Noobie with a question

[sp3k89]

Hey i'm looking forward to buying my first car and was wondering if a 92 accord with 131k is good for a daily driver?
The owner says he changed the oil every 3k miles and the car looks pretty legit.
I'm a little mechanicly inclined and was just wondering what should i be looking for when i go to check it out, other than taking a mechanic?

[Bcozzi71]

131k isnt really bad. Mine had 360xxx something when i sold it and it was good to go. I would look to make sure its stock. When other people start moding and playing with cars is when they start to fail. Pop the valve cover and check out that to see what it looks like.

[sp3k89]

wow thats alot of miles, sounds good though thanks for the advice

[GenDBlade]

wow thats alot of miles, sounds good though thanks for the advice

not for a Honda. lol

[909_cb7]

bought my 93 lx for 900 with like 200+ miles

[rtek72]

bought my 92 lx for 500 with 200,000 and its been worth that and more, straight body, engine and tranny were smooth jus had a few minor suspension issues but hey its all good...
how much are they asking?

[sp3k89]

bought my 92 lx for 500 with 200,000 and its been worth that and more, straight body, engine and tranny were smooth jus had a few minor suspension issues but hey its all good...
how much are they asking?

The dude was asking 950 but I broke him down to 700.
Good to know hondas last a longtime
Thanks again

[Con25420]

So a 92 for 750 w/ 131K sounds like a decent deal to me. I first picked mine up back in like '98 One owner w/ 80k+ all highway I payed $2750. Only thing I can say is do your oil changes religiously and don't let your friends drive it. My motor blew at 150K+ from neglecting the oil(I was broke a lot) and from a dickhead friend reving it out. But other then the usual rust on the rear wheel arches I haven't had anything major and was glad to get it when I did.

[deevergote]

For the age, that's considered pretty low mileage. Anything under 100k these days suggests that the car may have been left undriven for a lengthy period of time... which is worse than regular use and maintenance. Don't trust the oil change interval claim unless the owner is the original owner, and can provide proof. If you want, do a compression and leakdown test on the motor to see how healthy it is. Still, these cars put up with a fair amount of neglect before they let go.

These cars are very strong mechanically. Their biggest issue, especially hear in the NorthEast, is rust in the rear quarter panel area. That can cause some serious issues if left unchecked.

[HardInThePaint]

For the age, that's considered pretty low mileage. Anything under 100k these days suggests that the car may have been left undriven for a lengthy period of time...

Or they may have rolled the mileage back. But seriously a car with them miles and for $750 I would buy all day long, assuming the body and interior was in decent condition also.

[deevergote]

Rolled the mileage, swapped the cluster... or maybe it actually WAS driven daily by a little old man to and from church since 1992 (my friend's car had 64k on it, legit, and the car was in GREAT shape, other than a smokestained interior... old-man owned. I pried it out of his cold, dead fingers for my friend )

[brooklynkid1986]

Rolled the mileage, swapped the cluster... or maybe it actually WAS driven daily by a little old man to and from church since 1992 )

ROFL.

Mine has 265k on the stock engine. Stock tranny as well and she runs great. Honda FTW

131K is almost new