Results 1 to 9 of 9

Thread: New 3G owner

  1. #1
    DX User Austin's 86 LX's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2011
    Vehicle
    1986 Accord LX
    Location
    Jeffersonville, IN
    Posts
    21

    New 3G owner

    After I wrecked my Corolla about a month ago I was driving around with my dad and saw an old blue Accord at a gas station/mechanic in my town and mentioned to him about how much I liked the old flip up headlights. To my surprise I saw the same car on Yahoo Auto while looking for an old Honda or Toyota. I thought it was too good to be true, 99k miles, it was in great condition cosmetically and, most importantly, the AC worked!

    I bought it the next day and I've had to get a few repairs done on it but I love it I'm very pleasantly surprised that a site like this exists and there are even people from my area on here :O but I guess you can find anything on the internet if you look hard enough haha.

    Anyways I drive a blue 86 LX and I plan on keeping it for quite some time. It's a Honda so it should have another 200,000 miles in it, right? I'll probably be around here quite a bit looking for advice on fixing it up and customizing it.
    Last edited by Austin's 86 LX; 07-28-2011 at 09:13 PM.
    1986 LX, 122k miles, 32/36 Weber, Accel coil, NGK plugs and wires, se-i front sway bar, Pioneer head, Alpine speakers.



  2. #2
    itzdave's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2006
    Vehicle
    1990 Mazda Miata
    Location
    Missoula, Montana
    Posts
    1,869

    Re: New 3G owner

    welcome! cant wait to see some pix.

  3. #3
    LX User 89HatchbackLxi's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2011
    Vehicle
    1989 Accord Lxi Hatchback
    Location
    Antelope Valley, CA
    Posts
    314

    Re: New 3G owner

    Quote Originally Posted by Austin's 86 LX View Post
    Anyways I drive a blue 86 LX and I plan on keeping it for quite some time. It's a Honda so it should have another 200,000 miles in it, right?
    400,000 more if it's a trooper.

  4. #4
    DX User Austin's 86 LX's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2011
    Vehicle
    1986 Accord LX
    Location
    Jeffersonville, IN
    Posts
    21

    Re: New 3G owner

    Quote Originally Posted by itzdave View Post
    welcome! cant wait to see some pix.
    I'd love to post some but isn't there a minimum amount of posts I have to make before I can?
    1986 LX, 122k miles, 32/36 Weber, Accel coil, NGK plugs and wires, se-i front sway bar, Pioneer head, Alpine speakers.

  5. #5

    Dr_Snooz's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2007
    Vehicle
    1989 Accord LX-i
    Location
    Fresno, California
    Posts
    10,638

    Re: New 3G owner

    Welcome from California!
    Dr_Snooz

    "I like to take hammers, and just break stuff, just break stuff." - Beavis


    1989 Honda Accord LX-i Coupe, 240k miles, MT swap, rear disc swap

    Shop manual downloads available here: CLICK TO VIEW

  6. #6
    DX User Austin's 86 LX's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2011
    Vehicle
    1986 Accord LX
    Location
    Jeffersonville, IN
    Posts
    21

    Re: New 3G owner

    Quote Originally Posted by 89HatchbackLxi View Post
    400,000 more if it's a trooper.
    Considering I've averaged 5,000 a year in my last two years of driving, it might last me the rest of my life

    Quote Originally Posted by Dr_Snooz View Post
    Welcome from California!
    Thanks!
    Last edited by Austin's 86 LX; 07-28-2011 at 09:12 PM.
    1986 LX, 122k miles, 32/36 Weber, Accel coil, NGK plugs and wires, se-i front sway bar, Pioneer head, Alpine speakers.

  7. #7

    2ndGenGuy's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2005
    Vehicle
    1981 Accord Hatchback, 1984 Accord Sedan
    Location
    Seattle, WA
    Posts
    9,697

    Re: New 3G owner

    You have 6 posts sir, we are ready for pics.

