New car! Okay, bought it used but still new to me. This is my 4th Accord, and the 3rd white Accord I've owned. My first was a '89 LX-i hatchback that I inherited from my dad after I got my license. I complain that the Accord are boring, but it's actually not that bad - at least the coupe doesn't feel as boring. Back in Hong Kong, when I was little, my dad had the first ever Accord model. It was a dark maroon/brownish color from what I can remember, and one of the few things I remember at the time when I was about 6 was that I wanted an Accord when I grew up. Hah. I would never imagine that I would own 4 of them. Interestingly, I've never bought a new one. Two of my Accords ('89 and '92 were from my parents who bought theirs new (one I inheritted, the other I bought from them I think), and I bought a '94 white Accord from a friend's dad, and this one, an '05 EX-L w/ navi from a coworker. I wasn't originally thinking of buying an Accord, let alone a used one, but looking at the new car market, I just wasn't getting anything I wanted at the price point I wanted to spend. A Honda Fit Sport costs over $17k, and the ride over small road imperfections was so jarring that I didn't want to ever go over anymore road imperfections again during my short test drive. Still, I was surprised at how peppy that 116 hp engine was with three adults in the car. A Mazda 3i felt pretty solid, but we didn't like the cheap plastic knobies inside and I didn't like the ultra sensitive steering. Thought about spending more on a VW Golf, but then I'd be spending more, and we ultimately got spooked by previous VW owners warning us not to go there. SO here we are, Honda Accord coupe EX-L w/ Navi in my favorite Accord color at a price waaay below what we wanted to spend. Slipping back into an Accord feels like home.
