The Silver Surfer strikes again.

Now I've never seen 'The Fantastic Four,' but I've named every car I've ever driven and I feel it's bad luck if I don't. Dumb habit.

Anyway, as you can guess I have a 2003 Accord LX Coupe, silver with a black interior. Overall, I prefer the styling of the coupe especially when it comes to the rear lights. The sedan of this year looks very tacky, almost like they tried to smash the tail-lights of the previous generation and it came out of an extruder. But we all know what it looks like.

I have the 2.4 Liter I4 with 160 horses. It does great for me. I'm not a speed demon and I'm also not afraid of the speed limit. Getting on the freeway is a dream and bumming around town is fun too. This car is bigger than my first Accord, a 95 EX, and it gets better mileage. In my first Accord I was averaging 23-25 mixed driving, and in this car I'm averaging about 27-29 mpg.

The interior is great, with more than enough room for me, my brother, his girlfriend and my nephew, in a booster seat. They aren't always with me, but I take them enough places where it could be an issue. The instrument cluster is easy to see and laid out very well. Some people don't like the huge speedometer, but I think it's cool and the fact that it lights up even during the day is awesome.

The radio works well for me, although it could be a bit more powerful. When I have the windows open it gets a bit difficult to hear. I have to turn it up and it just gets distorted. I wanted to install an MP3 player like I had in my first Accord, but it would have been around $160 for parts since they would have to completely rearrange the climate control as well as the radio. I couldn't justify the expense.

The seats are comfortable and I can adjust them to my liking fairly quickly. One thing I wish this car had that my first Accord had would be adjustable lumbar support, since my back likes to try and give out, but that's what you get for dropping to a lower trim level. I'm not unhappy though because that is pretty much the only thing I lost with that trim level, other than the sunroof. Sigh. Small things.

Although the seats are comfortable the fabric could be better. It constantly looks like there was just a very hairy cat in the car rubbing all up on the seats. I have never had a car's interior attract so much hair in my life. Anyway, that's not a big deal, minor annoyance, but nothing big.

The trunk is huge and I have actually hauled a medium sized recliner, slowly with hazards going, but I got it where it needed to go. There is plenty of room on the inside to store small things, from the sunglasses holder to the side door pockets with cupholders, to the CD pocket in the console and the armrest between the front seats. The glovebox is roomy and you can keep relevant paperwork about the car in there without fear of it being lost or torn from having to stuff things inside. Other than the cupholders in the doors there are two cupholders between the front passengers and there are also cupholders for the two side passengers in the back.

Finally, the ability to open the windows from the remote is nice, especially during the summer. You can open the windows from afar and have the car cooler when you get there than having it be all stuffy.

Anyway if there is anything else you need to know I can try and update soon. Leave a comment and I will update as soon as I can.