1989 Honda Accord DX review from North America

Okay, well when I first got the car, the carburetor was shot. Other than that I would say the usual wear and tear stuff like brakes, tires, water pump, gaskets, the usual.

I LOVED this car! I drove it until she couldn't hardly move anymore. I bought it with a bad carburetor and after replacing that it was trouble free, up until the transmission quit. The trans was going from about the third month after I got it due to a main seal leak. I didn't know this at the time, but that's what was the inital cause of the bearings in the transmission going out. I still say it was one of the best cars I have ever owned, hence the reason I just bought an 88 DX. I missed the car every day it was gone, but when the transmission went out, it did so much damage to the engine and drive train, that it just wasn't worth fixing. I had to set her loose. I did with great hesitation. Wasn't where I wanted for my dear Honda to end up. But, her time had come. Hey, well I got my 88 now, and it has the same "personality" as the 89 except the 88 is an auto. So all of you out there that have the 5 speed manual, beware. Those transmissions LOVE to leak. You won't know what's going on until it's too late. Advice: do the obvious and make sure she's got enough fluid. That could have saved mine if the previous owner would have checked it once in a while. Oh well, I learned a lot on that car. Thanks for reading my novel about my beloved Honda Accord DX.