trikster Posted June 27, 2004 Share Posted June 27, 2004 Our family's considering buying a new car soon (in the next year or so) and we were originally considering buying a Honda Accord Sedan. However, when we added all the features in the car that we wanted (leather seats, EX model), the price came to be only slighly lower (a few thousand less) than the lower-end configuration of the Acura TSX. What do you think would be a better idea - sticking with the high-end Accord or going with a low-end Acura TSX and spending a few thousand more? Obviously the Accord is cheaper, but will the Acura be of a much better value to make it worth spending the extra thousand bucks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vraa Posted June 27, 2004 Share Posted June 27, 2004 Accord. Isn't the TSX the JDM Accord? Or Euro Accord? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AltecXP Posted June 27, 2004 Share Posted June 27, 2004 yes the tsx= jap accord and on a side note rsx= jap integra if the accord is cheaper get it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kombolcha Posted June 27, 2004 Share Posted June 27, 2004 it depends.. i would go with the high end accord because in the long run maintenance and repairs are cheaper for the honda than the acura and it will have a better value Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgats Posted June 27, 2004 Share Posted June 27, 2004 just get them both and decide afterwards seriously the accord is very very nice inside but integra is faster :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital Pimp Posted June 27, 2004 Share Posted June 27, 2004 Someone mind explaining what Acuras are (yes i know cars of a honda nature) Are they Honda models that the rest of the world gets, just they have to be renamed for the US market to make them sound better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForeverUnknown Posted June 27, 2004 Share Posted June 27, 2004 Someone mind explaining what Acuras are (yes i know cars of a honda nature) Are they Honda models that the rest of the world gets, just they have to be renamed for the US market to make them sound better. we have hondas here too but acuras are like the higher end hondas here in the US. that's pretty much it i think you should just go for the accord. pretty much the same thing so same some money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike101M69 Posted June 27, 2004 Share Posted June 27, 2004 Someone mind explaining what Acuras are (yes i know cars of a honda nature) Are they Honda models that the rest of the world gets, just they have to be renamed for the US market to make them sound better. basically, Acura is the luxury company of Honda. other examples- Audi > Volkswagen Lexus > Toyota Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuka_t Posted June 27, 2004 Share Posted June 27, 2004 audi>vw isnt as good of an example. there is no audi bug now is there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vraa Posted June 27, 2004 Share Posted June 27, 2004 Usually only the Japanese manufacturers do this because of the need to justify it. Who wants to pay 70k for a Toyota Celsior when people will do that for the EXACT same thing but called Lexus LS430. On the other hand, Volkwagon is having a pretty ****ty time with their Phateon :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmm Posted June 27, 2004 Share Posted June 27, 2004 You might want to consider contacting your insurance company as well to see if its much more expensive to insure one over the other. If its not too different i would just get the one that you enjoy the most in a test drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanxuuk Posted June 27, 2004 Share Posted June 27, 2004 My mum used to have a accord, it was cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.... Posted June 27, 2004 Share Posted June 27, 2004 Acura...hands down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trikster Posted June 27, 2004 Author Share Posted June 27, 2004 it depends.. i would go with the high end accord because in the long run maintenance and repairs are cheaper for the honda than the acura and it will have a better value Good point. I didn't think of the maintenance costs. Thanks for the advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trikster Posted June 27, 2004 Author Share Posted June 27, 2004 You might want to consider contacting your insurance company as well to see if its much more expensive to insure one over the other. If its not too different i would just get the one that you enjoy the most in a test drive. Good advice. Thank you, I'll make sure to consider this when I decide which to take. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.... Posted June 27, 2004 Share Posted June 27, 2004 Actually, you really can't go wrong with either....insurance wise, the accord may actually be higher, due to it being one of the top stolen vehicles....figurea an acura is a high end honda anywhoo.... I've been in both....both are really nice, but I would go with the acura.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threetonesun Posted June 27, 2004 Share Posted June 27, 2004 Acura .... much nicer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goheels681 Posted June 27, 2004 Share Posted June 27, 2004 Supposedly, Acura's hold up much longer and they have a very high resale vaule whenever you want to sell it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skiiper Posted June 27, 2004 Share Posted June 27, 2004 I say go with the TSX. its got more class and Acura cars are generally higher quality than plain hondas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XanoZuke Posted June 27, 2004 Share Posted June 27, 2004 I'd take the Acura.....Someday it will be yours :yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfador Posted June 27, 2004 Share Posted June 27, 2004 accord. just because they're nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XanoZuke Posted June 28, 2004 Share Posted June 28, 2004 It doesn't really matters....They are both from japan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Angry Bunny Posted June 28, 2004 Share Posted June 28, 2004 Both are really good cars. I would honestly be in a bind on this one, seeing as I love both companies and both cars (even though they basically are the same thing). I would decide based on price... if there's a big difference in price go with the lower one... they're both basically the same anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.... Posted June 28, 2004 Share Posted June 28, 2004 It doesn't really matters....They are both from japan. They are both from Honda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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