Originally Posted by Lex2000TL

Firstly, great set of cars and all, as it seems, in good shape, or at least have been taken care off. Kudos to you/your dad.

You've been driving Accord for 167K miles and should expect some maintenance issues here and there. Switches that are use frequently to be replaced, leather torn on driver seat or arm rest, etc. This is normal wear and tear. Some people have more and others have less of these issues, but it is not abnormal for 9 year old car with that mileage to show its age.

Regarding oil consumption: Honda sold about 15 million Accords in the US alone, and about 373,000 in 2008. I am sure there are some with engine problems. The website you referred to shows that there are 375 complains about oil consumption for 2008 Accord. This is 0.1% of total Accords sold that year. We do not know how many of these because of poor maintenance, and I am sure there are some.

Any automaker will be proud to have 0.1% defects, as Honda has. For comparison, Audi/Volkswagen had lawsuit as most of their engines consumed oil at ridiculous rates. Toyota was known for engine sludge issues in early days. Honda was never known for oil consumption.

I owned two Acuras 3.2TL. Each was driven pretty hard and lived for many miles. One is still running strong (sold it to somebody I know). Both racked up ton of miles (well over 100K). Both cars never burned oil. Not even a drop of it. However, Honda cars are indeed known for front brakes issue (mostly warping rotors).

http://carsalesbase.com/us-car-sales.../honda-accord/

Originally Posted by Ward6096

That 0% interest seems really good - free money, but don't be fooled. The final price of the vehicle takes that financing cost into account. Both are solid vehicles. I would really think it boils down to which one really speaks to you at this point. As you have already stated, pure logic suggests the Lexus may be the better choice, but the Infinity may come closer to hitting your hot button. I would follow your heart or you may be disappointed.