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I also took out a V-6 Accord EX sedan. All you need to do is tap the gas and it's gone. It was sweeeeeet!! Now me and my bank account just need to decide. Is it worth an extra 6k for V6, traction control, front side airbags, 6 disc changer, alloys, 17-in tires, sunroof etc? I'm thinking it is but another side of me says that it isn't. We shall see.
The Accord V6 is, indeed, peppy. If that is important to you, and the -3MPG isn't an issue, I'd say go get it!
As for dealer cash back...I'm not sure I've ever seen Honda offer that on Accord. They have their summer "clearance", but usually only moderate deals on limited inventory. If I'm wrong, I'd like to know, 'cause I plan to get an Accord in the next couple weeks if I can get the right price.
Anyone have any information on the '04 Accord. Changes? Upgrades?
Given that it's the first year after a major redesign, I'd be very surprised if we see anything more than a new color or two.
The new car is very nice! 30MPG for a V6 with 240Hp is unheard of until now. Hopefully it will last 10 years and 250k miles. The extra options and the V6 will help its resale value in case I decide to sell in the next 5-7 years but at this point I hope to keep it. Best of luck to the rest of you.
Hopefully the LX and EX will get this feature when the Accord is updated.
OTOH, Accord LX 4 has standard ABS, which is optional on Camry LE 4. It all evens out.
as far as honda making ABS standard-- thats'fine, but at least in the camry you can get ABS as an option for $300... i don't think you can add power seats to the accord LX even if you wanted, can you?? honda seems to MAKE you get the ex for its goodies moreso than toyota...
not a big deal, just seemed odd that power seats aren't standard (or an option) on the lx 4 cylinder.
As someone mentioned, the power seat became standard after January.
The Honda nav system is voice activated and far superior to the Toyota's. The 4 cyl mated to the 5 spd has plenty of pep, gets OVER 30 mpg in combined city/highway driving and my mileage is still improving as the engine breaks in. The salesperson at Honda told me they will be offering the V6 with a manual (5 or 6 spd?) in the sedan later this year.
I would have liked Honda to offer the head curtain airbags in the I4 EX-L as I do not think it is fair to make me buy a bigger engine just to get additional safety.
Hopefully Im wrong because I know this will make many people happy.
Does anyone know if it is possible to get daytime running lamps added to the 03 Accord? How about satellite radio that works smoothly with the existing Nav system? Is there a way to hook it up the the "aux" button on the control panel?
Accord 378
Camry 380
Altima 190
Mazda6 40
The numbers above assume that the Jan-Apr sales pace remains the same. Injecting price incentives, advertising, promotions, and latent market acceptance of new models (in the case of Mazda6 and the Accord), etc. per carmaker tightens the estimate.
If Mazda6 increase sales by say a phenomenal 50% to end at 60k cars for 2003, its market share would be at either 0.9% of the automobile segment or 0.4% of the total vehicle market in the US.
No, it probably won't capture 2% of the car segment, much less the total vehicle market. So, there are your numbers, jsmath.
Ref: http://www.autosite.com/editoria/asmr/svsedan.asp http://www.automotivedigest.com/research/research_results.asp?sig- - - - stats_id=328
The TSX is really an Accord Coupe with 4 doors and a 6 speed manual transmission.
Now I think the sedan looks really nice. Althought I still think they could have done better with the front and rear taillights.
Sorry, but the Acura TSX is NOT based on a US-spec Accord Coupe. It is the Japanese/European Accord (quite different, slightly smaller, vehicle entirely). It also gives you the choice of a 5-speed automatic OR 6-speed manual transmission. Both at the same price.
Changing the tailight shape (especially the tips that define it) means changing the sheetmetal, and the expensive stamping molds.
Very likely Honda will let its market (and itself) bite the bullet on this one and let the car's other merits work for the car.
Very unlike the 5th gen Accord, when - realizing it critically (because of Toyota/Nissan) needed a V6 retrofit in midlife - Honda re-engineered the whole front end to accommodate the V6.
But, without changing the sheetmetal, Honda can't improve that beaky nose.
As far as comfort and value is concerned the Accord is one of the best for that: agreed.
Last year in Consumer Reports it was rated the best value car in the Accord line.
The only downside is the 12V adapter over a the lighter for plugging in a cell phone.
I hope Honda continues to make the car in this size, because all of us are not SUV people.
Also that $1000 rebate will be given to the dealer and taken off your deal. It just gives the dealer a way to make more money on the car by not letting all the customers know about it. BTW, that $1000 will also be reflected in the car's future resale value or trade in. Think about the poor guy who paid $1000 more for a Camry and goes to trade it in and loses the $1000 he overpaid as well as the $1000 depreciation loss to give a loss of $2000.
Funny how "fun to drive" means different things for different people. I do a lot of highway driving, so a harsh ride to me isn't fun at all after a while. The Camry, for me, would be the best choice. Noise, Vibration, and Harshness (NVH) are minimal in the Camry, and I've read that although the new Accord has made improvements in this area, it still doesn't match the Camry.
The Accord's interior, however, is the best in my opinion.
The accord attaches you to the road. Most of the time I want the later, attach me to the road, but sometimes I wish I had the quiet smooth riding of the camry. I remember the one time I rented an 02 Camry, beautiful car, barely a hint of road noise, couldnt even notice the car was one. The only negative, I couldnt feel the road at all, the camry was that good at its job.
Hmm, now if they could only put together a camcord, athletic and sporty (Accord), yet smooth and quiet( Camry, not saying the accord isnt smooth or quiet, but I feel the camry trumped the accord in this area) at the same time.
What tilted the scale in favor of the Accord was the interior, I just couldn't live with the Camry's interior in addition to the smooth revving nature of the iVTEC, and the 5 sp Auto.