Honda Car Forum

Whatever you get, get it used.
"Grant" <grantf@untouchable.net> wrote in message
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> I'm looking forward to purchasing a new car. I've narrowed my options to
> buying one of the following:
>
> - Honda Accord Coupe or Sedan
> - Nissan Altima
>
> I'd like hear which one you guys would suggest.
>
> Thank you.
>
>

Thanks for your comments. I am thinking of getting the automatic
transmission.

"George Macdonald" <fammacd=!SPAM^nothanks@tellurian.com> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 12 Jul 2003 22:02:00 -0400, "Grant" <grantf@untouchable.net>
wrote:
>
> >I'm looking forward to purchasing a new car. I've narrowed my options to
> >buying one of the following:
> >
> >- Honda Accord Coupe or Sedan
> >- Nissan Altima
> >
> >I'd like hear which one you guys would suggest.
>
> Well Nissan is putting a lot of effort into their design/engineering just
> now so they're on a better track than they were - longevity is still to be
> proven yet though. It would help if you gave an idea which engine/trans
> combo you'd be looking at. To me, style-wise, the Altima looks better
> apart from that bulky, quirky looking rear bumper thingy. People have
> criticised the finish/quality of the interior plastic on the Altima but
the
> quest for lightness/mpg and the lack of need of a padded dash material due
> to airbags, has resulted in widespread adoption of new harder, thinner
> plastics by most of the major mfrs.
>
> Have you test driven both? Also take a close look at fit and finish,
> inside and outside, in the showroom. Then start talking $$ and see what's
> the better deal.
>
> Rgds, George Macdonald
>
> "Just because they're paranoid doesn't mean you're not psychotic" - Who,
me??

Yes, I'm considering all options right now.

So, you're saying the 2003 Honda Accord has the best interior, followed by
Mazda 6, and then 2003 Nissan Altima. But the Mazda 6 has the best
exterior, followed by Honda and Altima.

I'd like to hear what others think and if they agree.


"Mikeman075" <mikeman075@aol.com> wrote in message
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> >From: "Grant" grantf@untouchable.net
>
> >I'm looking forward to purchasing a new car. I've narrowed my options to
> >buying one of the following:
> >
> >- Honda Accord Coupe or Sedan
> >- Nissan Altima
> >
> >I'd like hear which one you guys would suggest.
> >
> >Thank you.
>
> How about neither of those. Have you considered the Mazda 6? The Mazda 6
looks
> better than either the Accord or Altima and handles better too. Its way
more
> fun to drive and really isn't that much smaller inside. The interior isn't
as
> nice as the Accord but its much nicer than the Altima. Check it out, you
might
> just like it better.
>
>

"Pankoski" <pankoski@ccrtc.com> wrote in
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> Whatever you get, get it used.

Amen, brother.

Alex Devlin

Falling asleep through Grant's post...

> 240 HP sounds nice. But it's not really relevant for normal city street
> driving.

In the city, then I would get an auto, with the V6. Either the Accord or
the Altima.

Course, I like the Accord better, but that's what I wold test drive

--
"If you can't change a tire, you're not allowed to have a beard. It's the
most basic part of a car: If you don't know that much about a car, you
really shouldn't be driving, should you?" - Jimmy Kimmel

Dan**** (10:38:51 PM): I have more respect for you than ever before

Used? Why?

"Pankoski" <pankoski@ccrtc.com> wrote in message
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> Whatever you get, get it used.
> "Grant" <grantf@untouchable.net> wrote in message
> news:beqds8$7cs2j$1@ID-135848.news.uni-berlin.de...
> > I'm looking forward to purchasing a new car. I've narrowed my options
to
> > buying one of the following:
> >
> > - Honda Accord Coupe or Sedan
> > - Nissan Altima
> >
> > I'd like hear which one you guys would suggest.
> >
> > Thank you.
> >
> >
>
>

