Faults:

Water pump failed

Alternator failed

Various electrical bugs (due to overcharging alternator)

Rear Brake hoses replaced

Carburetor replaced.

General Comments:

This has been an execllent car for throughout it's entire life. I love driving it. It's not as refined as some of the newer Hondas, but it is still a great car. Very reliable, always starts right up. Very quick off the line, for it's configuration. Not a sports car, but it sure wants to be. Not fast, but feels like a rocket. I've driven much faster cars, but none convey the speed like this one does. Good throttle response and great gas mileage

General Comments:

This car was built for many years of trouble free driving. It never quits! It has a good seating design. Great for long trips as well as back an forth to work!

Faults:

The engine was rebuilt at 233,000 miles.

The carburetor was gummed up; this was the only time in 40,000 miles it did not start.

The water pump was replaced (was the original) at 260,000.

The choke opener was replaced.

The alternator was rebuilt.

The oil pan gasket began to leak and was replaced.

General Comments:

This has been the most reliable car I've ever owned; there was one failed start in 5 years and 40,000 miles.

The car gets 30 mpg city and 36-39 mpg highway.

The original 5 speed manual transmission is still smooth as silk.

Everything in the car still works, including the rear window washer and wiper.

The seat covers and carpet were worn out when I bought it, but the headliner is still perfect.

Faults:

This car has been in my family since it was brand new. 20 years! In that time amazingly few things have gone wrong, all of them after the car had already covered over 120,000 miles.

1 Air Conditioning compressor

1 Alternator

1 Starter

2 Water pumps

1 Set of axle boots.

1 Oil seal.

That's it!

Engine/transmission have never been apart.

General Comments:

My parents bought this car brand new when I was 7 years old. Over the years it has been passed down through the family members. Both my sister and I leaned to drive on it, and used it (very harshly) as our first cars. Now it's my wife's car, and still going strong. It is also very comfortable, adequately powerful, and quite fuel efficient, even with the automatic.

It has never been on a tow truck, doesn't smoke, always passes smog check, and still drives great. The original paint is scratched, but still shiny.

My only wish is that Honda had put some effort into rust prevention. We live in sunny California, but this car has spots of rust popping up all over. That will probably be the death of this car, because the mechanicals show no signs of giving up any time soon.

Overall a great car!

Faults:

Very few things have gone wrong with the car.

In the past two years that we have owned it, few repairs have been needed.

The worst problem was that the car almost was unable to pass smog inspection. It passed after minor repairs.

None of the repairs were over $100.

The battery was replaced.

The exterior reflects its age, as does the wear on the interior and seats.

General Comments:

This is an excellent car! Yes, it's 20 years old, but we could not have bought a better car for the value. It was bought as a "beater" car for $500, and it was undoubtedly the BEST $500 we have ever spent! To be honest, we did not expect to get much use out of the car.

The Honda still gets good gas mileage.

The car shifts smoothly.

My brother has driven the car all the way from California to Chicago without it breaking down once.

I am constantly amazed by the incredible stamina of this little Honda. He is planning on driving back to California from Chicago in about a month, and I am confident that it will be safe because the car is just awesome!

Previously, I have owned a 1989 Honda Civic LX, and a 1992 Honda Accord EX. Both cars had about 165,000 miles on them when they were sold, and still ran extremely well.