Just my opnion:

Before I bought the Accord, I thought I will love it. However, I found my
Accord with Automatic Transmission (96 year model) does not shift as smooth
as the Corolla that I have. The ride is not as comfortable as Toyota either.

I will never buy another Honda.

"Bob S." <bsnoma@msn.com> wrote in message
news:qRRPc.14272$_25.2175@fe2.texas.rr.com...
> Don't do it, I had a Taurus once and I had every kind of problems, that I
> decided to sell it a few months later. And of course, it put me upside
down.
> I am glad I got rid of that P.O.S.
> Never again, I can tell you that.
>
> "Fred Smith" <fred@freddy.com> wrote in message
> news:410fdf31.0@news.syr.edu...
> : I am thinking about getting a used 2003 Taurus or Accord.
> : The difference for a roughly equivalent model is around 8,000 cheaper
> : for the Taurus, maybe even more. The Taurus has a high rate of
> depreciation
> : and the Accord low depreciation.
> :
> : Given that, is there something else that I should consider strictly from
> an
> : economic
> : point of view? I know the Accord will be more reliable, but enough to
> : eventually account
> : for the difference in price if I own it for say five years or so with
> : average mileage?
> :
> : I realize there are other variables, and that the Accord is just a
nicer,
> : tighter, better made car, and
> : some of this is a matter of personal taste, but I'm wondering if I can
> make
> : an business case for
> : the Honda Accord. I would have to do this to convince my wife to spend
the
> : extra money. : )
> :
> : Fred
> :
> :
> :
>
>