Originally posted by 03accordcoupe
Why? For 18000-19000(around the price of an Accord I4), you can get much better deals on fast cars. You don't buy a Honda for speed. Maybe if you want a project car, but if all you want is speed, you get a used 5.0 Mustang, put about $3,000 in to it and you can be running 11's and 12's all day. Or you can get the SRT-4. The new Accord is a very quick car, but by no means is it a speed demon. Its a great daily driver, a very comfortable car to drive in, definitely quick, will have easy upgradability when a turbo/SC comes out, gets great gas mileage, and looks great(IMO).
way to repeat what you read
Originally posted by str8edgexx
In terms of bang for your buck, probably the only import that could remotely stand a chance agains a 5.0L is a DSM. For $5000s, you could buy a mustang and have it in the 12s-11s (w/o nitrous or any kind of FI) consistantly. You'd be hard pressed to get any Honda anywhere near that for that kind of money. If you can find a decent shape DSM, for not that much money you can have them running very quick times. They might not be as cost effective as a 5.0, but they're about as close as you can come with an import.