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they were crying, but oh well.
car is HUGE and engine is smooth.
Other than Hondas we have owned a RAV4, Chevy Silverado, Lexus LS400/GS300, and a Mazda Protege. Nothing blatantly wrong with any of them other than the Chevy's tendency to like the dealership's service department more than it liked our driveway. They just weren't Hondas and Hondas seem to be what I like to drive most. That said, my significant other's Lexus is a close second. If nothing else when you do take your Lexus to the shop you get a nice new Lexus to drive for a couple of days. In the last 3 months we have had a 2002 RX300, a 2003 IS300, and a 2002 ES300.
The new Accords are awesome. I absolutely LOVE my 03 Accord EX-L 5-speed manual and hate to get rid of it.
About the 04 TL I don't like the line on the door. It ruins a rather clean look to the car. I haven't seen the back end of the car yet. At least Honda went with their traditional styling with the TSX even though the exterior maybe a little understated.
The TL's rear end also looks like a Civic.
Not to mention the Camry, Altima, Taurus, and Accord seem to be melding into the same car. Very little to tell them apart from the front unless you are pretty close.
Sorry for misleading...
In 1996 Honda had the younger buyers now they don't have as many younger buyers and the cars are starting to blend in with other cars. I guess Honda is pulling a NASCAR(appeal to as many people as you can.) We just can't have this person appealed to our product we have to have the person who has been buying a Chevy for 20 years.
My point is Honda was doing good with the stylig they had. Why ruin a good thing? Also Honda better watch it because look what Mazda and Nissan did in the mid to late 90's when they changed up their styling.
Let's all see what happens fall 2005. They will probably at least have new tail lights (which have been critisized for looking similar to a Saturn or Buick).
I may be in the minority, but I actually like the new Accord's styling. It is not perfect, but neither was the 1998 Accord's styling. Honda seems to always leave something to be desired With 1998, I though the grill could have been better. With 2003-, I feel just a more conventional tail lamps would do it. And i don't think I can complain about the interior.
one thing is for sure - the new Accord sedan, from the rear, can look great, or really bad, depending on color and wheel design.
From the competition, the Altima has a nice rear end, and the Mazda6 has a good looking taut front, but as a whole, the Accord is far appealing and timeless. The rear of the Mazda sucks, making the licence plate recess almost look like an afterthought. Half the plate hangs out of the recess. I think the recess is built for european plates, which are more horizontal, than for the American ones, which are more rectangular.
Anyway, have 20k trouble free miles on my 03 LX and love the car everytime I look at it or drive it.
As for Acura getting the better styling the new TL is less contriversal than the new Accord on the exterior but I still don't like it from what I have seen. Acura has always gotten the sportier styling than Honda has anyway.
The Toyota Avalon is a full sized car, and there is no way the ACcord is as big as that.
I think the TL will look sharp in person. Pictures most of the time do not do a car justice. The TL will look quite nice in black.
Length 189 202
Width 71 74
Height 57 56.6
Wheelbase 112.2 107.9
Weight 3360 3716 lbs
Engine cyl 6 6
The aren't same size except for number
of cylinders!!! 8)
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,
Just wondering.
When it comes to resale, peoples eyes light up when they see the following: LEATHER, MOONROOF, HEATED SEATS, ALLOY WHEELS and all those silly little creature comforts you write-off.
Honda is loosing the large Greenhouse effect by raising the cowls. I'm skipping this generation.
I hope they bring some of the hatch and 5 doors from the JDM market here, but I doubt it.
I agree, I find the Acura styles more interesting.
snaker is borderline insulting people that buy the EX. that is kind of sad. just because one person wasn't willing to pay for leather and a moonroof doesn't mean that the people who DO purchase the EX are doing it for the neighbors. my neighbors don't see my car - sits in my nice warm garage all night long. which is opened by my new HomeLink equipped Honda. LOVE IT!
Accord is larger because market demands it. It is still among the smaller midsize sedans in the market today. Just look at how people talk about lack of room in TSX (which is in fact better than 94-97 Accord). And TSX is about 6 inch shorter than Accord. You will also notice the same arguments against 2004 TL since it is going to be smaller (on the outside, and much of it is reflected in the trunk size).
Bonneville, I believe, is about a foot longer than the Accord, definitely not the same size. The difference between Accord and Bonneville in terms of external dimensions may be similar to that between Accord and Civic. It is that different.
OTOH, Altima and Maxima are both 3 inch longer than the Accord on the outside, Mazda6 is couple of inches shorter.
Robr2,
1998- onwards, the Accord is classified as a mid size car. The cabin volume has been about 102 cu. ft. (98 cu.ft for EX models due to moon roof). Civic has moved up from sub compact to compact with cabin volume of 91 cu. ft (88 cu. ft w/moonroof).
seriously, some people say that Honda automatics don't work well with V6's? i know the TL's had problems one year. anyone have any technical proof that Honda fixed the automatics for the new style Accords?
thanks.
See post 18874.
2014 Malibu 2LT, 2015 Cruze 2LT,