YACT: Need help to decide between these two cars!

[skim milk]

Originally posted by: FAS284
thanks all, got home a little bit ago with a new tsx!

nice
congrats on your new car!
Acura :heart:

 

[mugs]

TSX. Accord is fugly.

Edit: Too late I guess.... glad you took my advice though.

 

[ponyo]

Originally posted by: FAS284
thanks all, got home a little bit ago with a new tsx!

Congrats! Enjoy it and don't worry about the money. Money comes and goes. You only live once. Plus if you keep your car long time, couple thousand dollars now won't make much of a difference.

 

[Imported]

Originally posted by: OS

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH

Originally posted by: Imported

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH

Originally posted by: raildogg

Originally posted by: RagingBITCH
TSX by far. I have a 04 Accord, no navi - the TSX just has a better feel, passenger or driver. (Friend owns one) I don't regret buying my Accord since when I bought it, I was working part time making beans, but given a choice now I would have gone for the Acura hands down.

The newer Accords are more sporty, have better interiors and are more fun to drive than previous ones. At least according to reviews. So test drive the 06 Accord and 06 TSX or 05 TSX and get whatever feels better.

A manual in a V6 Accord would be awesome. You would be able to literally outrun most cars on the road.

What are you talking about? 03-06 Accords are all 7G Accords. 98-02 are 6G. I have the same model, minus the redesigned rear (LED taillights) and slightly different front, depending on 2 vs 4 door.

I didn't get that either.. An '06 Accord can't be much different from an '03 to '05 one.. Though I do agree the 6speed V6 kicks ass. Wish I bought one instead of the I4.. but I still like mine.

Yea I do too. I still kick myself. The gas mileage they get vs our I4's is almost negligible from the guys over at V6P. Maybe a gallon or two off in real world driving. AFAIK, all other suspension/etc components remain the same, same V-rated tires, etc.

Actually the suspension between I4 and V6 are different, they have different part numbers. The V6 stuff needs to hold up a heavier nose and such.

Also, 06+ vs 03-05 is also supposed to have different suspension, the part numbers are also different between those two for both V6 and I4.

I've actually never driven an 03-05 V6, but the i4s are supposed to handle better, less nose heavy plowing and such. I did drive an 06 v6 and it does handle nice, but it was a new car with 17" wheels vs my beat up i4 03 with 70K miles and squishy ass 15" wheels.

btw, my car is now within ~10 ft-lbs at the wheels to a 03 V6 accord, by the same dyno. And sacrifices nothing in gas mileage.

LX for LX the V6 is still ~4K more over I4. I think I'm 1 or 2 bolt ons away from being as fast as a V6. Skunk2 just released cams for K24 accords and supposedly it adds 15 HP, I'm gonna try to get some for $500. So for ~1K I'll be about as fast as the V6. All the effort was a pain in the ass though.

Details? Or do you happen to visit V6P or 7GA?

 

[FAS284]

Originally posted by: Naustica

Originally posted by: FAS284
thanks all, got home a little bit ago with a new tsx!

Congrats! Enjoy it and don't worry about the money. Money comes and goes. You only live once. Plus if you keep your car long time, couple thousand dollars now won't make much of a difference.

right on. I bought it for $26,300. Dealer wanted to give me only $1000 for my 97 ford taurus with 83K miles but I pressured him to go to $1500 (though I was expecting at least $1800 per KBB).. oh well. Put $1000 on my credit card and will deliver a $23,800 cashier's check this afternoon.

I love the car.. except it has too much interior noise on the highway. I'm aware of the sport suspension and the stiff ride but I did not hear so much noise on the two test drives I had previously (those two cars had more miles and my new car had only 8 miles.. not sure if that makes a difference). Is it normal to have a lot of interior noise in the TSX?

 

[RagingBITCH]

Originally posted by: DEMO24
get the TSX. We drove both and we regret getting the accord. I absoleutly HATE IT! So boring to drive. The TSX at least felt more fun to drive and the build quality was nicer.


also I wouldn't want a v6 6spd. The damn tires suck bad enough as it is on a 4 banger. Add almost 100 more hp to the game and its not gonna be any better. Unfortunatly the tires last forever to so there's no point in getting better ones yet.

Um, my stock Michelins didnt even last 2 years. And why would another 80hp have to matter to anything?

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: FAS284

Originally posted by: Naustica

Originally posted by: FAS284
thanks all, got home a little bit ago with a new tsx!

Congrats! Enjoy it and don't worry about the money. Money comes and goes. You only live once. Plus if you keep your car long time, couple thousand dollars now won't make much of a difference.

right on. I bought it for $26,300. Dealer wanted to give me only $1000 for my 97 ford taurus with 83K miles but I pressured him to go to $1500 (though I was expecting at least $1800 per KBB).. oh well. Put $1000 on my credit card and will deliver a $23,800 cashier's check this afternoon.

I love the car.. except it has too much interior noise on the highway. I'm aware of the sport suspension and the stiff ride but I did not hear so much noise on the two test drives I had previously (those two cars had more miles and my new car had only 8 miles.. not sure if that makes a difference). Is it normal to have a lot of interior noise in the TSX?

My wife noticed hers is more noisy than her Passat was. KBB sucks, btw.

 

[FAS284]

is that normal though? is it something that gets better with time?

 

[PandaBear]

Good choice 06 TSX. They improved the power band in the ECU this year and have dyno prove on www.hondata.com

I personally don't think a 4 banger accord is worth that much, and TSX is what accord suppose to look and handle like. But to each of their own, they are all nice cars.

 

[psteng19]

Originally posted by: PandaBear
Good choice 06 TSX. They improved the power band in the ECU this year and have dyno prove on www.hondata.com

I personally don't think a 4 banger accord is worth that much, and TSX is what accord suppose to look and handle like. But to each of their own, they are all nice cars.

It wasn't the ECU that netted the power gains.
They increased the throttle body diameter and modified the shape/lift/duration of the intake valve.

 

[Dunbar]

Originally posted by: FAS284
is that normal though? is it something that gets better with time?

It is normal, Honda/Acura don't believe in noise insulation. My 2003 Accord V6 is noisier on the highway than a Toyota Corolla. It won't get better, although you could add some dynamat-type sound deadener (which costs money and adds weight.)

Good choice on the TSX, it's a much better car than the 4-cyl Accord.