The guy looking at new cars so he must be able to afford a new
car. The only people that buy used cars are those that can't
offered to buy a new car. Why buy something that somebody
else no longer wanted and one that you can never know for
sure what type of use or abuse it was subjected to or what
service it did or did not receive? LOL



mike hunt



Alex Devlin wrote:
>
> "Grant" <grantf@untouchable.net> wrote in news:bet0bh$8kd81$1@ID-
> 135848.news.uni-berlin.de:
>
> > Used? Why?
>
> Money.
>
> You lose more in the first years than at any other time.
> So if you're flexible with your color and trim options you will save enough
> to have a nice vacation with your new wheels.
>
> Alex Devlin

My '88 Accord has been a good car also except for the disasterous A/C.
It has never worked more than 2 years without recharging. It always
leaked. I pat $1000 to have it repaired by an A/C specialty shop,
afterwhich it worked for almost 5 years. It is now gone again and not
worth the repair. I hope honda air conditioning as improved. I lived in
Japan for nearly 2 years, no one has A/C. So I assumed Honda just did
not know much about it.

kai wrote:
> I have to add my 2 cents.
> Honda all the way man. My 92 Honda Accord has 220,000km on it. Never quits,
> no major repairs last 12 years, just regular maintance stuffs by myself,
> since it is so easy to work on it. It looks, feels and drive just like the
> day I drove it home from the Honda dealer. All you need is a $20.00 or so
> service manual.
> I don't have the other two cars you mention, so no comment form me.
>
> kai
>
>

Alex Devlin wrote:
> "Grant" <grantf@untouchable.net> wrote in news:bet0bh$8kd81$1@ID-
> 135848.news.uni-berlin.de:
>
>>Used? Why?
>
> Money.
>
> You lose more in the first years than at any other time.
> So if you're flexible with your color and trim options you will save enough
> to have a nice vacation with your new wheels.

Money is so cheap now it pays to finance your car, even if you can write
a check for the entire thing. I bought an Accord EX sedan w/auto last
month and financed it through Honda at 3.64%. I can definitely do better
than 3.64% with my money.

Also, if you take a look at Honda's resale values, they hold up much
better than Detroit iron. A 2 year old Accord isn't that much cheaper
than a new one. A 2 year old Taurus is probably about half price (just
guessing).

As always, YMMV.

On Mon, 14 Jul 2003 03:09:50 GMT, BenDover@mailcity.com wrote:

>The guy looking at new cars so he must be able to afford a new
>car. The only people that buy used cars are those that can't
>offered to buy a new car.

Lots of us can "afford" a new car. Some of us realize that you
can save $10K buy a two year old off lease car and get everything
but the new car smell and a big loss in our "investment" over the
next two years. Put that $10K into a real investment, it's $150K
when you retire. Go ahead, you decide. If your money, and if you can
as you say "afford to buy a new car" I'm sure you already have
$2m in the bank for retirement anyway.

>Why buy something that somebody
>else no longer wanted and one that you can never know for
>sure what type of use or abuse it was subjected to or what
>service it did or did not receive?

People who lease cars turn them in in 2 or 3 years. The don't turn
them in because they're broken, they turn them in because the lease
is up and they want another new car. In fact, most of these folks
are very careful with their cars because they don't want to pay extra
money to the leasing company at turn in. If you now something about
cars, you start by looking at reliable makes, then you look for a
car that's cosmetically perfect (it's been cared for) then you look
at the mechanics and buy one that has no problems or abnormal wear.
It's not hard.

Now, we could discuss the people who lease and turn in their car
every three years. Not only do they need a "new" car, but they've been
suckered in by the leasing people into believing that leasing a car is
even better because you get an even pricier car for the same money
per month. Salesmen have been "selling the monthly payment" for years
and suckers buy in. Somehow I think most of the folks leasing could
use a course in "managing your finances" too.

A car is a *depreciating* asset. The first two years incur *major*
depreciation. It doesn't make sense to buy a highly depreciating
asset at high cost when a lower depreciating asset at lower cost
will do the same job.

YMMV, some people just gotta fill up that ego bank with a new car.

Bob