Does anybody buy the Accord coupe?
 

Happened to see a new one drive buy, thought it looked pretty nice,
and might actually fit my need. I previously owned an Acura CL, was
pretty happy with that, have been driving the Accord sedan for going
on three years now.

But hey, the coupes (and CL) were never common, and the current sales
of the coupes appears to be tiny. Anybody comment on volumes, target
market, etc?

Thanks.

J.

Re: Does anybody buy the Accord coupe?
 

JXStern wrote:
> Happened to see a new one drive buy, thought it looked pretty nice,
> and might actually fit my need. I previously owned an Acura CL, was
> pretty happy with that, have been driving the Accord sedan for going
> on three years now.
>
> But hey, the coupes (and CL) were never common, and the current sales
> of the coupes appears to be tiny. Anybody comment on volumes, target
> market, etc?
>
> Thanks.
>
> J.
>

If I were king I would stop building the coupes and offer station wagon
versions in the US again. Few vehicles are as flexible and useful as an
Accord sized wagon!

John

Re: Does anybody buy the Accord coupe?
 

JXStern wrote:
> Happened to see a new one drive buy, thought it looked pretty nice,
> and might actually fit my need. I previously owned an Acura CL, was
> pretty happy with that, have been driving the Accord sedan for going
> on three years now.
>
> But hey, the coupes (and CL) were never common, and the current sales
> of the coupes appears to be tiny. Anybody comment on volumes, target
> market, etc?
>
> Thanks.
>
> J.
>

If I were king I would stop building the coupes and offer station wagon
versions in the US again. Few vehicles are as flexible and useful as an
Accord sized wagon!

John

Re: Does anybody buy the Accord coupe?
 

JXStern wrote:
> Happened to see a new one drive buy, thought it looked pretty nice,
> and might actually fit my need. I previously owned an Acura CL, was
> pretty happy with that, have been driving the Accord sedan for going
> on three years now.
>
> But hey, the coupes (and CL) were never common, and the current sales
> of the coupes appears to be tiny. Anybody comment on volumes, target
> market, etc?
>
> Thanks.
>
> J.
>

If I were king I would stop building the coupes and offer station wagon
versions in the US again. Few vehicles are as flexible and useful as an
Accord sized wagon!

John

Re: Does anybody buy the Accord coupe?
 

John Horner wrote:
> JXStern wrote:
>> Happened to see a new one drive buy, thought it looked pretty nice,
>> and might actually fit my need. I previously owned an Acura CL, was
>> pretty happy with that, have been driving the Accord sedan for going
>> on three years now.
>>
>> But hey, the coupes (and CL) were never common, and the current sales
>> of the coupes appears to be tiny. Anybody comment on volumes, target
>> market, etc?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> J.
>>
>
> If I were king I would stop building the coupes and offer station wagon
> versions in the US again. Few vehicles are as flexible and useful as an
> Accord sized wagon!
>
> John
>
that's the truth, but minivans are much more profitable, as are suv's!
no wagon [in our market at any rate] means you have to buy one of these
alternatives. thank the marketing droids that persuaded honda to go
with red rear turn signal lenses for this market segmentation "wisdom".

Re: Does anybody buy the Accord coupe?
 

John Horner wrote:
> JXStern wrote:
>> Happened to see a new one drive buy, thought it looked pretty nice,
>> and might actually fit my need. I previously owned an Acura CL, was
>> pretty happy with that, have been driving the Accord sedan for going
>> on three years now.
>>
>> But hey, the coupes (and CL) were never common, and the current sales
>> of the coupes appears to be tiny. Anybody comment on volumes, target
>> market, etc?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> J.
>>
>
> If I were king I would stop building the coupes and offer station wagon
> versions in the US again. Few vehicles are as flexible and useful as an
> Accord sized wagon!
>
> John
>
that's the truth, but minivans are much more profitable, as are suv's!
no wagon [in our market at any rate] means you have to buy one of these
alternatives. thank the marketing droids that persuaded honda to go
with red rear turn signal lenses for this market segmentation "wisdom".

Re: Does anybody buy the Accord coupe?
 

