is a beatiful engine even for display it in some especial place of your home. Next to the bed in my case.-

[@dungernator]

Hey this isn't really related to the video but what intake have you got on the cl9? Sounds mint

[@KiwiCarLife]

Incidently it's the same one on the CD5 - I just cut it up after I sold the CD5 to make it fit on the CL9

[@dungernator]

@@KiwiCarLife huh. Interesting

[@vvexxv]

Hey just curious what wheels do you currently have on your CL9?

[@KiwiCarLife]

Sparco DS1's

[@charging-bt6by]

Does anyone know the wheels/rim, I really like it and want one for my cd5, thank you.

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yokohama Advan TC Touring

[@mysticdjworks5772]

Where'd you get the lowering springs

[@KiwiCarLife]

www.speedscience.co.nz/products/skunk2-lowering-springs-cb-cd-accord

[@lelakisejati4456]

why not install h22a ?

[@KiwiCarLife]

Because I wanted to focus on the CL9 - this was only ever meant to be a daily until I got a company car

[@badboy3842756]

Why don't you try a h22a swap

[@KiwiCarLife]

Already sold it and wanted to put my effort into the cl9 - this was only meant to be a daily till I got a company car from work

[@badboy3842756]

@@KiwiCarLife awww really bro... oh well on to better things I guess

[@p.a.chelvachuntharon744]

King car. Vtec power

[@KiwiCarLife]

Except it's non vtec hahah

[@p.a.chelvachuntharon744]

@@KiwiCarLife yeah its single cam

[@KiwiCarLife]

@@p.a.chelvachuntharon744 f22b3 is non vtec- face-lift ones got vtec

[@docee7149]

I have a question What is a cd5?

[@KiwiCarLife]

It’s the chassis code of this model accord

[@sainttintin4294]

I fang my cynos everywhere still can't overtake. Or even keep up with my k24.

[@KiwiCarLife]

Hahah

[@HashDogg06]

What makes you thing your 1.5L Toyota should be able to overtake a K24?

[@echixpix]

pls dont sell the accord euro :(

[@KiwiCarLife]

Don't worry it'll be back!

[@Michael-he1uj]

what happened to the cl9?

[@doueven]

Pretty sure he still has it, he has 3 or 4 cars

[@KiwiCarLife]

Still got it! It'll be back soon, just trying to get my gearbox working

[@Michael-he1uj]

@@doueven yeah it was in reference to the description where he said he needs to get it fixed

[@doueven]

@@Michael-he1uj my bad

[@Michael-he1uj]

@@doueven alg

[@paul--b]

Chuck a H22 in.

[@KiwiCarLife]

Would be cool haha - I've sold it though

[@louir1952]

Just got one with 94k from original owner

[@KiwiCarLife]

Dang that's cool

[@jardinboot4845]

you want to drive a cd6

[@KiwiCarLife]

Yeah man with the h22 it would be awesome

[@jackturner990]

Your CD5 Which is also not your CD5 is present

[@KiwiCarLife]

Sadly yes haha

[@doghorsefish9320]

Honk it!

[@KiwiCarLife]

Honk