Faults:

It is 2nd hand car with very low km. Very clean.

* Blown muffler. (middle section) - cheap to fix it.

* Front and back shock absorber is bit soft. (Thinking about changing it - how is the stock shock? Are they expensive?)

* Transmission bit jerks... when I change from 2nd to 3rd. Mechanic told me that might be bad transmission oil. Honda only uses genuine oil... transmission is very sensitive... will see after we change the oil.

* From back I heard some noise... that might be from bad shock or something. Don't know what it is. I could only hear it when I drive on rough roads. It sounds like some kind of rattling sound.

Anyone know what this could be?

General Comments:

At the moment, there are few things I need to change, but all the things are working.

I don't think it is quick car, but good enough for me to drive around.

Very clean car. No oil leaks.

No water leak from the sunroof yet.

Faults:

The battery died.

The automatic gearbox "grade-logic" control feature doesn't seem to work, but it doesn't really have any effect.

Two stereo speakers (both on the right hand side) didn't work and needed changing.

It's had a smoker in it.

General Comments:

I bought this car about a month ago as I needed a largish, cheap car that was reliable and had air conditioning, electric windows etc. The recent arrival of a baby meant our previous car (BMW 3 series) was just too small and having had an Accord a few years ago it was an easy decision to make. Our earlier Accord was a used Japanese import with 2.2 VTEC engine. This current car is a high mileage 2.2, non-VTEC, NZ new car and to be honest it’s only slightly slower than I recollect the VTEC car being. The gearing is a bit lower, but all the good features we loved about the other car still remain in this one.

It has heaps of room, goes well and is nice to drive. After 198,000 km it still feels as tight as a drum and the high build quality is quite apparent. It’s been well serviced all its life and that and the fact that much of its use was seemingly open road running mitigates the high mileage.

Despite living near the coast for many years there is no rust anywhere and the paint still shines beautifully.

I got 28 mpg from the first tank and expect that to improve after a service. 0-100 kph is around 10 seconds.

The auto gearbox “grade-logic” control doesn’t seem to work but it’s no great loss. On the earlier Accord it did work but didn’t do anything that over riding with the manual control couldn’t do.

I paid very little for this car and consider it to be a real bargain. Its value to me is much greater.

It’s the only model car I’ve ever bought twice.

Faults:

The C.V joint case busted! Had a new ignition put in it cos the old one was stuffed from normal wear and tear!

General Comments:

I've done a lot to this car! It now is a show car and it has a full custom made jet-speed body kit and other added extra's, and it looks extremely good!

Faults:

The tappet noise is very loud during acceleration.

General Comments:

Other than the tappet noise, it is a very reliable and comfortable car.

Any suggestion from you will be greatly appreciated.

Please e-mail me on: p_kk98@yahoo.com