Honda Accord -- anyone own one, have opinions?

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I am thinking of buying my friends 96 Accord.

It's a wagon and I need a wagon to lug my dogs around. It has 70K and is in good shape. She's taken good care of it. Driven entirely in CA and mostly locally. She'll give me a deal on it. I'd be looking for it to last (reliably) for another 3 years or 30K miles.

I've never owned a Honda, but I hear great things about them....any comments?

[MidwestMomma]

1. 70K is nothing for a Honda

You can probably drive it double that with no problem.

My daughter has a 95 Honda Civic with over 150,000 on it and it's still going strong.

I would say they are very reliable.

Hope that helps...

edited to add: You'll have to replace the timing belt soon if it hasn't been replaced yet. That's the one thing I know you have to do at around 70K. So keep that in mind.

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3. Great thanks -- that does help. Anyone else?

[asthmaticeog]

2. I've owned more than one Honda, including an Accord.

They're awesome. Great on gas, and if you keep up the maintenance and the oil changes, they'll last forever. I currently have a '97 CRV with over 120k miles on it, and the engine looks and runs like new. You will definitely get 3 years out of it, and then some.

[Nite Owl]

4. Everything you've heard is true

I know a lot of people who have Honda's and no one has anything but praise. I just got a Acura TSX, which is on the Accord platform and I just love it.

And the bonus is Honda is a 'blue' company, gives 100% to dems.

[gmoney]

5. Only 70K? That's almost brand new!

Well, not quite, but I had a 1990 Accord that I bought with close to 200,000 on it, and drove it to almost 300,000 and would have kept it, except my stepfather made me a great offer on his 94 Accord, which I've been driving for about 7 years now. Love 'em both!

My only complaint might be that the AC isn't real strong, but then again, I like it "meat locker" cold. If the wagon has a 6-cylinder in it, the AC should be cool.

Sounds like a deal to me! You'll have no problem getting it to 100,000 and beyond, as long as you keep the shiny side up.

[madrchsod]

6. best car ever made....

96 wagon with 70,000? brand new-should get over 200,000 plus with no problem.--make sure you have the timing belt changed around 100,000 or so----it`s expensive but it almost guarantees another 100,000 miles. i`ve owned a bunch of honda`s- in fact my daughter`s 93 has over 200,000 and the engine and trans are purring right along...

[AlCzervik]

7. I have in 04 Accord i bought last summer after my Acura got stolen

i have no major complaints at all, the trunk is HUGE and the back seat is very roomy, my daughter is close to 5'3 so i made her come with me evrytime i tried out cars to see if she could sit comfortably in back and the Accord was the roomiest. I get great milage on the highway, i average about 33 hwy/26 city. Mine is the 5 spd manual ex 4cyl model, it has 160hp and it's pretty zippy. The only thing i wish i did was upgrade the steroe so i could plug in my ipod, i may do that some time in the future. I'm hoping this car will last me another 5 years becuse i plan on giving it to my daughter, the accord was ratest one of the safest for teenage drivers.

[kedrys]

8. I bought a new EX last year, and I'd go and buy 3 more in a heartbeat

I have a *huge* crush on my car. Best car I've ever had. You could do so much worse, and Hondas last forever. Enjoy!

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9. Thanks everyone.

[Starbucks Anarchist]

10. My 1999 LX Sedan has 35K miles on it.

Excellent car. I've never had any problems.