On 10/21/09 9:19 AM, in article
Xns9CAB6942CDA64jyaniklocalnetcom@216.168.3.44, "Jim Yanik"
<jyanik@abuse.gov> wrote:

> pws <pwshelton@austin.rr.com> wrote in news:hbn33r$gvs$1@aioe.org:
>
>> Joe wrote:
>>> On 2009-10-21, Clete <lecllaij@halifax.ca> wrote:
>>>> On Wed, 21 Oct 2009 07:39:59 +0100, "Al Reynolds"
>>>> <ajr-news@bat400.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> "pws" <pwshelton@austin.rr.com> wrote:
>>>>>> I just received a white 1995 Honda Accord, the EX I believe.
>>>>> Good cars. I have the UK equivalent to the 94-97 Wagon EX - I've
>>>>> just passed 188000 miles and it still drives very well.
>>>>>
>>>>>> It has only 77,000 miles on it and had the entire A/C replaced
>>>>>> just over a year ago.
>>>>>> The records show a regular service every 3 months for oil/filter
>>>>>> and a complete tune-up at least once a year.
>>>>>> The timing belt was replaced at 60K miles, and it has almost new
>>>>>> Pirelli P5 tires on it. This was grandma's car.
>>>>> How long ago was the timing belt? Remember there is a time limit
>>>>> on these as well as a mileage limit. Given it looks like you have
>>>>> a nice condition car here it might be a wise precaution to get the
>>>>> timing belt done.
>>>> Look above.
>>>
>>> That doesn't say WHEN, it just says the mileage. Timing belts need
>>> to be changed at a specific mileage/age, whichever comes first.
>>
>>
>> The timing belt was replaced on this car in 2005, and I just noticed
>> that this is the LX model, not the EX.
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> doesn't the "L" stand for "luxury" and "E" for "economy"?

No. On the US models, DX was the base, LX was the middle & EX was the top
of the line in the mid 90's

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>> I'm not sure what difference there is between the two. This Accord has
>> cloth interior and came with steel wheels, so I am guessing that it
>> was a base-line model with minimal options?