01 e46 BMW 320i then to a: 04 Accord Euro...

[HunterZero]

Whats the difference between 03,04,05,06,07 Accords, What justifies the pricing of them.

Justifies the price? Sit in one and take it for a test drive, and you'll see. The Euro is a Japan built car, unlike the standard Accord.

03 - 07, you're talking about the CL9 model Euro.

In the price range, for build quality, refinement and especially the quality of the interior, nothing else comes close. ABS, traction control and vehicle stability are all standard.

The cars came in two specs - the standard and lux. Both are identical in terms of quality, just the lux version came with more stuff. The lux came with full leather, heated power seats, curtain airbags and a myriad of other toys such as auto wipers, fog lights, sunroof. Later Lux models came with larger 17" wheels instead of 16".

MY06 onwards, the car had a minor facelift (especially at the front with a more chromey grille), upgraded trip computer, and a couple more toys were added to the lux, including an auto-dimming rear vision mirror, among other minor changes.

Satnav was a $3K option across both models.

There were two special editions - the Sport, and the Touring. The Touring is just the standard car with satnav, foglights and parking sensors. The Sport is the standard car with leather panel seats, blacked chrome trim, different grille, red dash, metal shift knob and bodykit (no rear wing, it was optional).

But what really I am looking for is something that will last me like 2-3 years and I will not need much maintenance on because I wanna buy a unit as a investment soonish and the bmw has too many unexpected overheads ive paid about 6-7k in maintenance/ parts in the last 2 years...

A Honda will last you 20 years if you want it to. Very reliable cars. They are always in the top three with Mazda and Subaru in vehicle reliability, with Toyota a distant fourth. As long as the car is well maintained with a good service history, you should be fine.

- HZ