1992 Honda Accord LX from North America - Comments

Cracked interior passenger door handle assembly.

Broken temperature control knob.

Clear-coat is in bad shape on the roof above the doors on both sides.

Both CV axles at approx. 150,000.

Rear brake wheel cylinder at 180,000.

Front brake rotors at 200,000.

One CV axle again at 240,000.

Radiator and radiator fan motor at 200,000.

Another new radiator and all hoses at 250,000.

New JDM 2.0L (F20A) engine, rear engine mount, flex exhaust downpipe, and A/C condenser fan motor at 256,000.

Currently needs new balljoints and A/C compressor.

Let me start by saying I love this car. I have delivered pizza in this car for about 4 years, driving between 100-300 miles per day.

The repairs above may look like a lot, but to be fair to the car, I haven't been the best owner. I only changed the oil about every 15,000-20,000 miles, never replaced the timing belt, and only replaced the air filter once. I worked it like a mule, every day I have owned it, and it has always been ready for more.

My lack of maintenance resulted in a gummed up engine that caused the camshaft to seize and the engine was ruined. This has also caused the failure of 2 radiators and both cooling fans as the car was trying to deal with all the extra heat of the sludged engine. But, honestly... until the day it stopped running, I had no idea anything was even wrong with it... it still ran great!

I guess maybe you CAN kill a Honda, but you have to try REALLY hard!

I paid $6000 for this car, and have put probably $2000 into it, including the new engine.

Here's to another 250,000 miles!

Did you have problems replacing the fan knob? They entire inside metal stick thing is cracked and a mechanic has worked on it for 2 days. The Honda parts person said all there is to it is to remove 2 screws and the metal thick thing that the knob attaches to can easliy be replaced. Replacing hte knob is easy, but since the silver stick think is broken, the new knob does not have anything to grab on to.