1994 Honda Accord LX review from Australia and New Zealand

The battery died.

The automatic gearbox "grade-logic" control feature doesn't seem to work, but it doesn't really have any effect.

Two stereo speakers (both on the right hand side) didn't work and needed changing.

It's had a smoker in it.

I bought this car about a month ago as I needed a largish, cheap car that was reliable and had air conditioning, electric windows etc. The recent arrival of a baby meant our previous car (BMW 3 series) was just too small and having had an Accord a few years ago it was an easy decision to make. Our earlier Accord was a used Japanese import with 2.2 VTEC engine. This current car is a high mileage 2.2, non-VTEC, NZ new car and to be honest it’s only slightly slower than I recollect the VTEC car being. The gearing is a bit lower, but all the good features we loved about the other car still remain in this one.

It has heaps of room, goes well and is nice to drive. After 198,000 km it still feels as tight as a drum and the high build quality is quite apparent. It’s been well serviced all its life and that and the fact that much of its use was seemingly open road running mitigates the high mileage.

Despite living near the coast for many years there is no rust anywhere and the paint still shines beautifully.

I got 28 mpg from the first tank and expect that to improve after a service. 0-100 kph is around 10 seconds.

The auto gearbox “grade-logic” control doesn’t seem to work but it’s no great loss. On the earlier Accord it did work but didn’t do anything that over riding with the manual control couldn’t do.

I paid very little for this car and consider it to be a real bargain. Its value to me is much greater.

It’s the only model car I’ve ever bought twice.