YACT: Need help to decide between these two cars!

[FAS284]

OK I can't decide.. both cars are nice and have their pros/cons:

1) 2006 honda accord ex-l with navi (4 cyl with auto trans - personal preference) - $24K out the door. Nice interior, ugly exterior. No sporty feel, semi-luxurious feel despite plastics. No cellphone hookup/bluetooth with navi. Great gas mileage, good price for the features.

2) 2005 Acura tsx with 8.5K miles - $24.5K - feels a little smaller but definitely more sport and luxurious. Does have slightly poorer gas mileage, no navi, and takes in premium gas.

(I would consider a new TSX but my budget per wife is $25K)

Update

Back to square one - still cannot decide.


1) same as above 2006 honda accord EX-L 4 cyl auto with navi for $24K out the door (invoice $24,800, edmunds true market value $25,171)

There is another preowned acura tsx above in #2 that has 5.3K miles, also for $24.5K, also without navi.

I was going with the accord at this point until another dealer offered me a potential deal:

3) new 2006 Acura tsx (w/o navi) - $26,300 out the door (invoice $26,051, edmunds true market value $27,849)

Ahhh.. I'm going to pull some more hair out.

 

[Ika]

you don't like the exterior of the 2006? boo!

why does the TSX only take premium gas? ( me = noob )

 

[OS]

Originally posted by: FAS284
OK I can't decide.. both cars are nice and have their pros/cons:

1) 2006 honda accord ex-l with navi (4 cyl with auto trans - personal preference) - $24K out the door. Nice interior, ugly exterior. No sporty feel, semi-luxurious feel despite plastics. No cellphone hookup/bluetooth with navi. Great gas mileage, good price for the features.

2) 2005 Acura tsx with 8.5K miles - $24.5K - feels a little smaller but definitely more sport and luxurious. Does have slightly poorer gas mileage, no navi, and takes in premium gas.

(I would consider a new TSX but my budget per wife is $25K)

if you consider auto vs auto, the difference in power is a wash. The 05 TSX only makes ~10 WHP more than an 06 accord.

After that it comes down the handling and features

 

[OS]

Originally posted by: guoziming
you don't like the exterior of the 2006? boo!

why does the TSX only take premium gas? ( me = noob )

the engine is higher compression

 

[psteng19]

Originally posted by: FAS284
OK I can't decide.. both cars are nice and have their pros/cons:

1) 2006 honda accord ex-l with navi (4 cyl with auto trans - personal preference) - $24K out the door. Nice interior, ugly exterior. No sporty feel, semi-luxurious feel despite plastics. No cellphone hookup/bluetooth with navi. Great gas mileage, good price for the features.

2) 2005 Acura tsx with 8.5K miles - $24.5K - feels a little smaller but definitely more sport and luxurious. Does have slightly poorer gas mileage, no navi, and takes in premium gas.

(I would consider a new TSX but my budget per wife is $25K)

A new '06 non-nav goes for about low $26k.
If you go for the TSX, spend the extra $1.5k and get more features and peace of mind.

 

[FAS284]

really? $27.5K for a tsx with navi? They are selling tsx for $27K without the navi here..

 

[mitaiwan82]

Originally posted by: FAS284
(I would consider a new TSX but my budget per wife is $25K)

whipped into making a sound financial decision

 

[maddogchen]

Originally posted by: mitaiwan82

Originally posted by: FAS284
(I would consider a new TSX but my budget per wife is $25K)

whipped into making a sound financial decision

per wife huh? get the accord, its bigger to fit all your wives.

 

[Ktulu]

the Accord sounds like the better deal to me

 

[FAS284]

Wow I thought ATOT was pro-TSX.

 

[maddogchen]

well its for your wife/wives, and is like a family car, I would say Accord.

If it was for you, i would say TSX.

 

[Caesar]

TSX

 

[masshass81]

I was in the same position as you. Get the Accord. The TSX IMO is nice, but not worth it, especially since it has 8.5k miles. Who knows how hard people have driven that car in those 8.5k miles. A car that is only a year old is usually dealer/manager test car that people drive like crazy before the break-in period, therefore significantly compromising the car?s long term reliability.

Like someone said above, get the new car and peace of mind. For god sakes, its brand spankin? new, has navi, and LED lights for less moola baby! IMO the exterior looks nice in graphite pearl and medium-dark tint and the interior also has the ambient console lighting like the TSX. In the long run, it?s worth it for the room, reliability and gas savings to get the accord.

 

[m2kewl]

you're whipped and on budget. get the accord b/c it runs regular.

i don't wanna heard you b|tch and moan about gas $$ like all the others here who spend over their budget.

 

[psteng19]

Originally posted by: FAS284
really? $27.5K for a tsx with navi? They are selling tsx for $27K without the navi here..

No, sorry I meant $1.5k over a used '05.

$24,500 (used '05) + $1,500 = $26,000 no-navi (new '06)

2006 w/nav goes for about $27,800

 

[ShowdOWN]

go haggle with an acura dealer to see if you can get a tsx with nav for the right price.

 

[raildogg]

You can get the Accord V6 LX for $25k. It has great power and will feel more sporty. But you may want the better gas mileage with the 4 cylinder.

I would get the Accord, either the 4 cylinder or the V6.

 

[BadNewsBears]

Aw 20k will buy a 3rd generation diesel ram @20-24 mpg depending on driving style and equipment.. And have like 550 lb ft of torque to boot

 

[FAS284]

Update

Back to square one - still cannot decide.


1) same as above 2006 honda accord EX-L 4 cyl auto with navi for $24K out the door (invoice $24,800, edmunds true market value $25,171)

There is another preowned acura tsx above in #2 that has 5.3K miles, also for $24.5K, also without navi.

I was going with the accord at this point until another dealer offered me a potential deal:

3) new 2006 Acura tsx (w/o navi) - $26,300 out the door (invoice $26,051, edmunds true market value $27,849)

Ahhh.. I'm going to pull some more hair out.

 

[FAS284]

poll added

 

[Accipiter22]

new Acura....gas prices can't stay up forever!!! any day now they're comin down!

 

[nakedfrog]

Don't buy either one.

 

[masshass81]

$26,300 out the door and invoice is $26k??? Out the door as in after tax, title, license, state and doc fees?? That dealer is talking about $2,000 under invoice.. I smell bait n? switch..

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: Accipiter22
new Acura....gas prices can't stay up forever!!! any day now they're comin down!

Riiiight... how long has it been since they were under $2?

 

[FAS284]

lol..