What trim level is your car?

[BenjiBoy650]

I'm making this very specific, and I want everyone that votes in the poll to say why they picked that trim level. For me, it was because it was a used car and I don't like to pick and choose. I just take what comes, the best deal at the best time, and that's all. I'm not picky I was open to all 4 cyl models (wanted a manual) but LX or EX would have been fine. I'm glad I have an EX now because I find good uses for the extra features, but no leather

Hmmm forgot the VP and SE. Would be nice if the Mods could change the poll to include it. Otherwise, VP owners just put DX, 2000 SE owners put LX, 2002 SE owners put EX (trying to group them with the closest trim level in terms of equipment).

[BenjiBoy650]

I agree the 2002 SE is really nice. IIRC it has alarm, alloys, CD/cassette, sunroof, wood trim, and a few other misc. items? That's exactly what I was looking for, but I didn't want the auto and 2002 is too new, selling for too much. Didn't want to spend $15K+ to drive to a ghetto school and park outside (garage spaces are taken by my parents cars).

[benjamming]

I chose the EX V6 in my 02 model b/c I "had" to have the V6. We chose the EX for several reasons. Side air bags. Climate control. Leather although I believe the LX V6 was available with leather. We could afford it. Paid it off in 9 months. It was my first new car so I got it with everything that I wanted.

[princess]

It won't let me edit....I tried

We went with the EXL-V6 w/nav because we have loved having the nav in the Pilot, I really appreciated the V6 in the '02, wanted the duel climate control, & pretty much any other bells & whistles! It was a booger to find the trim level we wanted in blue......but they did it!

Main reason......I'm just plain spoiled rotten!!

[BenjiBoy650]

Originally posted by princess
It won't let me edit....I tried

We went with the EXL-V6 w/nav because we have loved having the nav in the Pilot, I really appreciated the V6 in the '02, wanted the dual climate control, & pretty much any other bells & whistles! It was a booger to find the trim level we wanted in blue......but they did it!

Main reason......I'm just plain spoiled rotten!!

Yup I tried editing it too, I think only Wards can do it.

[princess]

I guess the mods can only edit where they are mods at! Send him a note & I'm sure he'll change it pretty quick.

[Inspector1]

I went w/EX V6 because that was the only one taken in on trade..
More room to deal on price!!!!!!

I1

P.S. Poll Edited......

[princess]

Were you able to edit it or did Ward do the honors??

[Inspector1]

I did it with Wards Wave of His Wizardly Wand............hehe..

I1

[princess]

Ta-da!!

[Inspector1]

Hey Princess,
Go to Home page and see the washroom..located below polls

I1

[Dave]

got the EX V-6 auto.
didnt want to step down in HP from the last ride (WRX) and wanted an automatic this time. i was looking for the graphite color and got the last one on the lot.

[princess]

Don't you just love it when you want something & you actually get it?? Finding a blue one made me appreciate it even more just because that's what I wanted. My last 3 cars were dark brown, dark gray, then silver.....I wanted something different. I couldn't go red, that's what we did in the Pilot. So went blue. Plenty of pizazz for me. I get lots of comments when people see it in the sunshine! That's when it looks like a royal blue.

Looks like the majority of ones in the poll have a V6. More members should vote, I know there's many more 4's out there!!

[Unity1]

Yes... LX for me.

If I would've kept my old car (2000 Intrepid) longer, I would've paid more of it off... but by the time I broke even with it (no negative equity) it would have over 100K miles on it.... and I wasn't about to pay what I was paying per month for a car with over 100K on it.

So I went with the LX. I have a bit of negative equity (about $4K) but thanks to the Accord's high resale value (as opposed to my old car's complete lack of resale value) I will come out ahead on the Accord sooner than with almost any other car.

If the most I have to give up with the LX is the EX's alloy wheels and sunroof (I was originally looking at a 4-cyl. EX.. with cloth)... which appears to be the only major differences between the two models, I can certainly live with it.

Do I wish I would've waited longer? Sometimes... but not really. The LX is still a great car. Believe it or not, but it has things my old car didn't... such as rear seat headrests, rear seat cup holders, keyless entry/trunk release/windows, ABS, 5-speed automatic (which I like a lot), and.. of course.. superb build quality and quality interior materials (versus a lot of cheap-feeling plastic in my Intrepid).

Did I make a mistake? Should I have waited to get the car I wanted more? What do you think?

[anysia]

I picked the EX coupe because I had owned 2 LX Civics and thought it was finally time to move up in the trim level with this one! I wanted the 6 disc cd cahnger and the alloy wheels and the moonroof/sunroof.

It wasn't easy to find the exact car I was looking for though! I wanted a specific color (nighthawk black) the EX trim with the cloth interior and a manual tranny... I was willing to get an auto if they would've found one of those first, but the manual popped up first! (That was the only thing I was willing to give in on though.)