i just bought my accord coupe like 3 months ago, and now subaru has released the revised WRX with 265hp......
i've always wanted a wrx since i was a kid, and now is the best time ever to buy a car since the dealerships are really desperate....
should i keep the accord coupe(decent gas mileage, very attractive car) or get the wrx (mucho faster, styling of 5-door is def a grown taste for it)

 

Keep in mind the WRX has additional associated costs like higher insurance and worse gas mileage.

 

I voted to get something else, and that something else is an EVO.

Question: Do you really like the WRX (sedan or hatch) more than the EVO?

 

evo's insurance is ridiculous, i don't plan on ever daily driving one.
but the wrx hatchback has grown on me alot.

 

Hopefully your accord wasnt brand new. You gonna get raped selling it.

 

Get what you most desire in your heart.

 

^ 911 Turbo

 

That's my dream car also

 

I don't think now is such a great time to buy a car to any degree that could possibly offset your losses. The fact that you are considering a different car only three months after committing to a decision might mean that you decision making process was flawed before, and is still flawed now. You should keep the current car atleast a few more months to get to know it better and to live with a decision that you've made and see if you don't end up discovering that you actualy prefer the Accord coupe. It has its advantages to.

 

Keep it unless you've got money to burn or you're not going to lose much on the Accord. I mean seriously, if you lose anymore than $1000 I don't see how its going to be worth it. IF you can sell it for the same/more then I would definitely go for it.

 

keep the accord and wait it out

 

I really can't vote because the choices are all wrong. The correct answer is to keep what you've got unless someone will give you what you paid for it.

Now, you will be going down a step in interior from the Honda. It's not that the Imprezza is a bad car, it just has a rental grade look to the interior. You'll love the performance, but think about it before you jump. That's all.

 

I don't get the "Sell both" option.

 

Don't waste your money. Keep the Accord. It's a very nice car.

 

If you ALWAYS wanted a WRX and you can afford it and don't mind taking a hit on your trade in, then get the WRX.

For me, I would keep the Accord. But that's because I just won't want to take the hit on the trade in. It is a good time to get a new car, but with the economy being what it is, I just won't be able to justify spending more on a new car, insurance and gas. But that's me. Maybe your situation is different.

 

from what im hearing about other people trading in, they're getting about $21k trade in for 3k miles on a lx-s automatic.
i havent even broken 3k yet, and i paid $20,600 before taxes and yes, my car was brand new.

 

Keep your finances in mind. Work the dollar figure out and make an educated decision. At your age there are probably more important things than cars

 

the only people dumping 3k-mile cars these day are those that just filed for chapter 11. but to voluntarily decide on doing this...wow.

yeah it's a good time to buy a car, but you will be taking an uneccessary hit on trade-in to get a car you really want. this logic is no different then being in a situation where you do not have the accord, and walked on the a dealer lot willing to pay a $5,000 mark-up on a new WRX. b/c essentially that is the amount of $ you are throwing away to step inside one. just food for thought.

 

so ask yourself this:

if you did not own the accord. the market was up. WRXs were overpriced. you walked on to the subaru lot and saw an WRX sitting there for $5,000 over sticker. would you buy it??

do you still need to have it??

 

i voted for keeping the accord.

 

I voted for keeping the accord. It's a very nice looking car, and you won't have to be dealing with another car payment. I say, if anything, mod your accord. If you already have....then just have fun with it.

 

Keep the Accord...its a very nice car! New WRX looks like a hairy asshole anyways...

 

...and this is why our country is financially fucked. I think the days of "getting what your heart desires" is over, get what you can afford or go home.

 

+1

 

Cars are a losing investment anyway. Why make it worse by trading in an almost new car? You're gonna get hammered. I don't care what you've heard about people getting for trade-ins... until you're offered that amount it's just hearsay which doesn't mean dick. Even worse you'd be trading it in for a car with higher insurance and much worse gas mileage. So that would just add to the anal seepage from the rape.

Keep your car and enjoy it. Save some money and maybe get off of mommy and daddy's teet. Plus, the new WRX isn't so nice.

 

Wish I lived with my parents, dude u just got your car, in 3 months if u took a big loss on the accord, would u go trade in the wrx cuz something better came along?

 

i'd rock the Accord until for atleast 4 more years in late 2012(as a 2013 model) we(Honda) are scheduled to release the next generation Accord. believe it or not the engineers at work(I work for Honda) are already working on the VERY early stages of the 2013 Accord. they are putting finishing touches on the 2010 new model Civic. i'd see what the 2013 Accord looks like and go from there.

 

On a sidenote: there's more and more american engineers each generation for the american Accord. i think on the 2003-2007 there was like 3-4 japanese engineers for design. on the 08 Accord there only 1. I think 2013 it will be pure American. now they will have to present it in front of corp. Honda but Honda of America is getting it's "own groove" just kind of like a kid growing up. the parents eventally have to let go.

 

Keep the Accord

 

Dig yourself a deep hole by trading in your accord....afterall...you are only 20 once.

 

neither can beat the accord with resale value and overall quality

 

huh?

 

If you have the money, get some coilovers and 19" Volks with lower offset or something...transforms the whole car.

 

 

I was just confused when you said neither.

 

sell both and walk.

 

give it to me and you wont be having this problem

 

I vote keep the accord.

Also remember that yes it's a good time to buy a car, it's not a good time to finance a car. The bank owns it not you. What happens in 6 months when you loose your job? Or something else you can't control happens. With this economy you never know.
It's a car be happy with what you got.

 

'neither' should be 'wrx'

 

Oh ok, thats what i figured