1997 Honda Accord SE 4 cylinder

Summary:

A little beat up, but a bargain by far

Faults:

Nothing yet. It needs tires (normal) and possibly brakes.

Car has to be started in N, won't turn over in D. Why I don't know.

General Comments:

This my girlfriends car. We got her red accord coupe at a junk yard for $3200, its perfectly good mechanically. It has a dent on the side and the rear bumpers kinda pushed in so the you gotta slam the trunk for it to close. The inside is a little beat up, but not horrible, we cleaned it out real good and the stale smoke smell is gone.

It has a salvaged title that's why it was so cheap. For what it is she got a steal.

We got it to replace her 96 Civic which had over 150K on it and was starting to develop problems.

She got a steal for 3200$. I recently paid $6,000 for my 95 Accord EX.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 15th November, 2006

20th Nov 2010, 16:09

I'm not an expert mechanic, but as far as I know, most cars aren't allowed to "turn over" while the gear shift is in R-D-3-2-1 or L only P and N. That's "park" and "neutral". It's a safety thing for automatic transmissions. As for manual transmissions, most newer vehicles have you push the clutch in.

Ron Paul Revolution.

21st Nov 2010, 17:03

The above commenter is right, the car will not start in any gear except for Park and Neutral. This is a safety feature to prevent the car from lurching forward upon starting. All cars equipped with an automatic transmission come with this (except classic cars. Most cars from the mid-80's on had this feature).

1997 Honda Accord EX 2.2L

Summary:

VERY Reliable, Great Looking... HONDA

Faults:

Replaced Radiator myself - 120$

That's it.

General Comments:

I just sold this car a few weeks ago, and I miss it so much. In my opinion it is the best looking accord in the 1990-2001 range.

It was extremely reliable, only maintenance that had to be done was brake change & oil changes.

The car isn't very fast, but it isn't very slow. With the manual transmission it was fun, and it had zip where I needed it.

The seats how ever only become uncomfortable during long trips.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 12th July, 2006

1997 Honda Accord EX-R VTEC 2.2

Summary:

I'm looking for another one of these :)

Faults:

Daytime running lights control module is known to be defective. This is due to a bad cold solder and can be corrected simply by opening the DRL module and re-soldering the connections on the integrated circuits. I have recently learned that they have started doing this at some of the Honda service centers.

General Comments:

I love this car. No rust to speak of. Have done regular maintenance almost by the book. engine/transmission seems to get a little noisy at around 2000 RPM.

Although I wouldn't consider myself a fanatic, any and all maintenance work I do on schedule as much as possible whether it's needed or not. I change the oil every 3 months whether it's needed or not.

Rust proofed every 18 months.

I have also found that adding 30ml of 100% acetone to every 15 litres of regular unleaded makes this baby purr. I also get about 50km per tank adding it. Supposedly doesn't work as well if there's too much alcohol in the gasoline mix.

I'm going to keep this car forever.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 13th June, 2006

20th Jun 2006, 08:53

A couple corrections.

The module is the Running Light Relay. Re-solder the contacts for the relays. You may notice that the solder around them is not clean or may even appear to be cracked.

On the acetone subject, it was my intention to say I get about 50km MORE per tank of regular unleaded then when I don't use it. The lower the ethanol content the better as ethanol reduces the efficacy of adding acetone.

1997 Honda Accord LX 2.2 Litre

Summary:

First in line of one hundred to buy it!!!

Faults:

Muffler has a crack in it. Very loud!

Seal is missing from door when purchased. 25 bucks to replace.

General Comments:

Very clean car; just purchased from a car dealer and boy are these things popular. I was first in line of about 100 people to look at this car and bought it cause it was in near mint condition.

2.2 liter is very reliable. My other Accord with the same engine has 232,000 miles and I can get over 35 MPG with no AC running and cruise on.

Supposedly this car is painted a rare color that only 5,000 97 Accords got painted.

Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Yes

Review Date: 3rd June, 2006