John Horner wrote:
> JXStern wrote:
>> Happened to see a new one drive buy, thought it looked pretty nice,
>> and might actually fit my need. I previously owned an Acura CL, was
>> pretty happy with that, have been driving the Accord sedan for going
>> on three years now.
>>
>> But hey, the coupes (and CL) were never common, and the current sales
>> of the coupes appears to be tiny. Anybody comment on volumes, target
>> market, etc?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> J.
>>
>
> If I were king I would stop building the coupes and offer station wagon
> versions in the US again. Few vehicles are as flexible and useful as an
> Accord sized wagon!
>
> John
>
that's the truth, but minivans are much more profitable, as are suv's!
no wagon [in our market at any rate] means you have to buy one of these
alternatives. thank the marketing droids that persuaded honda to go
with red rear turn signal lenses for this market segmentation "wisdom".

Re: Does anybody buy the Accord coupe?
 

JXStern wrote:
>
> Happened to see a new one drive buy, thought it looked pretty nice,
> and might actually fit my need. I previously owned an Acura CL, was
> pretty happy with that, have been driving the Accord sedan for going
> on three years now.
>
> But hey, the coupes (and CL) were never common, and the current sales
> of the coupes appears to be tiny. Anybody comment on volumes, target
> market, etc?
>
> Thanks.
>
> J.

I'm in Houston. From what I see on the freeway 60 miles each day most of the
Accords are coupes. 4 doors are rare. I've been looking at the coupes myself. I
need to test drive one and compare to Mazda 6.

Re: Does anybody buy the Accord coupe?
 

JXStern wrote:
>
> Happened to see a new one drive buy, thought it looked pretty nice,
> and might actually fit my need. I previously owned an Acura CL, was
> pretty happy with that, have been driving the Accord sedan for going
> on three years now.
>
> But hey, the coupes (and CL) were never common, and the current sales
> of the coupes appears to be tiny. Anybody comment on volumes, target
> market, etc?
>
> Thanks.
>
> J.

I'm in Houston. From what I see on the freeway 60 miles each day most of the
Accords are coupes. 4 doors are rare. I've been looking at the coupes myself. I
need to test drive one and compare to Mazda 6.

Re: Does anybody buy the Accord coupe?
 

JXStern wrote:
>
> Happened to see a new one drive buy, thought it looked pretty nice,
> and might actually fit my need. I previously owned an Acura CL, was
> pretty happy with that, have been driving the Accord sedan for going
> on three years now.
>
> But hey, the coupes (and CL) were never common, and the current sales
> of the coupes appears to be tiny. Anybody comment on volumes, target
> market, etc?
>
> Thanks.
>
> J.

I'm in Houston. From what I see on the freeway 60 miles each day most of the
Accords are coupes. 4 doors are rare. I've been looking at the coupes myself. I
need to test drive one and compare to Mazda 6.

Re: Does anybody buy the Accord coupe?
 

JXStern wrote:
> Happened to see a new one drive buy, thought it looked pretty nice,
> and might actually fit my need. I previously owned an Acura CL, was
> pretty happy with that, have been driving the Accord sedan for going
> on three years now.
>
> But hey, the coupes (and CL) were never common, and the current sales
> of the coupes appears to be tiny. Anybody comment on volumes, target
> market, etc?
>
> Thanks.
>
> J.

Dunno, for a little car, I want all the room I can get.
The coupes are fun to drive, but not overly practical for all
the stuff I do, unless maybe a hatchback. I actually prefer
having the 4 door accord, cuz on mine, the back seat folds
down and you can use it sort of like a wagon. Which I do
most of the time. I checked it out, and I could actually sleep
back there if I had to. If I go diagonal across, with my head
up by the front seat back, and my feet towards a tail light,
I can fully stretch out, with room to spare. I was sorta
amazed actually... I do camp , etc quite a bit, and it's
quite possible I will sleep in the thing eventually. I actually
want a small wagon, but I stumbled into the honda and
decided to try it for a while. I still may buy a wagon of some
type, and sell the accord at some point. But the accord is
usable for what I want it for. Which is mainly to save gas $$$
vs the ford trucks I've been driving, getting appx 16 mpg
highway. I still have two of those, both with camper shells.
I see a return to more small wagons to tell you the truth. The high
gas prices will be converting a goodly number of large
SUV drivers before too long.. For me with a small honda size
car, a wagon is the #1 config for me.. I wish my 89 was a aerodeck
or whatever they called it. The selection of decent small wagons
is not overly large it seems.. There are a few though.
MK

Re: Does anybody buy the Accord coupe?
 

