My friend and I went shopping late last month for smallish compact car. She initially wanted a Civic EX-L since she's got two big shedding german shepards and thought leather would be easier to clean.
We found out that Honda made an Accord SE 4 cyl with Leather back in 2011-2012 that was going for dirt cheap compared to a 2013+ Civic.
But then I suggested why not get the ILX since my friend had a 2013 version (6spd 2.4L w/ over 180k miles on it that was trouble free) plus it also looked pretty damn good compared to a plane jane Civic.
She ended up with a 2014 Black on Black ILX with the 2.0L and 5spd w/ 43k miles for $13,900, 15,800 out the door with new tint and brand new tires which we negotiated. I think it was the best deal in AZ, when the dealers wanted 17-18k before TTL for the same mileage. Also 14' was the first year for basically a standard Premium Package over the 13's.
But like Hiptech said, it was more of a feeling when she drove the car, she immediately fell in love with it and nothing else would compare. She is also a massage therapist and was super picky about the seats and only the Acura ones were befitting of her taste, everything Toyota was mushy and non supportive which I tend to agree with. The ILX seats felt better than my 06 RSX-S seats.
We found out that Honda made an Accord SE 4 cyl with Leather back in 2011-2012 that was going for dirt cheap compared to a 2013+ Civic.
But then I suggested why not get the ILX since my friend had a 2013 version (6spd 2.4L w/ over 180k miles on it that was trouble free) plus it also looked pretty damn good compared to a plane jane Civic.
She ended up with a 2014 Black on Black ILX with the 2.0L and 5spd w/ 43k miles for $13,900, 15,800 out the door with new tint and brand new tires which we negotiated. I think it was the best deal in AZ, when the dealers wanted 17-18k before TTL for the same mileage. Also 14' was the first year for basically a standard Premium Package over the 13's.
But like Hiptech said, it was more of a feeling when she drove the car, she immediately fell in love with it and nothing else would compare. She is also a massage therapist and was super picky about the seats and only the Acura ones were befitting of her taste, everything Toyota was mushy and non supportive which I tend to agree with. The ILX seats felt better than my 06 RSX-S seats.
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