How's the body? Any rust? With all those nice added features, it would be a
shame not to have the car running.


"Ryan Atici" <Ryan_Atici@hotpop.com> wrote in message
news:bsqn8v$fi7k$1@ID-186312.news.uni-berlin.de...
> Hi folks!
>
> I have 1989 Honda Accord LX. I bought it at 85 thousand miles, now it has
> 180 thousand miles on it. I never had any problems with it. I never had to
> take it to a mechanic other than oil and break pad change.
>
> Since it is 1989 Honda Accord, I don't expect it to speed up like a brand
> new car when I push the gas, but it takes forever for this car to speed
up.
> