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Sedans Honda Accord Honda Accord vs Toyota Camry
2806 messages, Last post on Jul 25, 2009 at 4:28 AM
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What's funny to me is that certain Camry driver's are intent on slamming the Accord. Can't you just agree that the cars appeal to different audiences and let that be the end of it. Subjective opinions don't mean a whole lot in a discussion. So some of you think a Camry feels like a Lexus. I can tell you from experience that there is a significant difference between an ES330 and a Camry let alone anything above the ES330. If you wanted a "Lexus-feel" you shoulda bought a real Lexus. I happen to love the way my Accord looks. I love the way it drives even more. I love the manual transmission with the leather, dual-zone climate control, sunroof, XM radio, and heated seats. I didn't buy it expecting it to feel like a Lexus nor did I want it to. Also, you do not see Accord's on rental lots because Honda as a manufacturer will not sell them directly to fleets. Any rental company who wants Accords must buy them from a Honda dealer like any other person would do. Toyota deals directly with fleets to the tune of about 10% per year. Honda keeps it's fleet sales to less than 2%. That also explains a bit of the Camry's sales advantage over the Accord. |
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Replying to: 03accordman (Jan 26, 2005 5:52 am)
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Replying to: peterpan (Jan 26, 2005 8:00 am) The Camry and Accord are both excellent vehicles that cater to similar buyers with different preferences. Choose the Camry if ride ride, isolation, and restraint are paramount, and choose the Accord if involvement, and precision are your choice. As of 2005, when equipped similarly, the vehicles have MSRPs that closely approximate each other, so the choice really comes down to preference. To me, the major differences lie in the fact that the Accord makes available an outstanding Hybrid model, while the Camry offers the availability of what has been called the greatest safety advance since seatbelts- electronic stability control. Both offer outstanding efficiency and safety (when Camry is equipped with side and side curtain airbags). For the base models, Honda should be wholly commended on making side and side curtain airbags standard, and Toyota would do well to follow the lead. ~alpha
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Replying to: peterpan (Jan 26, 2005 8:00 am) I agree with your post Alpha just can't help but to post a response in the peterpan style.
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Replying to: bamacar (Jan 26, 2005 8:57 am)
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Replying to: richards38 (Jan 26, 2005 2:13 am) U G L Y They need to do something about that!!! Like the Camry, the Accord is a nice car that has one ugly butt. The booty has got to go!
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There is an active discussion on the " Camry vs Accord " but the " Corolla vs. Civic " it's marked as 'read only' which means that you cannot post anymore, why is this?? I don't understand why some of these are closed. It doesn't make sense to me to see these moderators close down discussions. Does anyone know about this? It's annoying sometimes because you want to post your thoughts and contribute to the discussion but it's not possible.
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Replying to: camrylover (Jan 26, 2005 11:28 am) http://auto.consumerguide.com/auto/editorial/imho/index.cfm/act/o- pinion23
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Replying to: jjnikk76 (Jan 26, 2005 12:52 pm)  I've seen/heard quite a bit of "ugly butt" comment on Accord. From both some on-line publications and real world people. I suspect that this may be a big contributing factor for Accord's slightly lower sales volume comparing to Camry's (giving these two are so close competitors). Note however, 05 Accord changed the color of part of its tail lights, making them nearly all red instead of red and clear. On darker color cars, this improved rear appearance quite a bit, in my opinion. The downward curve of the lights is not that obvious now. The rumor is that there will be further changes next year. It seems that Honda is aware of people's perception on this. Of course, not everyone thinks it has "ugly butt" to begin with, but it seems to get to a point that it's swaying some people's purchasing decision.
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