1987 Honda Accord LX-i Hatchback from North America - Comments

2nd and 3rd gear synchros are going out - needs repairing. It's my fault though, because I let someone drive it who ground those two gears on a regular basis... I'm surprised it held out as long as it did.

So far, nothing has gone wrong with the car except for a plastic bushing on the flip up headlight motor that fell off... it was like 3 dollars to buy and it snapped back on.

Driver's side power window motor died... pulled a junked one and installed it myself for 22 bucks.

Everything else on the car that came with it works perfectly, and has never been replaced!!!

I can't stress how wonderful this car is. It's been rear-ended hard enough to bring the bumper off the car that hit me... and did NOTHING to mine. The previous owner of this car ran into a pole... I just popped the bumper back into place.

If you need cheap, used transportation... get a Honda... even when little crappy things break... it's just gonna keep going... this engine doesn't burn ANY oil. NONE!!

Paint is glossy and beautiful... suspension stiff, but sporty... engine is very refined.

Your car is just a baby with less than 100,000 miles on it.

Mines at 218,000 and its still kicking. Only thing wrong is that it doesn't have big enough backseat :-D.

130,000 miles and still running strong. I just replaced the clutch and pressure plate two weeks ago, and have had to only do minor maintence on the car since I've owned it.

The synchronizer is going out in second and third gear too, but that was also my fault being I learned how to drive a stick on this car.

The car purrs down the road and still has enough juice in it to beat a friends 125 hp 95 Saturn SC2. So definitely a good car.

Anyone know where I can get a replacement rear view mirror for my 87' Accord Hatchback? I cannot find one anywhere and it will cost $80 through the dealer. I am checking junkyards next. Thanks. The car has 86,000 miles and runs really well except for the throttle reving when it is idle. Super nice ride and speedy.

I was given a 1987 accord that has 250,000 miles on it & I have only these problems.

- the alternator went bad.

- a couple of plastic emblems popped off. (I swiped some new ones off of some junkers at the junk yard)

- I got a hole in the muffler

- some rust damage.

- the latch on the glove compartment broke. (my fault)

- when it drops below half a tank it sucks dirt into the carburetor.

- the dimmer switch is going bad.

- the arm on the passenger side rear suspention corroded off.

- a hole in the oil pan.

But after that many miles what can you expect

but it still rides like a new car.

I have a 86 hatchback with 198,000 on it and it is still a good car. these are some things wrong with it.

Noisy rod bearing-

it grinds when put in reverse-

sometimes just loses rpm and I have to drive with one foot on the gas to keep it running- (but for 500$ I have got so much more out of the car than what I payed for it. I think it will run forever.

Have a 1987Honda Hatchback and looking for a replacement rear window some passing kids broke on my car recently. Can anyone help identify a possible source?

Historiavion@Rogers.com.

I own a 1987 Honda Accord LXI. It was given to me by my Daughter before she joined the US Navy.

The old car looks and drives pretty good, considering she only paid $550 for it, and for about 8 months she drove it about everywhere!

I've decided to fix it up for a daily driver for the family.

It's eating the inside of the front tires (I believe a set of front struts & springs, and a professional alignment should solve this problem).

It has a problem with an erratic idle (you can also feel it doing the same thing slightly as you are going down the road too), and after it gets to a half a tank of gas, it'll act act like it's running out of gas unexpectedly, and as it gets closer to 1/4 a tank, it does it so often, you can't hardly drive it. Someone told me it was the fuel pump (?). Can anyone give me advice; also looking for an aftermarket company that sells a lot of stuff (mechanical & cosmetic).

Don't have a computer at home, but please write me if you will: Clyde, 508 E. Main St., Williamston, NC 27892. Would greatly appreciate any help or advice that could be given, Thanks.