Any 91-93 Accord owners here?

[mg1942]

I'm thinking about getting a cheap 2nd car that I can put some subtle mods in it.  Is 91-93 Honda Accord tough and bullet-proof as some people suggest?

[Mickey1992]

My '99 Accord still runs great.  Almost 180K miles now.

[mg1942]

My '99 Accord still runs great.  Almost 180K miles now.

Is yours manual or auto?

I heard that 6th generation Accords (97-02) have auto trans issues and recalls when 5 speed was introduced

[CAP1]

I'm thinking about getting a cheap 2nd car that I can put some subtle mods in it.  Is 91-93 Honda Accord tough and bullet-proof as some people suggest?

hondas are ultra super duper reliable.............

untill you start trying to make serious horsepower with them. then they become like every other import and break........

[morfiend]

 I have a 6th gen honda and ya some had tranny probs,mostly heat related so if you live in the south get a trans cooler.

  1 thing to watch for,timing belt and waterpump,make sure both were changed at recommended times,hondas have interference engines and if the timing belt goes,well,lets just say wallet flush.

 Really the are great cars and with proper maintanence you should have no probs getting 2 or 3 hundred thousand miles out of them. they do seem to wear out tierods and swaybar links fast,or maybe it's got something to do with the way I drive.....

[Bronk]

hondas are ultra super duper reliable.............

untill you start trying to make serious horsepower with them. then they become like every other import and break........

Can only wind up a spring so tight.

[Mickey1992]

Is yours manual or auto?

Automatic.  I bought it used and made the mistake of assuming the previous owner had changed the transmission fluid at one point or another.  Turns out last year when I did it for the first time it looked like it had never been done before.  It was very sludgy.

[Chalenge]

'03 Civic Hybrid 5 speed (48-78 mpg). Only issue I had was oxygen sensors which went out at 23k. Warranty replacement. Its small for me but commuting to work it makes sense. I buy gas once a month whether I need to or not.  

[VWE]

I had a '91 Accord auto that I put about 30k on in 6 months before giving it to my next door neighbors 16 year old daughter before leaving on my last deployment to Iraq. On the highway at 70 mph it would get a solid 35 mpg. The only thing I did was change fluids and put on new tires, had 167k on it when I gave it away and is close to 200k on it now. I paid $150.00 for it, just a terrific little car...

[Maverick]

Aren't those Hondas on the most frequently stolen list?

[USRanger]

Mav is correct.   I've had a '93 Accord since 2000 and it still runs great.  166,000 miles.  Though it's not my primary transportation, I've never seen a reason to get rid of it.  It's waaayyy paid off and everything to this day still works on it.

[acfireguy26]

You can see my 93 Honda accord in the driveway here. It has 187000 on it and still runs strong 27-30 mpg (automatic) depending how I drive.

[Roundeye]

I have a '91 Acura Integra RS for a "beater".   You may or may not know Acuras are Hondas with different name plates.  Straight up Honda engine (1.8L 16V DOHC) with 5 spd.  191,000 miles and runs like a champ.  No squeaks or rattles...everything works as advertised.  Temperatures and pressures normal and stable.  No unusual fluid consumption.  Gets 28-30mpg with me driving it like I stole it .

As mentioned before, make SURE to change timing belt and water pump (water pump on my type engine is timing belt-driven) at least every 60K miles.  Failing to do so WILL COMPLETELY DESTROY the engine.

[mg1942]

I have a '91 Acura Integra RS for a "beater".   You may or may not know Acuras are Hondas with different name plates.  Straight up Honda engine (1.8L 16V DOHC) with 5 spd.  191,000 miles and runs like a champ.  No squeaks or rattles...everything works as advertised.  Temperatures and pressures normal and stable.  No unusual fluid consumption.  Gets 28-30mpg with me driving it like I stole it .

As mentioned before, make SURE to change timing belt and water pump (water pump on my type engine is timing belt-driven) at least every 60K miles.  Failing to do so WILL COMPLETELY DESTROY the engine.

does it have the infamous VTEC?

[mg1942]

Aren't those Hondas on the most frequently stolen list?

sadly yes, it's up there with '89 Camry and F150s

Those late 80s / early 90s sedans must be too good... even to this day