1984 Honda City Pro T review from Australia and New Zealand
"24 years young and still kicking hard"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Had to have the exhaust replaced when I bought it, cost about 160AUD.
Rear engine mounting had to be replaced as well, which cost about 40AUD.
Water pump thermostat repaired at about 50,000 km.
Seats worn and ripped, so sadly had to be replaced.
General comments?
Odometer only goes to 99,000km so I have little idea of how far the car has gone.
Done 2 services personally on her and the first was the only concerning one, don't think it had been done in a while. Second service was very easy.
Uses no oil, put oil in on the first service, never needed to top up, took pretty clean oil out on the second service.
Boot is a bit tricky to close, but nothing a 10 year old couldn't get the hang of closing.
Never had a problem with freeways or city driving. Doesn't like the hills so much with a full tank of fuel, but for a 1200 can't expect much better, in fact could expect way worse. On a nice long straight you can always squeeze out a bit more speed, never seems to stop accelerating with your foot flat, although accelerating is slow after about 110km/h.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| Year of manufacture | 1984 |
| First year of ownership | 2006 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2008 |
| Engine and transmission | 1.2L Manual |
| Performance marks | 6 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 8 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 8 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 10 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 30000 kilometres |
| Most recent distance | 55000 kilometres |
| Date of Entry | 8th December, 2008 |