Faults:

The only thing that I needed to do after purchasing my beloved Accord was to recharge the air conditioning system. It had a minor leak that I patched up myself with silicone. Total cost - $190 (Canadian).

Other than that, absolutely NOTHING went wrong!!!

General Comments:

Although I've only had the car for a short time, I have all of the service records from the previous owner, so I know that this is an extremely reliable car!

The ride is very comfortable, the engine is quiet (for a 4 cylinder), the fit and finish is excellent, and the interior design is VERY modern, comparable to most American cars of today.

Japanese cars all the way!!!

Faults:

I have had the car for two weeks.

The ugly factory muffler is wearing out (the one with two small pipes), and the left pipe is hanging on by a thread.

The door "pops" whenever you open it, a common problem. Honda will not let you order the part that you need to fix it, rather they make you buy an entire door jam and other countless accessories to go along with it, totaling $600. Not to mention the cost of labor with a fast mechanic, easily being another $400. So I would have to pay $1000 to not have my door pop. Not worth it.

Some pump in the engine has also broke, I can't even remember what it is, probably $50 or so to replace it.

General Comments:

It has been a great car overall, not considering the door situation, which is bull****.

It accelerates nicely, the transmission shifts really hard sometimes even when I don't get on it, sometimes at 4K.

The interior is real nicely laid out. The only problems with the interior is that the headliner is made of some strange plastic rubber crap that is so soft that if you press against it lightly, it leaves a mark forever. Thus, there are tons upon tons of marks on the headliner from the previous owner.

It also gets great gas mileage.

Faults:

The front two windows roll up very slowly. This is a known problem with Accords in this generation. I had to add silicone lubricant to the window rails and it helps, but in order to maintain the faster response you would have to do it every year.

General Comments:

The car is an average car in many ways, but the reliability of the engine is this car's best mark. I have had no real problems with this engine. I had routine oil changes from 3K to 4K ever since I got the car from my mother at ~50K and it runs strong as it did when I got it.

My only real gripe about this car is the power. Since the LX only comes with 130-135 hp it isn't very fast, but good enough to merge into traffic and commute. If you want a bit more power you go for the V-6 version.