Accord 2003 + / Manual Tranny

[civiclx98]

Hey, how's everyone doing?

I'm looking into purchasing an Accord Ex-L (2 or 4 door), 4 cylinder, with a manual tranny. Any ides on it?

Reliability issues. Does the 4 cylinder make it feel underpowered? I don't need rocket-like acceleration, but I don't need a 0 - 60 time of 10 seconds either.

[HRD2PLZ]

I used to have a 99 Accord EX-L with the 5-speed. It was fantastic on gas and good enough on the highways. Its a good city car with adequate acceleration, but its no rocket.

[rc2002]

I've driven these cars before. They're one of the better looking accords IMO, but the performance isn't particularly great, even with the 5 speed.

It's kind of an oddball car - didn't have a production run as long as most other Honda models so parts are more rare, aftermarket support is more rare, and in general it'd be a bit more expensive to maintain since used parts aren't easily sourced.

[Xtrema]

Go test one out. I think they are ok if you find Civic coupe being a bit small.

But nothing to write home about.