2000-06 Nissan Maxima SE Manual, or 2006-07 Honda Accord V6 EX Sedan Manual? And why?

I love our 1990 Nissan Maxima SE Manual, but to my wife it's just an old car. Before she trades it in on a Camry when I'm at work, help me pick something that will keep us both happy. It needs to hold our family of 5 comfortably enough to avoid fratricide in the rear seat on rare occasions when our minivan is indisposed. I don't want to pay more than ~$7000.

I'm looking at:
-- 2000-06 Nissan Maxima SE Manual Transmission
-- 2006-07 Honda Accord V6 EX (or EX-L) Sedan Manual Transmission

In a nutshell, the Maxima is sportier but more crude, while the Accord is more refined but not as sporting. Also the Accord is a bit more reliable, though the Maxima is okay. For the 2004-06 Maxima, most of the problems are apparently with the automatic transmission, which I would not consider.

The Maxima is faulted for a cheap interior. For 2004-06, it's also a little distractingly bright. Do you get used to it? Do you pull the bright silver plastic dashboard panels off and spray-paint them flat black? It's also faulted for unruly torque steer. But is that so bad in real life vs. Magazine reviews? In real life, I'm not flooring it 24x7.

The Accord is universally admired as a family sedan, but not necessarily as a sports sedan. The V6 Manual has very fast acceleration, but what about tossing it around corners? Does it wallow around like a drunken sailor while the Maxima is still on rails?

Thanks for your suggestions.

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