Swapped civic (pretty damn common) for a V6 6 speed Accord (pretty rare)......ehhhh. Personally I would not do that, I'd much rather have the 6 cylinders with the 6 speed to build up.
Much more original too. I feel like even if a civic is built to hell it still doesn't get the respect an accord would. And the accord is more luxurious.
I feel like if you were to trade you'd get used to that civic pretty quickly and miss your unique accord.
Also compare yours maintenance wise to his, I would not want to trade for a car with more problems than the one I have!
Just my 2 cents....Good luck!