Most popular Honda Accord for sale

I have been in Germany for 3 years of my life and driving BMW 3 series and Benz C class. When I got back to the US in 2005 I decided to buy myself a new car. Now after considerable amount of research, I decided to buy a HOnda Accord EX V6. This is the top end model in Honda Sedans and matches BMW 330 series and is way better than the 325 series.
The 325 series comes in 184Bhp and 330 series comes with 235 bhp where as the accord V6 is 242Bhp. The costs are:
BMW 325 series : $30000 - $39000
BMW 330 series : $35000 - $44000
What I paid for my Honda Accord EX V6: 27000 (after a lot of bargaining, i got 4000 off on the showroom price). This price includes all the goodies

Now I decided its not worth spending an extra $10000 for features like a beep once you cross 75mph etc. BMW is definitely a status car no doubt, but I think the accord V6 EX is a practical car. If you want sheer pickup and speed, dont buy the 4 cylinder model. A lot of people feel that its similar to V6. No way, I have driven both versions. The V6 will literally fly if it had wings :-)

The car also comes loaded with features like 6 cd changer, leather seats, seat heating and much much more. What I probably feel could be improved is the AC. The car is relatively bigger than the BMW. Theres plently of room in the back. But the AC is not powerful enough for the people sitting behind to feel comfortable on a very hot day. Especially last summer in california when the temp went up to 110 degrees.

So overall if you want a fast good looking and comfortable car for a reasonable price, the Accord V6 EX is a great buy

Background: This was our second Honda car. It was equipped with the 2.4L four cyclinder and automatic transmission. I owned the car for 3 months and put 10,000 miles on the odometer.

Performance: The 2.4L engine, rated at 166 HP, is on par with competitors in the acceleration dept. My particular model would run 0-60 in 9 seconds, which is decent and good enough for all but the most demanding drivers. The engine is very smooth. In fact, I don't think I've experienced a smoother, more refined engine. I averaged 34-35 MPG on the highway and 26-27 in town--my overall MPG was 28.1, but I drove about 50% of the time on the highway.

Reliability: N/A. I didn't own the car long enough to comment accurately on this, but I'd expect reliability to be sterling, as it the case with just about all vehicles Honda manufacturers.

Comfort: Comfortable on the highway, but coarse pavement produced more interior noise than I'd like. I attribute this to a slight disadvantage in sound proofing versus the Camry and to lower profile tires (16 inch vs. 15 inch rims). Interior room was good for front seat passengers and good for rear seat riders, provided they were less than 6 feet tall.

Quality and Craftsmanship: The Accord felt very taut overall and solid. This is a rather subjective observation, but I couldn't find anything to fault Honda on in this regard, which is not unusual.

Overall: A great family car and perhaps the most fun to drive of the family sedans. Performance is good, comfort is high, the car should run several hundred thousand miles on minimal maintenance... I only traded in the Accord because I was short a truck, and, unfortunately, the Accord does not have a bed.

We bought this car as ours was stolen and this one was a fair price. Dishonest dealership too many undisclosed mechanical problems.