I hate this car.

[pendejo]

Ok, I bought my 89 LXi for $600 knowing the clutch was going out. I bought it from a family members Ex-Boyfriend, so he gave me a deal. Lets start witht he things that were wrong with it when I bought it
1.clutch slipping
2.windshield cracked
3.drivers side window does not roll up or down
4.drivers side dorr is somewhat smahsed(side swiped)
5.high miles
6.THE CAR HAD A FRIGGEN CRACK PIPE IN THE ASH TRAY WHEN I GOT IT!!!

Now, the day after purchasing the car the clutch goes out. I knew it would happen, just not so soon! Get the new clutch in about 2 weeks later,($210+ my old broken truck as part trade for labor), then the ignition goes out! Another $60 plus trying to figure out if it was the lock and tumbler or the switch, ended up being both! 3 weeks later, THE NEW CLUTCH GOES OUT!! Turns out, I got a faulty Pressure Plate, but got the parts under warranty. Then the clutch cable goes out about 2 weeks after that. Get a new one, and the speedometer cable breaks! Get a new one(after screaming at every auto parts store in town except NAPA!!!!!!). Now, after all this little stuff, the tranny decides to grenade itself!!! Get a low mileage Japanese import tranny($150, from a friend). Get that in, and the new clutch cable goes out! $41 for a new one. Then the H2O pump goes out last week($28). Now I get it fixed, everything seems great, and now my friggen alternator and/or alternator belt is going out. Got a new belt($16) and still need to replace belt.

So my grand total so far, is somewhere near $1100, not including various other little things that could amount upwards of $250 dollars. Plus the inclusion of my stereo system(Another $900 and coffe can exhaust, I've spent Roughly $2200 on this $600 car. Anyone else have a similar situation?

[88accordhb]

damn sux for you and your beater.

[MrBen]

Doesn't sound like much of a deal

[AccordEpicenter]

hmmm things are either screwed up on the car or you have horrible luck, im still on a stock clutch cable with a dual diaphram PP race clutch (double clamp load=double pedal effort)

[frankie89]

why did u even buy da car!! i think da family members planted that crackpipe but thats just my opinion!!!! gook luck !!!!

[chiller670]

u sure your mechanic ain't breaking stuff so you keep coming back and spend money???

[Strugglebucket]

THE CAR HAD A FRIGGEN CRACK PIPE IN THE ASH TRAY WHEN I GOT IT!!!

lol. that should be your sig, man.

good news is that all the things you have replaced should last a really long time.
just hope your head gasket doesn't blow next week

[pendejo]

u sure your mechanic ain't breaking stuff so you keep coming back and spend money???

Well, since I am my own mechanic for 90% of these repairs, I don't think thats the case. The funny thing is I didn't want the damn car in the first place but I got suckered into buying, and I never even looked at it before I bought, my Uncle did. Also, shitty cheap parts are to blame for the repeat stuff. I got a low mileage japanese A20 to drop in there, so the whole car will be new

[SteveDX89]

It's all good bud. I paid $2000 for mine and have put probably $8000 into it.

[Dr._8t9LX]

I just put $2750 into mine for a new engine/ radiator after a melt down!! Talk about depressing, but we gotta keep these 3geez on the road!! So Cheer up man!! Your still in for less than a post '95 civic.

[TEXANHATCH]

Let me see I paid $1300 for my car 2months ago, I put $280 in new tires, $45 changing the manual transmission fluid and thats it. I am planning to spend around $30 repairing some rust on the hatch, $20 oil change so far I think that I am doing good (nocking wood). I trust in Honda quality and think positive. If you are thinking that something else is gonna break probably it will.

[AccordEpicenter]

I paid $3k for mine with 86k miles and in pristine condition back in 97... Ive never really had to put serious money into it fixing/repairing it, the only money i put into it was to go turbo

[shyne_aiden]

oh man, i paid 3 geez (lol) for my accord in '97 i had replaced the steering column twice, the front end, many ball joints and control arms, new rad, battery, pump, fuel line, complete suspension, jus put new tranny 1800$, new brakes, it's in the body shop for new rockers, wheel wells, fenders, small rust spots and paint, some belt is sqeeling and i jus bought another that has a few probs the main are head gasket and squeelin belt, so i gotta say if you want to be different and own what can be a sweet ride, you gotta deal with the bs these old hondas put out... good luck on your fixer upper!

