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.

Until last week, I didn't even know they existed. I'm sure I've seen
them, but never identified them as being an Accord. A cow orker just
bought a shiny new red one, and I've been checking it out with some
curiosity.

With the spacious rear seats begging to be used, the whole two door idea
seems a little silly. I've always felt slightly claustrophobic in the
back of a 2 door car, and sliding/tilting the seat to escape is a PITA.
If you're not going to carry more than 1 passenger, why not get a
slightly smaller car? If you're the carpool king, a 4/5 door would
clearly be the way to go.

As others have mentioned, the 4 door Accord wagon is a handy beast. In
the 6 months I've owned mine, I've had three people ask "how do you like
it." When I mention that Honda stopped making them some time back, all
three displayed disappointment. I'm sure wagons will come full circle
soon, now that the minivan fad has peaked and big SUVs are rapidly
becoming even more stupidly expensive to drive.

-Greg

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.

Until last week, I didn't even know they existed. I'm sure I've seen
them, but never identified them as being an Accord. A cow orker just
bought a shiny new red one, and I've been checking it out with some
curiosity.

With the spacious rear seats begging to be used, the whole two door idea
seems a little silly. I've always felt slightly claustrophobic in the
back of a 2 door car, and sliding/tilting the seat to escape is a PITA.
If you're not going to carry more than 1 passenger, why not get a
slightly smaller car? If you're the carpool king, a 4/5 door would
clearly be the way to go.

As others have mentioned, the 4 door Accord wagon is a handy beast. In
the 6 months I've owned mine, I've had three people ask "how do you like
it." When I mention that Honda stopped making them some time back, all
three displayed disappointment. I'm sure wagons will come full circle
soon, now that the minivan fad has peaked and big SUVs are rapidly
becoming even more stupidly expensive to drive.

-Greg

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.

Until last week, I didn't even know they existed. I'm sure I've seen
them, but never identified them as being an Accord. A cow orker just
bought a shiny new red one, and I've been checking it out with some
curiosity.

With the spacious rear seats begging to be used, the whole two door idea
seems a little silly. I've always felt slightly claustrophobic in the
back of a 2 door car, and sliding/tilting the seat to escape is a PITA.
If you're not going to carry more than 1 passenger, why not get a
slightly smaller car? If you're the carpool king, a 4/5 door would
clearly be the way to go.

As others have mentioned, the 4 door Accord wagon is a handy beast. In
the 6 months I've owned mine, I've had three people ask "how do you like
it." When I mention that Honda stopped making them some time back, all
three displayed disappointment. I'm sure wagons will come full circle
soon, now that the minivan fad has peaked and big SUVs are rapidly
becoming even more stupidly expensive to drive.

-Greg

Re: Does anybody buy the Accord coupe?
 

JXStern wrote:

>
> I guess the TSX is about what I want, but I don't like to have to feed
> it premium, and don't like feeding Acura the premium price (also my
> local Acura dealer is a bit of a dog). If it were also available as a
> Civic SI sedan (w regular gas), that would probably sell me! But
> they'll have to bring it out in the next few weeks for me to get one
> this go-round.
>
> J.
>

You might like the Mazda 6 then. A touch bigger than the Civic and a
touch smaller than the US Accord. Available as a sedan, hatchback or
wagon with a good selection of engines as well.

John

Re: Does anybody buy the Accord coupe?
 

JXStern wrote:

>
> I guess the TSX is about what I want, but I don't like to have to feed
> it premium, and don't like feeding Acura the premium price (also my
> local Acura dealer is a bit of a dog). If it were also available as a
> Civic SI sedan (w regular gas), that would probably sell me! But
> they'll have to bring it out in the next few weeks for me to get one
> this go-round.
>
> J.
>

You might like the Mazda 6 then. A touch bigger than the Civic and a
touch smaller than the US Accord. Available as a sedan, hatchback or
wagon with a good selection of engines as well.

