1989 Honda Accord review from UK and Ireland

Just about everything.

Major electrical faults in interior (one circuit always blew a fuse the moment you turned the ignition on)

Radio wiring was a nightmare (cavity was damaged, possibly from a previous theft)

Engine misfired, smoked and burnt oil even though I changed the oil twice. Reasonably powerful though.

Gearbox best described as "wobbly" - it felt as if would collapse if you accelerated hard.

Water leaks & oil leaks everywhere.

Timing belt snapped, destroying the engine.

At this point I got the council to take it away and bury it in an unmarked grave.

Dealer's can't get parts anymore and treat you like dirt. Not sure they would have worked on it even if they'd been asked to.

My ex-wife bought this after the Laguna was repossessed. Apparently it was a part-ex at the Renault garage. She never did let on what she paid for it.

Anyway, this was before the divorce and the car was the only thing the lawyers let me keep.

The Renault was not good, but the Honda was a thousand times worse. I think I might have tried to patch it up, but getting parts is very difficult and the dealer's don't want to know about - well, anything. I think their only remit is to flog new Hondas.

I bought an Escort Estate last week at auction and it's so much better. All the parts are obtainable from the local Ford dealer and the parts staff a really helpful.

Two morals to this story:

- Don't get married

- Don't buy a Honda.