02RSXTYPES, thanks for trying to get the Canadian dealer invoice price. I've been searching for a site with that info as well, but no luck either. However, I went back to the Kelley's Blue Book and did a comparison between the invoice and retail values (for all 2002 Accord Coupes) and the markup is very consistent at 10.8%.

2000accordV6, I'm almost sold on the 2002 model. I would love to wait for the 2003, but if I can get the 2002 SE Accord Coupe (automatic - I don't drive manual) at 'invoice price' (which is about $24,000 CAD) I'll be very happy. And you're right, looks are important ... I just hope I can get a decent color. I'm shooting for blue at the moment ...

Thanks to everyone for their helpful suggestions and recommendations. I am hoping to buy the car within a week (good luck to me, lol) so I'll let you know how it went

P.S. the news and rumors forum is very cool