Sasha (nospam) wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am looking at purchasing a 94-97 Accord here in Australia for my mother.
> Would prefer a 2.2ltr model. My question, anything in particular I should be
> looking out for? Any common problems with these cars?
>

They are great cars, even when they have high miles on them. They are
very reliable and last a long time.

Just make sure that the timing belt has been replaced at every 90K
miles interval -- this is a very important preventive maintenance step
that _has_ to be performed.
In other words, if your honda is at 100K miles, it should have been
replaced 10K ago. Most likely they would have replaced your water pump
as well.

If the previous owner did that, it is a good indicator that he/she was
diligent on doing preventive maintenance.
I mantion this because the one Honda Achilles heel is that when the
timing belt breaks, your engine will require major repair because of
its inherent design.

Remco