1991 Honda Accord LX Wagon from North America - Comments

The Car needed a new Speed Sensor prior to me purchasing the vehicle.

The Car Dealer paid this cost.

I even got him to Replace the Plastic Radiator at his own cost as I spotted a minor crack in the Radiator Plastic that was oozing a minute amount of Coolant.

Shortly after purchase I had to replace the Fuel Pump, Fuel Filter, Transmission Computer.

This was not the Cars fault as my wife drove it across some very high water!

The only time we almost broke down was when one of the Heater Hoses decided to leak. However the Car still got us home.

I then decided that not knowing the History of this Car to replace every rubber hose.

I have now done nearly 50,000 Miles in a year with no significant or unexpected problems.

I do however maintain the hell out of my Cars.

I change the Transmission Fluid each 7,000 Miles and I only ever use the Genuine Honda ATF Fluid.

The Transmission still runs like the day I bought the Car.

I replaced the P.C.V Valve.

Now I am going to take it off the road and replace the following parts;

New Distributor just $120,

Fuel Filter $20 Genuine Honda Part,

Front Brake Rotors $15 Each,

Spark Plugs NGK $3 Each,

Front Brake Pads $27,

Rear brake rebuild including Cylinders and New Drums $160.

I also now need a new Hood and Chrome Grill as I recently hit a Deer!

This will run me $150,I shall use my Air Compressor and Spray this myself.

I hit this large Deer at 60 mph and that is the only damage!

The deer did not fare too well, I witnessed it flying through the air in three seperate pieces!

The paintwork needs some minor spraying in places this is due to the previous owners lack of care.

The car is based in Central Texas, however there is a large R. V Bracket on the front end. So this car has probably seen all kinds of weather.

It is rust free including the Rear Arches, a common Honda Accord Rusting Point.

It is a testament to the overall build quality that after an Accident the Frame is not even kinked let alone twisted.

I have checked the Wheel Alignment and it is 100% even after the Accident.

A Friend of mine has a 1992 Honda Accord Sedan that rolled over 6 times at 70 MPH. The vehicle was obviously severely damaged. Yet he was able to just crawl out of the window! He did not have so much as a scratch on him.

I have had to replace one of the Window Regulators, to be expected at this age and mileage.

This is no big deal considering I only paid $70 for the Brand New Regulator which did include a Brand New Window Motor also.

I replaced the Rubber Window Channel also,$5 at a local Wrecker Yard.

To sum up I have spent a total of $1800 for 50,000 Miles of Motoring with Zero Car Payments,This equates to a little over $350 for each 10,000 miles or the average annual mileage for most people.

This car is amazing, the bargain of the Century.

You just cannot kill a Honda.

We use this Car as a Delivery Vehicle and it certainly has proven to be a great choice.

The Interior is as new, The seats are still extremely supportive with no signs of sagging.

There are also no Interior rattles anywhere.

I only paid $2250 for this Vehicle and it will easily go to 300k plus miles.

I say this because I managed to get a Saturn SL2 to 283k miles and that Motor was never as smooth or as strong as my F22A1 Honda Lump.

I bought this Honda because I used to own various Honda/Yamaha/Kawasaki Motorcycles in my Native England.

The 1999 Honda Fireblade that I had the very great pleasure of riding was the best of the bunch, requiring very little maintenance even after a serious track day outing.

The Fourth Generation Honda Accord is highly sought after by those in the know.

Do not be put off by the age of these vehicles if you can do your own work 95% of the time then the running costs are not a prohibitive factor.

These Old Accords are expensive to buy compared to the usual junk for one reason ;you pay for the Over Engineering.

Parts Prices are reasonable if you shop around on the Internet.

I find it hard to believe you could hit a LARGE deer at 60MPH and only dent the hood!!! Like the deer, you and the car should also be in three pieces.

To the person who posted the first comment. Yes I was going 60 MPH when a Large Deer ran out in front of me. I did not have time to brake at all therefore the Front End of my Honda Accord did not nosedive or go any lower. If you hit an animal other than a Horse or a Cow perhaps at that speed the Animal will in most cases be pushed forwards. In the case of my Deer colision I witnessed the Deer be forced about 20 feet into the air about 15 feet ahead of the impact point. Perhaps you live in another part of the country where the Deer are larger. I am in Central Texas the Deer here are not that large. I would estimate the weight to have been 100 to 120LLBS.Also if you ever have looked at the Front Clip on a Honda Accord of this model year you would notice how far out the Bumper sticks out. My hood was actually Dented/Large Dents in Three Seperate Places, all on the very Front leading edge. I hope this provides you with a more detailed description of my Accident.

Your story is very funny, however I believe you though I have a honda accord Lx, and that car is riding out.

You are a smart Man getting the Dealer to replace the Speed Sensor and Radiator upon purchase. Where do you live?

I want to take you along to buy my next Vehicle.

Email me at;

bouncyboobs694fun@hotmail.com.

That's a good story, because the SAME thing happened to me. I have a 91 Accord LX sedan, going 60 mph on a rural highway in WI. Had no time to react and hit the deer going 60. The deer didn't fare well and he was an 8-pt buck. The car did pretty well! Only a dented hood and the turn signal next to the headlight got knocked out. That's it. I was amazed, no other structural damage.

Yes, when my Honda hit the deer at 60mph, just windshield, radiator, slam panel, and hood, fender needed replacing. Even the front end alignment was still fine.