SavageI

Selling my Girlfriends Audi Allroad this weekend and we want to either get an Accord or a civic for her. I was hoping that you could help me with any "watch outs" that I need to be aware of. In the Allroad, a timing belt at 90K cost us $1100 to replace... the dealer wanted to charge $1500!!!! If you guys (and girls) could let me know what concerns I should have, I would really appreciate the help. I have tried to search but I came up empty.

THank you,
Justin

RedValve

well get a accord under 70k or the lower the better, recommend getting an 05 not alot of bugs on it such as the radio backlight on the 03. alot of ppl like the v6 EX b.c the goodies it has. everything else is straight forward hope that helps. if im wrong correct me.

K24power07

if u get a used accord depending where u live prices may very, i live in nj and the price averages (05-07 2dr- 4dr)13000-19000 for used under 30k miles all depends where u look, also depends wat u like , sunroof, pwr windows,locks,alram,auto,manual, 4cyl-160-166hp, 6cly 240hp+...do u want power or do u want to save gas,civics run 06-08 15000-23000,the higher value civic is based on civic si with dohc 197hp about 132lbs torque i may be wrong on the torque , and also when buying a used vehicle a warrenty is important, i believe honda offers a 5 year-100,000mile warranty , and again depends on where u live..
dx low model, lx no sunroof, ex sunroof,same for civics, its always good to shop around and look for deals cuz there always someone selling a car with everything the same for less.good luck,hope this helps,,,,,,

dbbyleo

I just bought a 2005 Accord LX from a private party with 55K miles and very, very clean. They were asking $13,200 (way below KBB at $14,600). I offered them $12,500 and they took it, so I think I got a pretty good deal. If you've never heard of http://www.craigslist.com, you should definite visit. Here's an example in the Austin area: http://austin.craigslist.org/cto/811250186.html

Do you homework before you go out buying, like check out value at http://www.kbb.com or nada.org.