Faults:

Since owning this car, I can honestly say that nothing major has faulted with the car, only had to replace two front tyres and brake pads (common stuff anyhow!)

On the drivers electric window, although it still operates, some of the rubber guide in the bottom of the door has come away, so I have to 'encourage' and push the top of the window down with a bit of pressure, so it goes up straight instead of a slight angle!!

General Comments:

This car is my second of this particular model and same body shape; the only difference is the transmission (previous was an automatic, this one is a manual).

Cruise control is excellent, air conditioning still works and is ice cold!!!

The stereo is original and the tape has packed in, although the radio still works fine.

These cars are built like tanks; I had a job to find another one the same shape, as most have disappeared to scrap yards or stock car races!!! The engines run and run and run!!

Electrics are usually fine.

Typical rust spots are the rear bottom wheel arches and odd spots round the rear light clusters (it gets really mucky here in winter!!) These cars still look good, 16 years on!!!

I was involved in an accident in my first Accord, and out of 5 cars, mine was the only car that drove home!!! This was part of the reason why I bought another, as I felt SAFE inside!!!

Faults:

No major repairs have been done.

All repairs were done to my will.

All repairs were done to bring car back to OEM spec.

General Comments:

I could not ask more from this car.

It has always brought me from point A to point B safe and sound.

Yes, I did do many repairs on it, but that is what you get with age.

There are a few flaws that could have been fixed, but with custom work you can resolve those issues without a problem.

It is a great daily driver.

I drive it daily and does not overheat, and also has ice cold A/C.

Faults:

I had to get the exhaust system re-built due to rust. Other than that, mostly the body is what plagues the car--rust above the wheel wells, loose trim (2 fell off that I had to use zip screws to mount back in), all outer plastic on the car is prone to fall off, and should be re-glued or replaced to prevent rust. The car IS 18 years old however, so what could be expected from an economy sedan's 18 year old body?

General Comments:

The car is a joy to drive. Fairly quick, but it's obviously not one to race (stock, at least). There are a lot of electronics in the LX-i, like cruise control, moon roof, flip up lights etc. It's fairly roomy, too. They're quite good on gas, probably averaging around 25 MPG or so is what I average, and under the hood the car has held up remarkably well.

Faults:

Okay, well when I first got the car, the carburetor was shot. Other than that I would say the usual wear and tear stuff like brakes, tires, water pump, gaskets, the usual.

General Comments:

I LOVED this car! I drove it until she couldn't hardly move anymore. I bought it with a bad carburetor and after replacing that it was trouble free, up until the transmission quit. The trans was going from about the third month after I got it due to a main seal leak. I didn't know this at the time, but that's what was the inital cause of the bearings in the transmission going out. I still say it was one of the best cars I have ever owned, hence the reason I just bought an 88 DX. I missed the car every day it was gone, but when the transmission went out, it did so much damage to the engine and drive train, that it just wasn't worth fixing. I had to set her loose. I did with great hesitation. Wasn't where I wanted for my dear Honda to end up. But, her time had come. Hey, well I got my 88 now, and it has the same "personality" as the 89 except the 88 is an auto. So all of you out there that have the 5 speed manual, beware. Those transmissions LOVE to leak. You won't know what's going on until it's too late. Advice: do the obvious and make sure she's got enough fluid. That could have saved mine if the previous owner would have checked it once in a while. Oh well, I learned a lot on that car. Thanks for reading my novel about my beloved Honda Accord DX.