[AccordEpicenter]

for straight up maintenance and broken parts, i only had to do brakes 1x and timing belt/water pump and lower ball joints/tie rod ends... thats it

[86LXItooFAST4me]

huh, i dont even know how much ive put in mine so far. basically think of going threw a junk yard and picking out a 86 lxi with the front end all F*&$%# up but no rust or dents on the body. all electrics (windows, locks, sunroof , yatta yatta) but nothing worked right and the coolent system all facked up. then basically rebuilding everything from the ground up and then doing a $1500 head job. it adds up FFASASSTT. i payed $300 cash for the car and have had it for a little over a year now and dumped over 4Gs in it. so far...

[accordlxi2.0]

hmm, my accord cost me about $350.
only money i've invested in was the starter, other than that everything else was what i wanted to do.

the car has a new cylinder head, carb (but does'nt seem like it), belts are somewhat old.
the shocks (are hi performance like) , and new springs and new ball joints and stuff.

[Low Tek]

I paid $900 for mine, and it has went through a $1285 tranny (clutch docter) that blew out. replaces the springs/shocks, all new front end bushings... and then just recent transplanted a newer motor for $450, and then the intake and other "extras" so I am almost $3000 into mine, and I am getting ready to do turbo for another $3000 with of goodies.. but better then a civic I agree

[nswst8]

But not to your extent. Last year I put in a clutch, flywheel, rear main seal (Felpro) mistake, Distributor, P/S pump, New brakes all around.

Well the first drums were out of round easy fix swapped them out.

Then I got the front end shakes while breaking another easy fix swapped the warped rotors always torque lugs to specs

Now I beleive the rear main is leaking (Felpro) I usually don't use after markets in seals but I forgot to order one before the clutch, Got the OEM honda from majestic but I was thinking of ACT clutch this time around.

But all in all I wouldn't sell this car for any amount of cashola under $7500 it would take that much to buy something as reliable as the 3Geez. Then again I am real confident about my 3geez.

I'd drive it to Alaska today if I had to with no reservations.

[pendejo]

Whewww, thought I was the only one, guess not!! I like the car and all, but all these nickel and dime parts are killing me. Now, while trying to replace alt. belt, I got pissed and cut all the belts(AC/PS) so now I have to spend more money on it. I used to think I wanted to work with cars for a living, but I say FACK THAT. I have that love/hate relationship with this car. If I didn't have to spend all this money on fixing it, I'd have a turbo by now. Then again, if I do that, I'm gonna break more sh!t!!!

I WISH I HAD A RICH DADDY THAT BOUGHT ME EVERYTHING

(Not implying any of you have that)

[Devon]

Hell, I just had the same deal but I didn't spend so much, I got my 89 Accord for $160 it had some body damage and suspension damage. I thought it only needed a subframe, that was 70 bucks plus I had to put it in myself, then the back end of the suspension was all fucked up, never got around to fixing it, The motor ticked really bad, I figuered it just needed a valve adjust, We did that and it sounded better but still had a tick. then that tick turned into a knock and that knock turned into a spun rod bearing. now $400 later Iam really pissed but what do you expect buying sub $1000 cars. Now I might see if I can find another mechanics special 3G and make one good car cause a 4G cost a arm and a leg.

[Jin4576]

man that sux....getting a car cheap sounds good, but usually people just want to get rid of their beater thats too messed up for them to repair. Like they say, if its too good to be true, it usually is...or something like that

[FatDave]

when i got my hatch it had a broken timing belt, missing the fenders, hood, and passenger sail window, had no tires on it and needed the orken man to get rid of the ants in it i gave the redneck that owned it $75 took it home and had it running in a day all in all i have alittle over $400 invested and have had it over a year its had its problems i didnt find a crack pipe in it, but i did find a strange amount of aluminum foil wadded up in it....

[gp02a0083]

guess i got luckey with my 89 lxi HB i talked the guy down from 1200 to 800 the things only got 150k ( still lots of life left for a honda) a new tranny was put in last january and it came with a new starter and 4 new tires and i got the alum option rims for the car too and all i put into it was a high end pressure power steering hose cuz it was torn and a battery so far , oh wait and a rear hatch glass b/c i closed the hatch too hard one day

[AccordEpicenter]

once a 3g or any honda has been neglected or severely abused, they often become money pits. If they are taken care of on the other hand, theyre very reliable and cheap to own. If I could find a nice 3g in near mint condition with under a 100k around here i would probably buy it. Most 3gs (if you can find them, most are rusted out and non roadworthy anymore, road salt) have literally 250k+ and beat to piss. Oh well how many other 15+ year old cars do you see on the road these days?

[gp02a0083]

epice , ur right i mean im luckey enough to get a decent G3 with only minor cancer on it , but i still cant find a accord that doesnt have rust in my area, i was fortuneate enought to find my 86 442 with no rust but here in jersy near the shore and the winter allmost everything has rust