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conozo
08-17-2009, 04:28 PM
hopefully this isnt a repost

http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/capsule-review-1986-1989-honda-accord/

The post interesting, it looks like the only way for our cars to die is by a crash not by mechanical failure.

AccordB20A
08-17-2009, 04:30 PM
we all new that one lol

Joay
08-17-2009, 04:52 PM
Even the automatic leaned towards hooliganism as it tended to hold gears longer and downshift with less prodding than most.
I like that line. Mostly the word 'hooliganism' :lol: I like to think that my car is kind of a jackass.

conozo
08-17-2009, 05:22 PM
we all new that one lol

dang! I even searched and didn't find anything.

itzdave
08-17-2009, 05:23 PM
lol. who's car is that in the pic? it looks familiar...

Rendon LX-i
08-17-2009, 05:55 PM
lol....OLD SKOOL RULES...what can you say.

lostforawhile
08-17-2009, 06:26 PM
The basic powertrain was indeed very good. EFI was excellent. But the carbureted four-cylinder engine came straight from the seventh circle of hell.

Every one of the ‘classic’ Accords that I see coming through the auctions has that damned carbureted engine in it. I bought one for peanuts last March and finally sold it six months later for just about as many peanuts I put into it.

Thirty days later the fellow called me back and wanted to get his money back. He couldn’t keep the thing running or get it to pass emissions. Of course, he told an entirely different story than his so-called mechanic. Sigh. I hate dealing with phonies.

Anyhow, I do have another friend whose kept his EFI Accord for about 21 years and 400,000 miles. He has consistently got right around the high-20’s combined. The Accord sedan isn’t nearly as nice to drive as the Taurus/Sable from that era. But overall I would still say it’s a great car…. as long as it has fuel injection. lol

Vanilla Sky
08-17-2009, 07:13 PM
I'll never own another Keihin carbed car in my life. If I manage another carbed 3gee, It's getting webers.

2ndGenGuy
08-17-2009, 07:31 PM
Is that Legend_Master's hatch? I know I've seen that one before.

snoopyloopy
08-17-2009, 08:22 PM
Is that Legend_Master's hatch? I know I've seen that one before.

i do believe you're correct.
article pic:
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/dscf0042.jpg

l_m photos:
http://www.3geez.com/forum/vbpgimage.php?do=full&p=568&d=1199745351
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v667/Legend_Master/1.jpg

lostforawhile
08-17-2009, 08:28 PM
I know exactly how all that stuff on the carbed engines works, and i still hate them

charliekuney
08-17-2009, 09:27 PM
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v667/Legend_Master/1.jpg

Oh my God. I found that picture on Google back in January and I've been looking for it ever since. Legend_Master is still around, right?