On 13 Jan 2004 07:55:11 -0800, bcnewsgroups@yahoo.com (Bryan Canter)
wrote:
>Not to start a religious war but just wanted some feedback from people
>more experienced than me. I own a 2000 Accord that has no ABS. I
>bought it in FL and didn't feel the need for one. Needless to say,
>now that I am in MA, I regret that decision. A lot.

I agree with the other statements, pretty much a toss-up generally
between Camry and Accord, probably two of the best transportation
modules ever built.

>Recently I came across this ad for a used Toyota Camry 2002 LE with
>ABS selling for about 13k (private party). Now, granted the history
>of that car maybe suspect and my car's is known to me, but barring
>that aspect, is there anything else that I should keep in mind?

Are they both 4 cylinder, both 6 cylinder, both automatics?

>I can see all the goodies, like it has a premium JBL 8 speakers (as
>mentioned in the ad) sound, CD *and* cassette, 2002 vs 2000 model, and
>of course, ABS. But what about power and handling and stuff like
>that? How do people here compare a Camry LE to an Accord LX? (I
>always thought the Hondas had a little more snob value. So both me
>and my wife don't like the idea of downgrading our ride in that
>sense.) :-)

Camry a little cushier. Accord a little sportier.

>Also, if the car was bought from the dealer with 5000 miles on it (it
>was a "loaner" at the dealership) is that necessarily a very bad
>thing? Or should it just discount the book value by a grand or so?

I don't follow this, a private party is selling a 2002 car *they*
bought from the dealer? That wouldn't matter to you now, not really.

The idea of keeping your Accord and investing in snow tires is
probably good advice. Unless you were ready to trade your 2000 now in
any case.

J.