Q: 2013 accord or 2015 camry

asked by on January 07, 2018

i'm buying a pre-owned car. camry has a legendary reputation for having no issues. accord has had some issues since around 2000. i want a late model low-maintenance(as low as possible) and reliable mid-size car. for my price range, i think a 2015 camry would be good for future proofing and reliability. i like the 2013-2015 accords and i think they have more features. what should i be aware of with both? is more than 100k miles an issue? (the key features i want, outside of reliability, is leather seats, backup camera, bluetooth, sunroof and i would like keyless entry/remote start.) would it be better to get a solid car without some of those features and add it later, or get all at the time of purchase? (it seems that I can find a fully loaded '13-'15 accord but not a '15-'16 camry with those features in my price range.) my price range is ideally $12k-$13k. Thanks!
My car has an automatic transmission.

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