I have owned three Hondas in the past and all have been great....but I think you cannot go wrong with either one you pick...Both are built well and will give you many many years of service...It comes down to what YOU like and not what other people tell you.....
Camry vs Accord vs ???
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That would be great if you live in a no snow, no salt area. Mazdas do rust a bit. But you haven't been able to buy a new Mazda 6 with a manual transmission for 5 or more years. I test drove one quite a few years ago. Nice car.
But the dealer here never brought them in. They didn't sell apparently. Especially if you couldn't get one.
Picking those two is akin to fighting if French vanilla or vanilla bean ice cream tastes better
Homemade Vanilla by Blue Bell....The best IMO....Picking those two is akin to fighting if French vanilla or vanilla bean ice cream tastes better
SammyChevelleTypeS3
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How much do I like Home made Vanilla Blue Bell??? Well the wife must hide it in the freezer if we have any.
Any other brand ice cream IS SAFE around me .... If it is NOT Blue Bell wife knows she doesn't need to hide
it. LOL Some times she has the nerve (smarts) to come from the store and says "poppa... there was zero
Blue Bell with the smirk on her face ... (we both know its a lie she tells to try to keep me alive) She is trying to
prevent the old suicide by drink / spoon & fork that is common among the Itajuns.
Itajuns=us half breed Cajun/French-Sicilians.
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SammyChevelleTypeS3
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Right ... Folks telling me some new ones are very difficult at stealerships latley.A lot happens in three years. Good luck finding a new Mazda sedan.
Just saw someone today who been trying to line up himself a new Toyota truck before he parts with the 2015 Tundra he will be giving to
one of his sons. They will not let him sell it or trade it since it is immaculate & looks almost brand new. Olive Green with Tan interior. He
has 55,000 mi and interior looks - like new. Paint on top is faded because he does not garage it and will not take time to wax it. Too busy
hunting or fishing to worry about waxing it even after washing it. Not many vehicle paints can withstand the sun these days without a
cover, covered parking or lots of washing + waxing.
If you are going to drive it for a quarter million miles and weigh over 120 lbs get the Honda for the seats.
SammyChevelleTypeS3
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Never owned a Toyota. All the Hondas we have owned the interior held up really great. Much better than the Chevys we used to own.
I find the factory Honda paints hold up real good too. But we keep our present two cars washed / waxed + garaged as much as possible.
I am sure that makes some difference as well as the manufacturer / paint jobs.
wemay
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Camry for me. But both are excellent vehicles.
Different personalities. Accord....... better handling, possibly better mpg, More road noise, more engine noise, crummy CVT transmission, and fuel dilution. Camry...... slower handling, softer ride, less road noise, less engine noise, real 8 speed transmission. Both, excellent cars.
SammyChevelleTypeS3
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I been trying to coax the wife into a Toyota for years.
I would not care either way if not for the slip in quality and customer service by Honda the last 3-4 years. Wife is ready to try something other than Honda next time now that I explained to her the effort and likely extra cash it may cost us to keep the Honda GDI rolling in good shape. There are lots of nice cars I see every day on the streets by other car makers. I have recently seen some beautiful sedans by Nissan + KIA that look very similar. Have never owned either. One son owned a Mazda and was very satisfied with it.
That would make sense as Mazda stopped selling the 6 at the end of 2021.
The model is not available anymore, to make it clear.
The accord chassis feels tighter to me, and they seem to have more grunt if compared in the I4 forms. Camry 4 seems to oddly have to rev more to make power, though toyota seems to have improved that a good bit lately. I also prefer the accord styling better, but the road noise is a negative for me. I’d be giving a solid look, depending on the years considered, at used Volvos and used Lexus variants. The Lexus ES is a rebadged Camry (Avalon) with better appointments. The GS is similar to a RWD Camry, but uses a different platform and suffers greatly in mpg. I have greatly enjoyed used Volvo ownership, understanding they need a little more care - but they combine best attributes of both accords and Camrys - generally quiet, very comfortable, and can handle if you want them to.
i look after some high mileage Camrys owned by friends, and I’ll say this, they are easy to work on, seem built consistently well, and rack up miles without much drama.
but - when seeking out sedans, having owned an accord and a civic, I have driven instead Volvos and the current Lexus.
i look after some high mileage Camrys owned by friends, and I’ll say this, they are easy to work on, seem built consistently well, and rack up miles without much drama.
but - when seeking out sedans, having owned an accord and a civic, I have driven instead Volvos and the current Lexus.
Seems the preference is ,almost, age related, lol. Younger, I preferred the Accord; Older I prefer my Camry.I been trying to coax the wife into a Toyota for years.
They both have their own issues.
2015 Accord Sport 6MT, cabin noise, ****ty radio, rear parking brake caliper design, gearing in trans- 6th should be OD, rides like a skate board, Honda Canada sucks.
I liked Toyota's but at the time they had a boatload of recalls and the Camry got real *****.
2015 Accord Sport 6MT, cabin noise, ****ty radio, rear parking brake caliper design, gearing in trans- 6th should be OD, rides like a skate board, Honda Canada sucks.
I liked Toyota's but at the time they had a boatload of recalls and the Camry got real *****.
Camry >> Accord.
