Originally Posted by kcrossley

As some of you know, I've been researching an Accord Hybrid for some time. Although I'd love to purchase an 06 w/navigation, I really can't afford to, nor do I want to spend $31,000 or more on a car.

I finally located an 05 Accord Hybrid w/o navigation. The dealer has agreed to sell it to me for $24,500, which is an awesome deal. However, this 05 doesn't have a navigation system, which is one of the things I really wanted.

Just for fun I began researching an 06 Accord EX-L. It gets 24 mpg city and 34 mpg highway, which is very close to the 30/37 specifications of the 05 Accord Hybrid and it does 0-60 in 8.13 seconds—only 1/2 second slower than an 05 Accord Hybrid. Quite frankly I was very surprised at the performance of the L4.

I can purchase an EX-L for about $500 less than the 05 Accord Hybrid and get leather, navigation, and a moonroof. I'm beginning to see why the Accord Hybrids aren't selling as well as some of the other hybrid cars. Anyway, I'm not sure what to do. Should I get better performance, a little more mpg, and help save the earth with a HAH, or should I get all of the cool toys with the HA-EX?

Help me decide.