Total suspension replaced to the tune of $1500.00.
Alternator.
Water pump.
Total A/C system replaced - $1200.00.
Roof rusted around the sunroof so bad I had to seal it shut with silicone because it started to leak! Became just a skylight after that!
Rocker panels rotted out bad... along with almost everything else!
Factory radio would cut in and out.
Power antenna would not retract. I always had to hold the switch and pull it out or push it in at the same time.
Intermittent no start problem that no one could figure out. Whenever it didn't feel like starting, it wouldn't. Leave it alone for a half-hour and it would start fine.
Wore tires quickly before all new suspension was installed.
Blew blue smoke at start-up if you let it sit for a couple days (maybe a normal old Honda thing? - worn valve seals).
Clutch slipped when I sold it.
Fantastic compromise between ride and handling.
Drove between Toronto and Detroit a few times with it, great on the highway. Set the cruise at 140+km/h - still get 8.0L/100km in fuel economy!
Nice shifting 5-speed transmission.
Decent power with the EX-I, 2.0L fuel injected engine.
Good seats.
My '88 has the intermittent no start problem, too. My car's fast idle runs far too long, so when I shut it off after not letting it warm up properly, sometimes it is still running too fast. When I go back to start it up, sometimes it does not want to. This happened twice in the past year. The solution: let your car warm up.
My car has 248,200 miles on it, and has only a little rust (you guessed it... on the back fenders) and has had no suspension problems. It's original clutch was replaced around 200K.
I found the problemo on my car... I had something go wrong in the choke. I don't feel like looking up what the problem was, but it wasn't major. It starts fine now.
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