Accord Vs Civic

If you do not care about size or anything when it comes to a Honda, which is
cheaper to maintain? If one is more than the other is it worth it?

 

Prolly a civic, they are cheaper to buy, but i would much rather get an
accord. They are faster and have more room plus look better.

 

A stripper DX Civic will be the cheapest to buy/own/maintain.

 

The Civic is smaller in size than the Accord and has LESS power than the
Accord. I would still prefer the Accord because it has more power and is
larger. However, If I did not have a well paying full time job, I would
settle for a Civic until I could afford to trade it in on an Accord.

 

yeah sea world doesnt pay that well

 

Jason wrote:
| In article <QkJne.49$Er.40@fed1read02>, "Jarrett Hurd"
|
|| If you do not care about size or anything when it comes to a Honda,
|| which is cheaper to maintain? If one is more than the other is it
|| worth it?
|
| The Civic is smaller in size than the Accord and has LESS power than
| the Accord. I would still prefer the Accord because it has more
| power and is larger.

My trusty old Civic '88 accomodates me just fine (I'm 6'1), and provides
enough power to get around, onto freeways and off. It's been pretty much
trouble-free and just recently passed (strict California "Enhanced Area")
smog without any effort. It's taken me places, long drives, short drives,
has carried two bikes (OK, front wheels taken off) in its trunk, and fits
four (not super-sized) people without being totally cramped.

Ask yourself how much power and space you really *need* vs. what you want.
We often make the mistake of confusing the two of them.

| However, If I did not have a well paying full
| time job, I would settle for a Civic until I could
| afford to trade it in on an Accord.

I could afford an Accord, but why would I want to buy one?

Jarrett - if you're on a tight budget, take all the additional costs into
account, such as

- insurance
- registration
- gas (if you drive a lot, especially nowadays)

beside the pure cost of the car plus maintenance.

For pure economical reasons, an older (but well-maintained) Civic would be
really hard to beat.

 

impossible to beat imo! i'm 6'5 and have an 89 hatch for exactly the
same reasons as you, bikes & all! plus, if you live/work in a big city,
having something old & ugly is a huge positive against theft &
vandalism. it's also interesting in the dating dept. if a potential
date looks at my car & starts getting an attitude, i already know she's
not my type.

 

"Jarrett Hurd" wrote

But it's a whale of a job.

 

jim beam wrote:
| tomb wrote:
|| For pure economical reasons, an older (but well-maintained) Civic
|| would be really hard to beat.
||
||
| impossible to beat imo! i'm 6'5 and have an 89 hatch for exactly the
| same reasons as you, bikes & all! plus, if you live/work in a big
| city, having something old & ugly is a huge positive against theft &
| vandalism.

Good point, too. Even thought I don't necessarily think it's ugly - but that
might be an acquired taste

| it's also interesting in the dating dept. if a potential
| date looks at my car & starts getting an attitude, i already know
| she's not my type.

Excellent point, too!

 

Hello,
It appears that lots and lots of people must agree with you. I see lots
more Civics than Accords in the town where I live. It's my guess that if
gas prices remain high--that small cars (including Civics) will be more
common that SUVs in the coming years. I have several friends that live
over 40 miles from where they work--it's easy to understand why my friends
and other people that have to drive over 40 miles per day would be more
likely to buy a Civic than an Accord.
Jason

 

It gives you porpoise in life!

 

I drive 29 miles daily each way to and from work, plus a 300-mile trek to
the home office 2-4 times monthly, and my 2003 Civic EX is a dream for this
duty. Depending on a/c usage (I live in Central FL), I get 35-38 mpg in
mixed driving, and at 36,000 miles have had no unscheduled maintenance after
the first month (faulty seat rail on the dirvers' side).
Despite the extra luxury, I can't believe an Accord would be better.
Of course, I still pine away for the 1990 Civic LX I traded in for the new
one -- bought it new and drove it 13 years and 185,000 miles with the
original clutch still working beautifully.

 

/mine/ is ugly. peeling paint, scratches, dents. doesn't look much,
but she's like new under the hood - just the way i like it! nice &
stealthy...

 

haha

 

yeah gold diggers arent cool

 

good point ill probably do like 20-30 miles a day

 

The Civic will be no cheaper to "maintain" but will do a little better on F.E.
than the Accord. At the sacrifice of ride quality, noise and features. The
Civic LX trim level suits my family drivers just fine. Currently enjoying 25
MPG (all in town, LA traffic) with a 2005 Civic Coupe LX.


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The Accords just don't get the MPG of the Civic's and the 2001 and above
Civic's are pretty roomy. I just got 41.6 mpg out of my 2002 Civic lx 5sp
and that was 70 % Highway -30% city driving!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

But insurance rates will be higher on the Civic. That may turn the
balance the other way, even with the ~$2000 difference at invoice cost.

-Sonarrat.

 

I have the Accord, my daughter has a Civic. Both are good cars and you
can't go wrong either way. Go with what you budget will allow. There is no
sense spending more then one can afford, as it won't do you any good if you
can't afford to go anywhere with it.