zroger73
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Last year, I bought one of the first few hundred Civic Si's made and had to drive 8 hours to get it. I enjoyed it for 5-1/2 months until the front, passenger door and roof rail were damaged due to vandalism at less than 6,000 miles. Because of this, I've now fallen out of love with it and am now considering an Accord Sport 2.0T 10AT.
Wait... WHAT? The whole reason I bought a Civic Si in the first place is because I wanted something I could shift myself that was economical and fun to drive. I've even discussed why the Civic Si is a better value than the Accord Sport 2.0T, although those comparisons were with the 6MT version of the Accord.
The 10AT version changes things a bit. It's priced the same as the 6MT, yet it's significantly faster. It also adds remote start along with low-speed follow to the adaptive cruise control. You lose the adaptive dampers in the Accord along with the LSD, the audio system isn't as powerful, and the fuel economy is lower, although it is tuned for regular instead of premium so fuel costs are essentially the same. The saving grace for the 10AT is the paddle shifters that allow you to hold a gear indefinitely in sport mode.
Perhaps I'll get the Civic Si repaired and fall in love with it all over again, but for now it continues to be a thorn in my side. At this point, I'd rather see what the 2019 Civic Si offers or put another Accord in my garage for a while. The Civic Si's trade-in value is strong and it's a buyer's market for the Accord right now due to slow sales and excess inventory along with 1.9% financing.
Wait... WHAT? The whole reason I bought a Civic Si in the first place is because I wanted something I could shift myself that was economical and fun to drive. I've even discussed why the Civic Si is a better value than the Accord Sport 2.0T, although those comparisons were with the 6MT version of the Accord.
The 10AT version changes things a bit. It's priced the same as the 6MT, yet it's significantly faster. It also adds remote start along with low-speed follow to the adaptive cruise control. You lose the adaptive dampers in the Accord along with the LSD, the audio system isn't as powerful, and the fuel economy is lower, although it is tuned for regular instead of premium so fuel costs are essentially the same. The saving grace for the 10AT is the paddle shifters that allow you to hold a gear indefinitely in sport mode.
Perhaps I'll get the Civic Si repaired and fall in love with it all over again, but for now it continues to be a thorn in my side. At this point, I'd rather see what the 2019 Civic Si offers or put another Accord in my garage for a while. The Civic Si's trade-in value is strong and it's a buyer's market for the Accord right now due to slow sales and excess inventory along with 1.9% financing.
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