And don't forget about the warranty.

"Bob Jones" <email@me.not> wrote in message
news:siyYh.1892$uJ6.927@newssvr17.news.prodigy.net ...
> More car, you mean more metal or more plastic? There is always a risk
> buying a used car.
>
> "Jeff Johnson" <jedijeff@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1177726925.857720.59800@n76g2000hsh.googlegro ups.com...
>> Tough call. You get more car with the Accord. 30,000 miles should not
>> be much on an Accord or any Honda.
>>
>> On Apr 27, 10:17 pm, "Bob Jones" <e...@me.not> wrote:
>>> I just can't tell the difference. After a while they all ride the same.
>>> I
>>> would get a new car over a used one any day.
>>>
>>> "jim beam" <spamvor...@bad.example.net> wrote in message
>>>
>>> news:cfCdncIcL8w-NK_bnZ2dnUVZ_r3inZ2d@speakeasy.net...
>>>
>>> > Bob Jones wrote:
>>> >> I would go for the Civic. It is more fuel economy and nimble.
>>>
>>> > but no wishbones.
>>>
>>> >> I had a 04 Accord, the AT was quite smooth, no issue there. But the
>>> >> workmanship is not as good as the early 90s accords. I did not like
>>> >> the
>>> >> cheap plastics dashboard and the big silly turning knobs. I traded it
>>> >> in
>>> >> for an RSX in only one year.
>>>
>>> >> <edirect...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>> >>news:1177722145.429053.269100@c35g2000hsg.google groups.com...
>>> >>> I am looking at two cars:
>>>
>>> >>> 1) 2004 Accord EX I4 with 30k, AT
>>> >>> 2) 2007 Civic EX AT
>>>
>>> >>> They are roughly the same price. I had 1995 Civic die on me--needs
>>> >>> new
>>> >>> transmission, and I decided this is just a time to get a new ride.
>>>
>>> >>> I have driven the Civic, but not the Accord. The one thing I did not
>>> >>> like about the Civic was the emergency brake seemed to rub on my
>>> >>> leg.
>>> >>> Getting in an out of the back seemed more difficult, but who cares
>>> >>>
>>>
>>> >>> I am concerned about the Honda AT. My civic was a manual and I am
>>> >>> still on the same clutch at 140k! I have read millions of posts
>>> >>> about
>>> >>> how shitty Honda's AT are, primarily in Accords. Can someone explain
>>> >>> that to me? I would hate to dump money into an Accord only to have a
>>> >>> lemon on my hands.
>>
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