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Hey you all,

I have narrowed my search for cars down to a 2004 Accord Coupe. I am
torn between the two engines. Any suggestions or recommendations?

$28000 EXL with Navi v6
-or-
$26000 EXL with Navi 4 cylinder

What will have less repairs? Which will last longer? What will have
higher re-sale value? Any other suggestions? Thanks.

I will use the car as my everyday car, but want to have something
that's fun but economical. I don't want to waste the environment with
gas fumes either.

What do you all think? Thanks.

Scott,
If you are over 50 or used to be a woman, buy the 4 cyl. If you are
under 50 and had balls since the day you were born, get the V6.

Repairs and longevity are comparable. Resale will obviously be higher
for the V6, but will probably not be $2000 higher a few years hence.
You won't reclaim the entire difference when the car is sold. However,
the price you put on the added enjoyment from the V6 is a personal
decision. Fuel mileage is not much lower for the V6 either. The V6
also looks a little nicer with the dual exhaust and different wheels.
Traction control may also be an issue depending on where you live. The
4 cyl. doesn't come with it.

Scott wrote:
> Hey you all,
>
> I have narrowed my search for cars down to a 2004 Accord Coupe. I am
> torn between the two engines. Any suggestions or recommendations?
>
> $28000 EXL with Navi v6
> -or-
> $26000 EXL with Navi 4 cylinder
>
> What will have less repairs? Which will last longer? What will have
> higher re-sale value? Any other suggestions? Thanks.
>
> I will use the car as my everyday car, but want to have something
> that's fun but economical. I don't want to waste the environment with
> gas fumes either.
>
> What do you all think? Thanks.

I say it's a tough choice. I wanted the V-6 in our 03 because it had side
curtain airbags (The 4 Cyl EX does in 04 I hear). The Wall Street Journal
says the V-6 accord has the highest resale in it's class. BUT..... Edmunds
and other sites say the 4 handles better - less weight in the front etc. So
it's a personal choice I guess but you won't go wrong with either. We ended
up w/ the EX 4 leather and I never owned a 4 before but this has more power
because of the VTEC (?) engine then our V-6 Chevy ever had. It spins the
tires and has great get up and go on on-ramps, intersections etc.
Jim

"Ryno23" <user@user.com> wrote in message
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> Scott,
> If you are over 50 or used to be a woman, buy the 4 cyl. If you are
> under 50 and had balls since the day you were born, get the V6.
>
> Repairs and longevity are comparable. Resale will obviously be higher
> for the V6, but will probably not be $2000 higher a few years hence.
> You won't reclaim the entire difference when the car is sold. However,
> the price you put on the added enjoyment from the V6 is a personal
> decision. Fuel mileage is not much lower for the V6 either. The V6
> also looks a little nicer with the dual exhaust and different wheels.
> Traction control may also be an issue depending on where you live. The
> 4 cyl. doesn't come with it.
>
> Scott wrote:
> > Hey you all,
> >
> > I have narrowed my search for cars down to a 2004 Accord Coupe. I am
> > torn between the two engines. Any suggestions or recommendations?
> >
> > $28000 EXL with Navi v6
> > -or-
> > $26000 EXL with Navi 4 cylinder
> >
> > What will have less repairs? Which will last longer? What will have
> > higher re-sale value? Any other suggestions? Thanks.
> >
> > I will use the car as my everyday car, but want to have something
> > that's fun but economical. I don't want to waste the environment with
> > gas fumes either.
> >
> > What do you all think? Thanks.
>

"Jim" wrote

> I say it's a tough choice. I wanted the V-6 in our 03 because it had side
> curtain airbags (The 4 Cyl EX does in 04 I hear).

Side curtain airbags are available as an option in the 4 cyl EX, but my
dealer has yet to see one come through with them. I've got them
investigating now.

Well, I have a 4 cyl 03 EX-L, and I find it fun to drive with lots of
pep. Frankly at 160 HP, it is as much as a V6 was a couple of years
ago. I'm not into drag racing, so I can't comment on that. But I am
interested in being able to quickly pass a car when I'm on a two lane
road. In a 500 mile trip last summer, I had lots of occasions to do
this, and it was every bit as quick to get from say 40 or 50 up to 80
as my V6 Passat. That's plenty of power for me.

Mileage on the highway is better on the 4 of course, but my guess is
that the bigger difference is around town where the V6 isn't going to
do much for you anyway.

Just my 2 cents. Good luck.

On Tue, 25 Nov 2003 15:11:03 -0500, Ryno23 <user@user.com> wrote:

>Scott,
>If you are over 50 or used to be a woman, buy the 4 cyl. If you are
>under 50 and had balls since the day you were born, get the V6.
>
>Repairs and longevity are comparable. Resale will obviously be higher
>for the V6, but will probably not be $2000 higher a few years hence.
>You won't reclaim the entire difference when the car is sold. However,
>the price you put on the added enjoyment from the V6 is a personal
>decision. Fuel mileage is not much lower for the V6 either. The V6
>also looks a little nicer with the dual exhaust and different wheels.
>Traction control may also be an issue depending on where you live. The
>4 cyl. doesn't come with it.
>
>Scott wrote:
>> Hey you all,
>>
>> I have narrowed my search for cars down to a 2004 Accord Coupe. I am
>> torn between the two engines. Any suggestions or recommendations?
>>
>> $28000 EXL with Navi v6
>> -or-
>> $26000 EXL with Navi 4 cylinder
>>
>> What will have less repairs? Which will last longer? What will have
>> higher re-sale value? Any other suggestions? Thanks.
>>
>> I will use the car as my everyday car, but want to have something
>> that's fun but economical. I don't want to waste the environment with
>> gas fumes either.
>>
>> What do you all think? Thanks.

