FastFord

Both are great choices. If the car is supposed to be hers, she will like things that may not be important to you and visa versa. In my many years and a couple of wives, the best possible solution is to understand what she wants in a car, which one she prefers and go with that. Cause in the big picture, including your girl friend and understanding why she likes A over B is much more important than the car itself. Put the two choices (color/options) side by side and ask her which one she would rather drive. I have been very lucky as both wives didn't drive but both liked cars. I just let them pick cause I really don't care. About to pull the trigger on car number 57 so I can't complain.

From a practical point I bet the Civic will have a better resale than the Accord. (pricing accounted for) A two year old Civic here, may as well buy a new one. Accord not so much.

Johnhav430

haha my buddy said driving a LS is like driving a mattress (he used to have one). Since I now drive one most of the time, I say it's like being able to navigate your pillow top mattress right out of your bedroom on the 2nd floor, and onto the highway.

When I texted my buddy that I just bought the LS430, he replied that is some serious Tahara sheet metal, son! Then he texted me his wife said what are you so happy about, you didn't buy the car? And after that, his 2 girls said wow John bought an old person's car, we'd rather ride in his wife's car ( a soccer mom's SUV)....

bitkahuna

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moved '18 accord posts to that new thread.

Aron9000

After looking at the 2018 Accord, I would definitely buy the 2017 Accord with the V6. Just not a fan of 4 cylinder engines, even with turbochargers on something that has the pretense of being premium and luxurious. Compare a 2017 E-class 4 cylinder turbo with the previous year's V6, I can still tell a small but noticable to me difference in engine sound and refinement. Compare a new 2017 Lexus IS200t turbo 4 with stop/start nonsense vs a 1992 Lexus SC300 with the straight six, I can damn well tell you which one is smoother, more refined, and sounds better, its the old *** car.

Plus the new Accord is UGLY IMO. If you're going to have that sort of sloped back roof and rakish rear glass, just make the damn thing a hatchback and be done with it. If you look at the newer model Ford Fusion sedan vs the hatchback(hatchback is only sold in Europe) there is hardly any difference in styling but a lot more useful room.

IS350jet

If your finding Accord EX-L's for $29k you must be looking at the V6. Okay, I'm a bit biased, here, because I just bought one. There's no way to say this without sounding somewhat crazy but the V6 in the Accord literally transforms the car into something it's not supposed to be. It is not the same car as the I4/CVT. It's not even close. It's not about the power, it's about that velvety smooth and quiet V6. I've been averaging 35 mpg in mine. It is an absolute pleasure to drive. I'm glad I got the last run of V6 Accord's. I'll be holding onto this car a while.

nathantse

Firstly, that is great MPG with a V6. Kinda hard to believe. But, we don't need another V6.

But, both my gf and I had decided that we are no longer going to look into the Accord. The '18 redesign is not mind blowing, and the styling is meh.

We are going to shop around for the '17 Civic Touring (loaded @ $27.4k). Hopefully, getting a decent discount as its getting near the end of the year.

BrownPride

I'm awfully impressed with the upcoming Accord redesign. It looks very impressive inside and out. With that being said, I've always been mighty impressed with the latest generation Civic. It's a pretty decently-sized car, I'd opt for that.