Jinnai
07-09-2020, 11:55 PM
Hello! I just bought a 1988 manual Honda Accord LXi hatchback:
https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/417414177297006640/730207108070506666/JPEG_20200707_174201.jpg?width=996&height=560 (https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/417414177297006640/730207108070506666/JPEG_20200707_174201.jpg)
Granted, it does look terrible, but it runs and was $500, which I think is fairly reasonable for a running car. The interior is a little broken up but all the parts are there so I think the interior will clean up nicely. I expect to ask a lot of questions about it. It's got 171k miles and runs kind of sluggish, but I haven't tried pushing the RPMs that much as I don't want to break it.
My first car was a 1984 Honda Prelude, I paid too much at $1150 and it ran badly but I paid to have it repaired and then it ran fine. Nowadays I very frequently regret selling it, but such is life. As you can see in this 2013 picture, I had a shiny new Mazda 3 that I was rather proud of, haha.
https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/417414177297006640/731050981474828308/mazda_and_prelude.png?width=857&height=560 (https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/417414177297006640/731050981474828308/mazda_and_prelude.png)
The picture makes me look richer than I am, especially now, I had a job at a factory, but I quit that and went to school and got my own apartment and am a poor college student now. And my brother totaled the Mazda :rofl: Anyways, that is a little bit about me, I hope to get this Accord running right, it sat mostly unused for 5 years in Denver, it's temp overheated on the way from Denver to Colorado Springs according to the gauge and I let it cool down on the side of the road a few times. The AC doesn't work and it's really hot so I'll look into fixing that. There's the rust holes that I'm at a bit of a loss for. The wheels are Prime #93 two-part wheels, badly corroded, guess I can let that be. Other than that, all little things! Hood prop mounts are gone, front center piece under the hood is broken, rear left light is cracked, shifter cover is torn, driver side seat belt latch is broken, and stereo cassette player doesn't read properly.
https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/417414177297006640/730207108070506666/JPEG_20200707_174201.jpg?width=996&height=560 (https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/417414177297006640/730207108070506666/JPEG_20200707_174201.jpg)
Granted, it does look terrible, but it runs and was $500, which I think is fairly reasonable for a running car. The interior is a little broken up but all the parts are there so I think the interior will clean up nicely. I expect to ask a lot of questions about it. It's got 171k miles and runs kind of sluggish, but I haven't tried pushing the RPMs that much as I don't want to break it.
My first car was a 1984 Honda Prelude, I paid too much at $1150 and it ran badly but I paid to have it repaired and then it ran fine. Nowadays I very frequently regret selling it, but such is life. As you can see in this 2013 picture, I had a shiny new Mazda 3 that I was rather proud of, haha.
https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/417414177297006640/731050981474828308/mazda_and_prelude.png?width=857&height=560 (https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/417414177297006640/731050981474828308/mazda_and_prelude.png)
The picture makes me look richer than I am, especially now, I had a job at a factory, but I quit that and went to school and got my own apartment and am a poor college student now. And my brother totaled the Mazda :rofl: Anyways, that is a little bit about me, I hope to get this Accord running right, it sat mostly unused for 5 years in Denver, it's temp overheated on the way from Denver to Colorado Springs according to the gauge and I let it cool down on the side of the road a few times. The AC doesn't work and it's really hot so I'll look into fixing that. There's the rust holes that I'm at a bit of a loss for. The wheels are Prime #93 two-part wheels, badly corroded, guess I can let that be. Other than that, all little things! Hood prop mounts are gone, front center piece under the hood is broken, rear left light is cracked, shifter cover is torn, driver side seat belt latch is broken, and stereo cassette player doesn't read properly.