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My dads trading in his 03 accord and wants another one, but i told him to check out the new altima. apples to apples they look the same. hes paying cash so no need for which one is a better rate. i really like the new altima, looks, features etc. i think the accord is kinda old man-ish.
thoughts?
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« Reply #1 on: December 07, 2009, 08:43:55 PM » |
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are you looking at the coupe or sedan?
My dad has the Altima coupe with CVT... I suggest you avoid CVT unless he wants a cruiser car.
It's a good alternative, and the fit and finish is nice. It's starting to grow on me since I've been using it for the last week and well, I like it.
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« Reply #2 on: December 07, 2009, 08:56:43 PM » |
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The accord. It's a relatively new model in it's (2nd?) year of production currently. The altima was facelifted recently, but it was so subtle that no one even realized the difference. I remember reading about the subtle facelift on autoblog. I'm also skeptical about Nissan's because my brother had an 02 altima, which ate more engine oil than a rotary. He was lucky that it was a lease, so he returned it (IIRC, it received a new engine because of that engine oil eating recall)
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« Reply #3 on: December 07, 2009, 09:16:37 PM » |
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Accord....
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« Reply #4 on: December 07, 2009, 09:25:19 PM » |
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accord.
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« Reply #5 on: December 07, 2009, 09:30:13 PM » |
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Is the Altima SE-R still available?
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« Reply #6 on: December 07, 2009, 09:48:12 PM » |
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Maxima? 6? There's a lot of cars in that segment.
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« Reply #7 on: December 08, 2009, 01:36:12 PM » |
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Maxima? 6? There's a lot of cars in that segment.
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oh yeah, the 6 is good too. thanks all for the input. |
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« Reply #8 on: December 08, 2009, 02:09:19 PM » |
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I wouldn't call the Accord much of an old man car more than a boat on wheels. It's huge. It used to be tops in my list until the EX and EX-L no longer came with manual transmission. I've seen a few manual EX-L sedans, talk about sick.
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« Reply #9 on: December 09, 2009, 09:28:06 AM » |
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If I were shopping in that class, I'd be only looking at the Accord, Mazda 6 and Ford Fusion.
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« Reply #10 on: December 09, 2009, 10:15:06 AM » |
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If I were shopping in that class, I'd be only looking at the Accord, Mazda 6 and Ford Fusion.
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« Reply #11 on: December 09, 2009, 11:35:48 AM » |
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Fusion's interior (and most domestic) is a big turn off.  |
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« Reply #12 on: December 09, 2009, 02:33:29 PM » |
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he's gonna go with the accord ex-l in black with ivory leather.  |
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« Reply #13 on: December 09, 2009, 02:59:21 PM » |
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Nice.
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« Reply #14 on: December 09, 2009, 02:59:58 PM » |
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Fusion's interior (and most domestic) is a big turn off. You haven't sat in a 2010 Fusion then. Kev |
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« Reply #15 on: December 09, 2009, 04:31:15 PM » |
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 yes they had come a long way but the on-going use of 4 spoke steer wheel = dated. That is purely my opinion, you don't have to agree.  |
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« Reply #16 on: December 09, 2009, 06:32:38 PM » |
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after having my ranger for 5 months, i hate it. not to say all fords are equal across the board. but it been in and had 3 window motors replaced, torsion bar and cv boot. and it only has 11K on it. plus the interior finish is lack luster at best.
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« Reply #17 on: December 09, 2009, 07:58:47 PM » |
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I rented an 07 Fusion SEL before, I really liked it.
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« Reply #18 on: December 11, 2009, 01:37:50 AM » |
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my vote goes to accord
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« Reply #19 on: December 11, 2009, 01:40:50 AM » |
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If I were shopping in that class, I'd be only looking at the Accord, Mazda 6 and Ford Fusion.
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