John

Re: Does anybody buy the Accord coupe?
 

JXStern wrote:

>
> I guess the TSX is about what I want, but I don't like to have to feed
> it premium, and don't like feeding Acura the premium price (also my
> local Acura dealer is a bit of a dog). If it were also available as a
> Civic SI sedan (w regular gas), that would probably sell me! But
> they'll have to bring it out in the next few weeks for me to get one
> this go-round.
>
> J.
>

You might like the Mazda 6 then. A touch bigger than the Civic and a
touch smaller than the US Accord. Available as a sedan, hatchback or
wagon with a good selection of engines as well.

John

Re: Does anybody buy the Accord coupe?
 

JXStern wrote:

>
> I guess the TSX is about what I want, but I don't like to have to feed
> it premium, and don't like feeding Acura the premium price (also my
> local Acura dealer is a bit of a dog). If it were also available as a
> Civic SI sedan (w regular gas), that would probably sell me! But
> they'll have to bring it out in the next few weeks for me to get one
> this go-round.
>
> J.
>

You might like the Mazda 6 then. A touch bigger than the Civic and a
touch smaller than the US Accord. Available as a sedan, hatchback or
wagon with a good selection of engines as well.

John

Re: Does anybody buy the Accord coupe?
 

John Horner wrote:
>
> Indeed! I am still miffed that the minivan and SUV craze all but killed
> station wagon availability. Volvo, VW & Subaru are about the only
> companies now which offer wagon versions of most of their sedans.

You can add BMW to the list of manufacturers offering a wagon both in the 3
series as well as the 5 series.

Eric

Re: Does anybody buy the Accord coupe?
 

John Horner wrote:
>
> Indeed! I am still miffed that the minivan and SUV craze all but killed
> station wagon availability. Volvo, VW & Subaru are about the only
> companies now which offer wagon versions of most of their sedans.

You can add BMW to the list of manufacturers offering a wagon both in the 3
series as well as the 5 series.

Eric

Re: Does anybody buy the Accord coupe?
 

John Horner wrote:
>
> Indeed! I am still miffed that the minivan and SUV craze all but killed
> station wagon availability. Volvo, VW & Subaru are about the only
> companies now which offer wagon versions of most of their sedans.

You can add BMW to the list of manufacturers offering a wagon both in the 3
series as well as the 5 series.

Eric

Re: Does anybody buy the Accord coupe?
 

John Horner wrote:
>
> Indeed! I am still miffed that the minivan and SUV craze all but killed
> station wagon availability. Volvo, VW & Subaru are about the only
> companies now which offer wagon versions of most of their sedans.

You can add BMW to the list of manufacturers offering a wagon both in the 3
series as well as the 5 series.

Eric

Re: Does anybody buy the Accord coupe?
 

John Horner wrote:

> You might like the Mazda 6 then. A touch bigger than the Civic and a
> touch smaller than the US Accord. Available as a sedan, hatchback or
> wagon with a good selection of engines as well.

Actually, the V6 engine is made by Ford. Case closed.

Re: Does anybody buy the Accord coupe?
 

John Horner wrote:

> You might like the Mazda 6 then. A touch bigger than the Civic and a
> touch smaller than the US Accord. Available as a sedan, hatchback or
> wagon with a good selection of engines as well.

Actually, the V6 engine is made by Ford. Case closed.

Re: Does anybody buy the Accord coupe?
 

John Horner wrote:

> You might like the Mazda 6 then. A touch bigger than the Civic and a
> touch smaller than the US Accord. Available as a sedan, hatchback or
> wagon with a good selection of engines as well.

Actually, the V6 engine is made by Ford. Case closed.

Re: Does anybody buy the Accord coupe?
 

John Horner wrote:

> You might like the Mazda 6 then. A touch bigger than the Civic and a
> touch smaller than the US Accord. Available as a sedan, hatchback or
> wagon with a good selection of engines as well.

Actually, the V6 engine is made by Ford. Case closed.