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16 Nov 2013

Honda Accord Tourer - First Impressions And Gallery

Matt Hubbard is currently running a Honda Accord Tourer 2.2 i-DTEC EX Auto.  Here is an imagined scenario which may cause someone to choose one.


A husband and wife are talking.

Husband - Darling, the car is getting a bit shabby. We need a new one.
Wife - OK.  How much do we have to spend?
Husband - £25,000 plus the value of our old car.
Wife - How much is the old car worth?
Husband - I don't know. You know I know nothing about cars.
Wife - Yes, and neither do I.  Let's see if we can get a valuation on the internet.


They get a valuation on the internet.

Husband - So our old car is worth £5,000.  We have £30,000 to spend on a new car.
Wife - What will we buy?
Husband - You know I know nothing about cars.  We need room for the children in the back, and a big boot for the dog and it should return good miles per gallon and not cost too much in road tax.  And it should be an automatic, I don't like changing gears.  And I would like heated seats and parking sensors.
Wife - Hmmmmm.
Husband - Hmmmmm.
Wife - Let's buy a magazine and see what is available.
Husband - OK.

They go and buy a car magazine.

Husband - This car magazine is stupid. It doesn't list all the models.
Wife - It is stupid. It only has a tiny amount of data and only has people driving up mountains in Fiat Pandas in it.
Husband - Let's go on the internet.
Wife - OK.

They go on the internet.

Husband - There is too much information. I don't know what to look for.
Wife - You really know nothing about cars do you.
Husband - No.
Wife - I've found one.  It is a Honda Accord Tourer.  It costs just over £30,000, returns 44.1mpg and has heated seats and parking sensors.
Husband - Oh good.  Shall we buy it.
Wife - OK.  Oh no, hang on. It doesn't have a digital radio.  I hate Vanessa Feltz and she's always on Radio 2.
Husband - Shit.  What shall we do now?
Wife - A website called Speedmonkey says the Skoda Superb Estate is £25,000 and does everything we want and the Volvo V60 Estate costs from £25,000 and does everything we want too.
Husband - Good.  The Volvo looks nice doesn't it.
Wife - Yes it does.  Shall we buy one.
Husband - OK.
Wife - OK.
Husband - Darling, the fridge is getting a bit shabby too.  We need a new one.
Wife - OK...

Alternate ending, after they go on the internet:

Husband - There is too much information. I don't know what to look for.
Wife - You really know nothing about cars do you.
Husband - No.
Wife - I've found one.  It is a Honda Accord Tourer.  It costs just over £30,000, returns 44.1mpg and has heated seats and parking sensors.
Husband - Oh good.  Shall we buy it.
Wife - OK.  Oh no, hang on. It doesn't have a digital radio.  I hate Vanessa Feltz and she's always on Radio 2.
Husband - But I love Vanessa Feltz.  She's so funny.
Wife - You're weird.  But OK let's buy it.  Then I'll be able to play along with Ken Bruce's Pop Master.  I love 80s pop.
Husband - OK.
Wife - OK.
Husband - Darling, the fridge is getting a bit shabby too.  We need a new one.
Wife - OK...
Honda Accord Tourer

Honda Accord Tourer

Honda Accord Tourer

Honda Accord Tourer interior

Honda Accord Tourer back seats

Honda Accord Tourer boot

Article by Matt Hubbard