I can say that again and repeat as many times as it would be clear to you, Accords are cheap; even the 03. I was very disappointed comparing 03 Accord to the cars I have driven...

For a sub $30k car it is a great value, but non-the-less cheap. I also think that my Lexus interior material is only soso when compare to that of my old Audi...although I did pay $12K more for the Lexus

Think about it, what's Accord's target audience compare to that of Acura?

I was just trying to point out that the guy might be comparing apples and bananas like the mistake I made... Accord just can't and shouldn't be compared to a luxury car. If those attributes are what he is looking for, he should look for a luxury brand. Likewise I have determined that I am not a Honda man, I look elsewhere. For the time being, I keep our accord as a spare car for raining/snowing days (front drive is better in bad weather).