As much as I like the car, this is straight up gospel!
Accord or RX350 ... Which car would you sell?
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$18k for the accord? The practical guy in me says take the money and run. Thats an incredible deal for you. The RX is legendary for being incredibly well built. It’s also a “bubble car” which my wife told me Not to buy (story below). So I’ll pause here… because I understand car regret. If this might become “the one I should have kept,” sell the RX.
I was looking for an RXh. We were about to test drive one and stopped for a bite to eat. My wife was coming along as “wise advice” to balance out my stress on this one. I really wanted the vehicle but knew some of this was being frustrated with the DD I had at the time. So I admitted to her over dinner, “I need you to be aware of this weak spot in me, that the RX SUV doesn’t scream ‘manly car,’ and I could be a little senstive to that.” She went OFF on me for 5 minutes. “I don’t care what a manly car or girly car is! Do you think my dad, who worked hard his entire life, Ever cared if a car was manly or not…?”. She went on and on. Got it.
We get to the dealer and they pull out the RXh. She goes dead silent and we start a test drive. She starts making bad noises (wife). She’s trying to find the words. So I start poking and prodding at her and she finally breaks loose, “this is the kind of car you give to your 16 year old girl.” My eyebrows hit the roof and I sssstared at her. She was a bit ashamed and said, “no I don’t want you in this car.” There wasnt even a tag line, “…but if you really want it….” Shame. The ride and drive was exceptional. It was built solid and heavy like a bank vault, qualities I like, and that V6 hybrid was returning close to 30 mpg on the test drive. Those are some of the best vehicles Lexus has ever built IMO.
I was looking for an RXh. We were about to test drive one and stopped for a bite to eat. My wife was coming along as “wise advice” to balance out my stress on this one. I really wanted the vehicle but knew some of this was being frustrated with the DD I had at the time. So I admitted to her over dinner, “I need you to be aware of this weak spot in me, that the RX SUV doesn’t scream ‘manly car,’ and I could be a little senstive to that.” She went OFF on me for 5 minutes. “I don’t care what a manly car or girly car is! Do you think my dad, who worked hard his entire life, Ever cared if a car was manly or not…?”. She went on and on. Got it.
We get to the dealer and they pull out the RXh. She goes dead silent and we start a test drive. She starts making bad noises (wife). She’s trying to find the words. So I start poking and prodding at her and she finally breaks loose, “this is the kind of car you give to your 16 year old girl.” My eyebrows hit the roof and I sssstared at her. She was a bit ashamed and said, “no I don’t want you in this car.” There wasnt even a tag line, “…but if you really want it….” Shame. The ride and drive was exceptional. It was built solid and heavy like a bank vault, qualities I like, and that V6 hybrid was returning close to 30 mpg on the test drive. Those are some of the best vehicles Lexus has ever built IMO.
I’d keep the Lexus.
That money for the accord is once in a lifetime if you have a willing buyer. It due for a timing belt on time I’d think and although it’s not that much it’s still something to consider.
That money for the accord is once in a lifetime if you have a willing buyer. It due for a timing belt on time I’d think and although it’s not that much it’s still something to consider.
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Yes it does have the "ladies car" reputation but I could care less about that part of it. I do generally prefer sedans or coupes so I'd rather have the Honda even though the $18K is way more than a fair price for it.
I changed my opinion. Sell both, buy another nice manual car for around $10k max, pocket $8k plus whatever the Lexus is worth.
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Like what? The Accord is pretty good IMO
In my opinion $10k can buy a pretty decent used car. But I am also not afraid of a bit more mileage on a vehicle and I keep my vehicles forever too.
I’d sell the Accord for 18k and keep the Lexus. I have owned both vehicles and liked both but i could not turn down 18k for the Accord. My 350 was reliable and easy to work on, it drove well, was quiet and was a generally nice car to drive. Use some of the 18k to perform maintenance and drive the 350 until it is no longer economical to maintain
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Yessir pretty much made up my mind gonna do the deal around June 15 and sell the Accord. I'm sure I'll have some regrets but keeping the RX is kind of a no brainer in my situation.
Easy decision for me but it's not my money. Sell both of them for an Acura Integra Type S.
