Well, it's been fun folks!
 

After almost 3 years of daily driving and pushing my 8, it was time to move on as I needed something a bit more practical (Automatic as others cannot drive stick and I drive a lot in traffic when I go out of town for work, FWD, Less fuel consumption, technological advances for just daily eases, more spacious, not as much worry about the engine) with family. My 8 also started having transmission issues as my gears began to grind. The 8 has got to be one of the best vehicles I have ever driven, no other car handles like it and the engine is just so smooth.

As saddened as I am from trading in the 8, I am also extremely happy with my new vehicle! A 2015 Honda Accord Coupe EX-L V6! Yes yes a sedan is more "practical" with 4 doors but this was a non-issue and I absolutely love the look of the 9th generation Accord Coupes. I must admit, the torque I experienced from this after driving the 8 was a decent change :boink:

Here are some pictures! Cheers


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Sorry for your loss.

Haha I appreciate the thought.

I traded in my 2010 a few years ago and miss it every day. I understand where you're coming from. If I could have afforded to keep it and didn't need to use it as a daily driver, I'd still own it. Looks like you bought an awesome, so good luck!

Reverse midlife crisis? Weird!

I traded my first 8 in for something more practical. Then I kicked myself for two years and bought another one.

Yeah for the price of that Accord you could have a clean low mileage R3 as a daily and a clean Series I to mod the hell out of.

So sorry to hear. My thoughts are with you.
:(

Best of luck on the new Accord!

Yes, watch out for that torque steer, it can sneak up on you.

I had a good 10-year run with my 2004 6-speed RX-8 before trading it in on a BMW M235i. I really liked my 8, but I just love this car:

I have a Honda Accord EX-L as well, mine is a fully loaded I4 with an automatic transmission. It is great on fuel, very comfortable and will probably run for a few hundred thousand miles given the way it is maintained. I purposely chose the I4 because it does not have timing belts. I really hate that crap. My sons Prelude has them and we have to deal with that in about 20k. The Accord Coupe is a nice car, but I would not have given up my 8 for it. Good luck with the new ride though. We all have our reasons. I still regret giving up my MarkVIII. I said I would not make the same mistake with the RX8.