Passat VS Accord. Fight to the death over the title for Sport

"BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather" (bugeyedacura) 06/09/2014 at 20:26 • Filed to: None

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liquid_popcorn > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather 06/09/2014 at 20:40

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Fun fact: the Passat Sport is also available with a 5sp manual.

Tom McParland > liquid_popcorn 06/09/2014 at 20:54

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I want the Passat Sport's chassis and suspension and motor but with Honda's 6MT

Tom McParland > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather 06/09/2014 at 20:59

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I've always maintained that the Accord Sport was Honda's the best enthusiast car that no one knew about. I also happen to think the Passat is a bit underrated. So it is neat to see these two duke it out. In fact the Passat Sport might be a good candidate for my "Lost in the Crowd" column.

Victorious Secret > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather 06/09/2014 at 21:03

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This is 2014.

Reflectors is embarrassing and projectors should be standard just out of safety reasons.

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > liquid_popcorn 06/09/2014 at 21:17

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Indeed it is. Its too bad we've only got two 6ATs on the lot currently. I'll have to get them to DX one in when I buy mine. ;)

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > Tom McParland 06/09/2014 at 21:31

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The Accord Sport I'd probably the one new Honda I would drive. However, it doesn't live up to its cost. As I said, the Accord sport feels like a stripped out EX, as where the Passat feels like an enhanced SE. Something very important once you start playing with that 25k threshold.

Brewman15 > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather 06/09/2014 at 21:39

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We didn't pay anywhere near $25k for my wife's Accord Sport. It does help that the manual is $800 cheaper than the CVT off the bat and the low desirability of the 6spd knocked a decent chunk off the MSRP.

That said, yeah the Accord Sport is liked a stripped out EX, but I like that. I didn't want any unnecessary features, but the one thing that would have been nice is a moonroof.

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > Brewman15 06/09/2014 at 22:08

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Basic MSRP says 23,7 for the Accord Sport. I still think that's a little much for what you get.

liquid_popcorn > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather 06/10/2014 at 09:44

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Only 5 in the country right now - closest one is NC. :/

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > liquid_popcorn 06/10/2014 at 11:05

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Roadtrip!