Despite my other post the contrary, I'm considering straying from the 1990 CB7 coupe to a 5th or 6th gen Accord coupe.
I have nearly 200K on the odometer, leaking VC seal, oil pan seal, distributor shaft seal, leaky trunk, need a new clutch, don't have airbags, ABS, rust on both wheel wells so bad that you can see into the trunk, and in general have started to feel less than totally confident about driving it on the highway.
On the positive side, I own the car, and have never made a payment on it (I paid cash 7 years ago), it's reliable transportation and I feel fine parking it anywhere, (because if someone dings a door, it's a 17 year old car, with 200K on the clock), and my insurance is relatively low (and lower than it would be a newer car, because I'd likely have collision on a new car).
All that having been said, I'm interested in opinions on the 5th and 6th gen Accord coupes. I'd love a 7th gen, with the V6 6-speed, but that's out of my budget. I'm looking for reliable transportation again, (though EX, not LX this time), but something with ABS and Airbags. I presume the same maintenance issues continue - timing belt/water pump etc at ~80K (~$1000), rust in the rear wells - anything else?
Anyone have suggestions? It's hard to consider staying in the CB7 family when for an extra $1K or so, I can move up several generations, and pick up the safety features I don't have now.
I have nearly 200K on the odometer, leaking VC seal, oil pan seal, distributor shaft seal, leaky trunk, need a new clutch, don't have airbags, ABS, rust on both wheel wells so bad that you can see into the trunk, and in general have started to feel less than totally confident about driving it on the highway.
On the positive side, I own the car, and have never made a payment on it (I paid cash 7 years ago), it's reliable transportation and I feel fine parking it anywhere, (because if someone dings a door, it's a 17 year old car, with 200K on the clock), and my insurance is relatively low (and lower than it would be a newer car, because I'd likely have collision on a new car).
All that having been said, I'm interested in opinions on the 5th and 6th gen Accord coupes. I'd love a 7th gen, with the V6 6-speed, but that's out of my budget. I'm looking for reliable transportation again, (though EX, not LX this time), but something with ABS and Airbags. I presume the same maintenance issues continue - timing belt/water pump etc at ~80K (~$1000), rust in the rear wells - anything else?
Anyone have suggestions? It's hard to consider staying in the CB7 family when for an extra $1K or so, I can move up several generations, and pick up the safety features I don't have now.
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