JXStern wrote:
> Happened to see a new one drive buy, thought it looked pretty nice,
> and might actually fit my need. I previously owned an Acura CL, was
> pretty happy with that, have been driving the Accord sedan for going
> on three years now.
>
> But hey, the coupes (and CL) were never common, and the current sales
> of the coupes appears to be tiny. Anybody comment on volumes, target
> market, etc?
>
> Thanks.
>
> J.

Dunno, for a little car, I want all the room I can get.
The coupes are fun to drive, but not overly practical for all
the stuff I do, unless maybe a hatchback. I actually prefer
having the 4 door accord, cuz on mine, the back seat folds
down and you can use it sort of like a wagon. Which I do
most of the time. I checked it out, and I could actually sleep
back there if I had to. If I go diagonal across, with my head
up by the front seat back, and my feet towards a tail light,
I can fully stretch out, with room to spare. I was sorta
amazed actually... I do camp , etc quite a bit, and it's
quite possible I will sleep in the thing eventually. I actually
want a small wagon, but I stumbled into the honda and
decided to try it for a while. I still may buy a wagon of some
type, and sell the accord at some point. But the accord is
usable for what I want it for. Which is mainly to save gas $$$
vs the ford trucks I've been driving, getting appx 16 mpg
highway. I still have two of those, both with camper shells.
I see a return to more small wagons to tell you the truth. The high
gas prices will be converting a goodly number of large
SUV drivers before too long.. For me with a small honda size
car, a wagon is the #1 config for me.. I wish my 89 was a aerodeck
or whatever they called it. The selection of decent small wagons
is not overly large it seems.. There are a few though.
MK

Re: Does anybody buy the Accord coupe?
 

JXStern wrote:
> Happened to see a new one drive buy, thought it looked pretty nice,
> and might actually fit my need. I previously owned an Acura CL, was
> pretty happy with that, have been driving the Accord sedan for going
> on three years now.
>
> But hey, the coupes (and CL) were never common, and the current sales
> of the coupes appears to be tiny. Anybody comment on volumes, target
> market, etc?
>
> Thanks.
>
> J.

Dunno, for a little car, I want all the room I can get.
The coupes are fun to drive, but not overly practical for all
the stuff I do, unless maybe a hatchback. I actually prefer
having the 4 door accord, cuz on mine, the back seat folds
down and you can use it sort of like a wagon. Which I do
most of the time. I checked it out, and I could actually sleep
back there if I had to. If I go diagonal across, with my head
up by the front seat back, and my feet towards a tail light,
I can fully stretch out, with room to spare. I was sorta
amazed actually... I do camp , etc quite a bit, and it's
quite possible I will sleep in the thing eventually. I actually
want a small wagon, but I stumbled into the honda and
decided to try it for a while. I still may buy a wagon of some
type, and sell the accord at some point. But the accord is
usable for what I want it for. Which is mainly to save gas $$$
vs the ford trucks I've been driving, getting appx 16 mpg
highway. I still have two of those, both with camper shells.
I see a return to more small wagons to tell you the truth. The high
gas prices will be converting a goodly number of large
SUV drivers before too long.. For me with a small honda size
car, a wagon is the #1 config for me.. I wish my 89 was a aerodeck
or whatever they called it. The selection of decent small wagons
is not overly large it seems.. There are a few though.
MK

Re: Does anybody buy the Accord coupe?
 

John Horner wrote:

> If I were king I would stop building the coupes and offer station wagon
> versions in the US again. Few vehicles are as flexible and useful as an
> Accord sized wagon!
>
> John

LOL...I see we think about alike in that regard. Hard to beat a
good wagon. You got some room, but it still drives like a car.
MK

Re: Does anybody buy the Accord coupe?
 

John Horner wrote:

> If I were king I would stop building the coupes and offer station wagon
> versions in the US again. Few vehicles are as flexible and useful as an
> Accord sized wagon!
>
> John

LOL...I see we think about alike in that regard. Hard to beat a
good wagon. You got some room, but it still drives like a car.
MK