  8. #8
    LX User PALIN_OMSIN's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2011
    Vehicle
    ACCORD 1988
    Location
    BANGKOK THAILAND.
    Posts
    153

    Re: New 3G owner

    Quote Originally Posted by Austin's 86 LX View Post
    After I wrecked my Corolla about a month ago I was driving around with my dad and saw an old blue Accord at a gas station/mechanic in my town and mentioned to him about how much I liked the old flip up headlights. To my surprise I saw the same car on Yahoo Auto while looking for an old Honda or Toyota. I thought it was too good to be true, 99k miles, it was in great condition cosmetically and, most importantly, the AC worked!

    I bought it the next day and I've had to get a few repairs done on it but I love it I'm very pleasantly surprised that a site like this exists and there are even people from my area on here :O but I guess you can find anything on the internet if you look hard enough haha.

    Anyways I drive a blue 86 LX and I plan on keeping it for quite some time. It's a Honda so it should have another 200,000 miles in it, right? I'll probably be around here quite a bit looking for advice on fixing it up and customizing it.



    www.racingweb.net/accord8889club/ <<<<<< ACCORD 88-89 CLUB (THAILAND)
    http://palin.bloggang.com <<< MY JOB

  9. #9
    DX User Austin's 86 LX's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2011
    Vehicle
    1986 Accord LX
    Location
    Jeffersonville, IN
    Posts
    21

    Re: New 3G owner

    The pictures I've got are pretty boring but it's been way too hot out lately to take it out anywhere for pictures. Plus it needs a wash :/

    uh oh they're way too big. I'll just put up links to the images until I have time to resize them.

    Anyways, here it is

    The good, no dents or scratches, low miles and clean interior:
    http://mypage.iu.edu/~auhall/images/accord/front1.JPG
    http://mypage.iu.edu/~auhall/images/accord/front2.JPG
    http://mypage.iu.edu/~auhall/images/accord/back.JPG
    http://mypage.iu.edu/~auhall/images/accord/side1.JPG
    http://mypage.iu.edu/~auhall/images/accord/side2.JPG
    http://mypage.iu.edu/~auhall/images/accord/mileage.JPG
    http://mypage.iu.edu/~auhall/images/.../interior1.JPG
    http://mypage.iu.edu/~auhall/images/.../interior2.JPG

    The bad, a little bit of wheel well rust and bad rust inside the fuel door not seen, glove compartment needs a new latch and antenna needs to be unbent so it can fully retract:
    http://mypage.iu.edu/~auhall/images/accord/rust1.JPG
    http://mypage.iu.edu/~auhall/images/accord/rust2.JPG
    http://mypage.iu.edu/~auhall/images/accord/rust3.JPG
    Last edited by Austin's 86 LX; 07-29-2011 at 01:10 PM. Reason: pictures were too big
    1986 LX, 122k miles, 32/36 Weber, Accel coil, NGK plugs and wires, se-i front sway bar, Pioneer head, Alpine speakers.

Similar Threads

  1. Old car.....new owner!
    By darkguyver82 in forum Newbie Introductions
    Replies: 7
    Last Post: 03-29-2012, 09:12 PM
  2. New Owner!
    By Julian.Saturno in forum Newbie Introductions
    Replies: 8
    Last Post: 05-17-2011, 04:25 PM
  3. New 89 SE-I owner
    By 89se-i in forum Newbie Introductions
    Replies: 15
    Last Post: 02-03-2006, 06:24 AM
  4. New 87 LXi owner
    By maxsideburn in forum Newbie Introductions
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 01-19-2006, 01:20 AM
  5. What # owner are you?
    By Busted_Blue in forum Classic Honda Community Chat
    Replies: 41
    Last Post: 04-22-2004, 02:09 PM

Bookmarks

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  
This website uses cookies
We use cookies to store session information to facilitate remembering your login information, to allow you to save website preferences, to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners.
     
Links monetized by VigLink