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I have finally sold my white 2003 Accord pseudo-EX yesterday. My
fellow newsgroup contributors will recall that I had purchased a
2003 LX and, soon afterwards, transformed this car into an EX
because I did not want the sunroof. This unusual Accord EX had
pretty much all of the upgrades found in that trim level, including
the 16" 5-spoke OEM rims and larger tires, the body-colored side
garnishes, and the EX interior wood trim on the console and doors.
It also had the outside temperature gauge, day/night mirror, the
mudguards and door edge guards, the trunk tray and EX-V6 trunk
liner, and tan rubber WeatherTech floor mats. These upgrades and
accessories added about $2000 to the price of the LX.

So it was a pretty reasonable deal that, although the car was one
year old and has 11K well-cared-for miles, I sold it for the same
"before taxes" price that I originally purchased it brand-new from
the dealership 12 months ago. That is, in itself, an excellent
deal, because the depreciation on this car seemed to apply to the
upgrades/accessories themselves while the car's depreciation was
relatively small. The buyer was a friend who appreciated all of
the upgrades and detailed service documentation I kept on the car
(it was a private sale)!

The service records show that I visited the dealership seven times
before the first 5K oil change to have the EX upgrades installed!
This past holiday season, I delivered a big box of fresh Florida
oranges and grapefruit to everyone at the dealership, because I felt
in the holiday spirit myself and didn't want to forget my extended
family there!

Since I need the additional protection of side and curtain airbags,
I was so pleased with the 03 that I am now driving a white 04 EX-L.

Paul

When your friend realizes he got screwed, he'll beat u up.





How to turn off 'Maintenance Required" light:

1. Hold trip/reset button on dash
2. Turn key to "ON" or start engine
3. Hold button til light goes out

Congratulations!!

You blew a lot of money needlessly but recouped it by screwing your friend.

JM
(buying a EX V6 this week)

JM wrote:

> Congratulations!!
>
> You blew a lot of money needlessly but recouped it by screwing your friend.
>
> JM
> (buying a EX V6 this week)

lol! That pretty much sums it it I suppose...

Cosmin

pstuart03@hotmail.com (Paul Stuart) wrote in message news:<b46b8f39.0402240117.1973f0cf@posting.google. com>...
> I have finally sold my white 2003 Accord pseudo-EX yesterday.

I seem to remember you were debating adding an EX badge. Did you ever do that?

Tracy

tlbwriter@yahoo.com (Tracy) wrote in message news:<b0b9f830.0402251431.771fac09@posting.google. com>...
> pstuart03@hotmail.com (Paul Stuart) wrote in message news:<b46b8f39.0402240117.1973f0cf@posting.google. com>...
> > I have finally sold my white 2003 Accord pseudo-EX yesterday.
>
> I seem to remember you were debating adding an EX badge. Did you ever do that?
>
> Tracy

Yes, I did add the chrome EX badge to the trunklid. Because it has all of
the EX upgrades, it is technically an EX without the sunroof, and a unique
Honda trim level all by itself.

Paul

"Paul Stuart" <pstuart03@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:b46b8f39.0402260135.6ae23b19@posting.google.c om...
>
> Yes, I did add the chrome EX badge to the trunklid. Because it has all of
> the EX upgrades, it is technically an EX without the sunroof, and a unique
> Honda trim level all by itself.

It could be more accurately described as a Paul trim level, than a Honda
trim level <g>.

--
Brian
www.accesswave.ca/~orion

On 26 Feb 2004 01:35:58 -0800, pstuart03@hotmail.com (Paul Stuart)
wrote:

>tlbwriter@yahoo.com (Tracy) wrote in message news:<b0b9f830.0402251431.771fac09@posting.google. com>...
>> pstuart03@hotmail.com (Paul Stuart) wrote in message news:<b46b8f39.0402240117.1973f0cf@posting.google. com>...
>> > I have finally sold my white 2003 Accord pseudo-EX yesterday.
>>
>> I seem to remember you were debating adding an EX badge. Did you ever do that?
>>
>> Tracy
>
>Yes, I did add the chrome EX badge to the trunklid. Because it has all of
>the EX upgrades, it is technically an EX without the sunroof, and a unique
>Honda trim level all by itself.
>
>Paul

Or put another way, it says EX but isn't really. Technically it is a
DX as all real EX models have sunroofs and came from the factory as an
EX trim level. When your friend goes to his insurance company, the
VIN will identify this as an LX and his coverage for loss will be
based on that.

Seems more in the category of deceptive than unique.

> I seem to remember you were debating adding an EX badge. Did you ever do that?
> >
> > Tracy
>
> Yes, I did add the chrome EX badge to the trunklid. Because it has all of
> the EX upgrades, it is technically an EX >
> Paul



No, it's technically called fraud. VIN will come back as LX. Stay on
good terms with your friend, friend.

JM

> No, it's technically called fraud. VIN will come back as LX. Stay on
> good terms with your friend, friend.
>
> JM

I understand your assertion, JM, but there was one point I failed to make
clear in my original post. I did say that my friend appreciated all of
the upgrades to the car, and he also knows that this car is an LX model.
So, fraud does not apply in this case -- I made it perfectly clear during
the sale that this Accord was, in fact, an LX model with EX upgrades.

Paul