1990 Honda Accord EX-R review from North America

It was a well cared for car belonging to an old guy. He traded it back to the original dealer who did all the maintenance. The dealer put on new rotors, pads and fixed the oil seals at the spark plugs included in the agreed price. A good used car for sure.

Lots of tune-ups trying to pass the smog test before a catalytic converter solved the problem. $600Cdn.

The A/C died. Condenser and dryer were shot. Conversion to new R-134 gas. $750.

One axle failed - $254. The other is on its way out.

Muffler - due to short trips $250.

Those infernal inside door handles. Cracked plastic leaves the heavy metal handle dangling. Both sides fixed in seconds with high-cost dealer part. This crappy part was stamped "made in the USA". Has Honda learned to build in profit like the North American auto industry has done with planned obsolescence?

Also, the heater control cable crapped out due to some plastic part that is way too fragile to hold the outside cable. Can't really get anyone to fix this and the dealer won't even try.

Rear-view mirror flopped about. Dealer was going to change it for $150, but it got fixed in 30 seconds by backyard mechanic with a long screw driver - a freebie.

Upkeep costs are high a bit high, but a fix is done once and restores the car to original performance.

This model is one of the best on the road.

Very hard to fault the performance. It goes well in all traffic.

I like the visibility of the open interior and the sun roof.

A treat to take on long trips.

Too bad about the little interior faults. And, now the trunk is letting in water when the lid is lifted.