1987 Honda Accord Si Hatchback review from North America
"Piece of crap"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
This car is a total piece of crap. Don't get me wrong. I am sure that the previous owners had taken care of it, it would be a sweet machine. It handles nice when it drives. It looks nice. Just so many problems.
Was burning oil when we first got it. So we decided to put a totally rebuilt head on it. Which stopped the burning oil. But now it is leaking coolant out of the side of the motor. Going to re-torque the head to see if that fixes the problem. Either that or we have bought 2 defective head gaskets. Cause we just replaced the head gasket again, thinking that maybe the first time it slipped or something.
Replaced the axles all in one unit. But I guess with this model bolts like to seize up. So one side went good and easy and the other side took 2 days. We had to cut the wishbone out and put a new one in as well as the axle. Which was two trips to the auto wreckers.
General comments?
It generally is a nice little car. Just wish it would stop with the problems.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| Model year | 1987 |
| Year of manufacture | 1986 |
| First year of ownership | 2006 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2006 |
| Engine and transmission | carb. Automatic |
| Performance marks | 10 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 2 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 8 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 3 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 275000 kilometres |
| Most recent distance | 280000 kilometres |
| Previous car | Geo Tracker |
| Date of Entry | 3rd October, 2006 |