Honda rules, but maybe it is because I come from a Honda family. Mom: 1970 Civic, 1985 Prelude, and 1997 Civic, which still runs beautifully. Dad: many domestics bombing out at 4 yrs or less until a Honda Pilot, brand new. Has yet to see a shop. We don't change cars until we put about 200,000 miles on them. I myself own a 1990 Accord and put roughly 45000 on it, annually. Yes, I really do drive THAT much (beach, mtns, downtown, etc.). I have blasted through more mud and dirt than any H2 or majority of Fords and Chevys, and with the exception of replaced CVs, have yet to have any visits to a shop as well. Maybe you just got a bad CIVIC??? (Accord page dude). Oh! Here's an idea, next time write up a review how much your 1984 Toyota keeps falling apart. They'd love that.

Are you sure you didn't own a Hyundai? Probably where you live it must be hard to buy parts. Here in America its very easy to find Honda parts. Drinks gas? Well, as expensive as gas is where you live, I would be upset every time I had to fill up ($5.00 a gallon)!

That's a bit high for a 90 Accord, they don't even Redbook for that much. 2 months ago, I bought a 92 5 speed Accord LX for $1100 Canadian with 329000 kms, licensed and inspected til April '06. The one you're looking at sounds to me like the asking price is about twice what it's really worth. Did you happen to see this at a used car dealer perhaps? I'd say the car is worth $1500 tops, and even that might be a bit high, especially with rusty quarter panels and lines in the windshield, which I take to mean cracks. How rusty are those quarter panels? If there isn't much rust, you may just be able to grind away what you see, spray it with primer then paint over it. A windshield from a junkyard would probably run you $100 bucks or more, and installation would probably also cost around $100. An alignment would be about $50, not counting any parts you would have to replace. So right away, you can see it'll probably need $300-400 dollars of work or more, and that's assuming you don't find anything else broken. If you still have your heart set on this car, go back to the person selling it, point out it's problems and be sure to mention repair costs, then ask him the lowest amount he would accept for the car. If he/she won't go any lower than $1800 or so, be prepared to walk away, and do so if necessary. There's bound to be other Accord in better shape for less money. Shoot me an email sometime jason.bright@gmail.com