1991 Acura Integra GS review from North America
"Overall a very reliable A to B car, and nothing more"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
I've only owned the car for a short time, bought if off of a friend, just using it as a car to bomb around in while I'm in college.
So far only issue I've had is the blower motor resistor, I replaced it myself a couple weeks ago, no real problems since.
Starting to rust a bit around the rocker panels, but I mean, the car is 18 years old!
Leather seats have started to wear and show some of the foam inside (again 18 years old!)
Makes a whine type squeaking noise when steering - started at the beginning of winter, seems it might be the belt (hopefully)
General comments?
The car is tired now, doesn't have the same get-up-and-go it probably had 15 years ago, but it still goes and is fairly comfortable.
Changed the oil at 320000km when I bought it, and now almost 4000km more I haven't even had to ADD any oil!
Fairly good on gas, although when it's cold it idles very high (2500RPM), so if I'm trying to warm it up in the morning, it doesn't take too long, but it eats up the gas - I'd say I get around 24-28mpg.
Decent amount of room in the car (I'm 6'2"), although I wouldn't wanna be the guy sitting behind me in the back seat!
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| Model year | 1991 |
| Year of manufacture | 1991 |
| First year of ownership | 2008 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2009 |
| Engine and transmission | Manual |
| Performance marks | 5 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 8 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 5 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 7 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 320000 kilometres |
| Most recent distance | 323000 kilometres |
| Date of Entry | 8th February, 2009 |