"Scott" <intelliscott-googlegroups@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:c76f18a1.0311251103.36246471@posting.google.c om...
> Hey you all,
>
> I have narrowed my search for cars down to a 2004 Accord Coupe. I am
> torn between the two engines. Any suggestions or recommendations?
>
> $28000 EXL with Navi v6
> -or-
> $26000 EXL with Navi 4 cylinder
>
> What will have less repairs? Which will last longer? What will have
> higher re-sale value? Any other suggestions? Thanks.
>
> I will use the car as my everyday car, but want to have something
> that's fun but economical. I don't want to waste the environment with
> gas fumes either.
>
> What do you all think? Thanks.

Best value for your dollar is the LX V6. The manual V6 coupe is also
impressive. The I4 5 speed would be more fun to drive, though. I dearly
love my Prelude -- what Honda does best in a performance 4 cylinder. Why
Navi? Do you get lost a lot?

I just bought a 4 door 4Cyl 5M EXL with Navi and it screams. Gets good
milage, lots of fun to drive, and handles better being less front heavy
than the V6. The dealer guys took it out to get a tank of gas said it
seemed every bit as fast as a V6. I assume they drive V6 Automatics.
Best yet the CarsDirect.com price is $23,935. Cars such as this are in
short supply, but CarsDirect should be able to find one for you.

By the way, all 2004 EX leather trim Accords have side curtin airbags.

Scott wrote:

> Hey you all,
>
> I have narrowed my search for cars down to a 2004 Accord Coupe. I am
> torn between the two engines. Any suggestions or recommendations?
>
> $28000 EXL with Navi v6
> -or-
> $26000 EXL with Navi 4 cylinder
>
> What will have less repairs? Which will last longer? What will have
> higher re-sale value? Any other suggestions? Thanks.
>
> I will use the car as my everyday car, but want to have something
> that's fun but economical. I don't want to waste the environment with
> gas fumes either.
>
> What do you all think? Thanks.

"lcopps" <lcopps@nospam.com> writes:

> I just bought a 4 door 4Cyl 5M EXL with Navi and it screams. Gets good
> milage, lots of fun to drive, and handles better being less front heavy
> than the V6. The dealer guys took it out to get a tank of gas said it
> seemed every bit as fast as a V6. I assume they drive V6 Automatics.

Sorry, I don't think so.

I drove both the 4-cyl and the V6 Accord Coupes about a month ago (coming
from an '01 Camry LE V6). The 4-cylinder felt like a dog. The V6 was
downright fast, and didn't have a rough idle like the 4-cyl. I would
recommend the V6 for any application. The fuel savings are negligible.

"Chris Aseltine" <ophidian@newsnation.com> wrote in message
news:N9Vwb.309398$Fm2.326950@attbi_s04...
> "lcopps" <lcopps@nospam.com> writes:
>
> > I just bought a 4 door 4Cyl 5M EXL with Navi and it screams. Gets good
> > milage, lots of fun to drive, and handles better being less front heavy
> > than the V6. The dealer guys took it out to get a tank of gas said it
> > seemed every bit as fast as a V6. I assume they drive V6 Automatics.
>
> Sorry, I don't think so.
>
> I drove both the 4-cyl and the V6 Accord Coupes about a month ago (coming
> from an '01 Camry LE V6). The 4-cylinder felt like a dog. The V6 was
> downright fast, and didn't have a rough idle like the 4-cyl. I would
> recommend the V6 for any application. The fuel savings are negligible.
>
>

Did you drive the manual 4 or the automatic? The manual is much quicker
than the automatic. Then again the manual V8 is probably even quicker. I
find that the manual 4 has good balance, better than the V6, making it more
fun to drive in the twisties with sufficient power to break any speed
limits, even up steep grades. My acid test was I84 coming out of Port
Jervis, NY. Cruise control held my set speed with no sag at all either
direction. Set speed was above 65, not going to say by how much.

Dave

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"Chris Aseltine" <ophidian@newsnation.com> wrote in message news:<N9Vwb.309398$Fm2.326950@attbi_s04>...
> "lcopps" <lcopps@nospam.com> writes:
>
> > I just bought a 4 door 4Cyl 5M EXL with Navi and it screams. Gets good
> > milage, lots of fun to drive, and handles better being less front heavy
> > than the V6. The dealer guys took it out to get a tank of gas said it
> > seemed every bit as fast as a V6. I assume they drive V6 Automatics.
>
> Sorry, I don't think so.
>
> I drove both the 4-cyl and the V6 Accord Coupes about a month ago (coming
> from an '01 Camry LE V6). The 4-cylinder felt like a dog. The V6 was
> downright fast, and didn't have a rough idle like the 4-cyl. I would
> recommend the V6 for any application. The fuel savings are negligible.

agree, I had a 4-cyl LX accord sedan as a loner car while my v6 ex
accord sedan was getting the options installed, tint, wing, fog
lights, etc.... and the 4-cyl just reminded me why I bought the v6,
smoother, quiter, much faster, but most of all no high reving RPMs
while I'm trying to pass traffic on the highway, i push the gas and it
goes, it doesn't have to downshift 2 gears to do it. I let me GF
borrow my car while her 4cyl accord was in the shop and she told me
her next car will be a V6 model

buy the v6 you wont regret it!