Its too firm (esp. on those pot hole'ed' city streets), has marginal city MPG, and its much less refined as far as power delivery goes than the Accord. Its raw power, and high revving engine are two things my mom didn't appreciate, whereas a serious enthusasts feels is music to their ears. If we financed a used acura (which I said maybe ) It would not be a TSX, or a current gen TL, it would be an older model, and it wouldn't be more than $20grand. Credit isn't the issue, and we have the money to put down. It's just finding the right car with the right price.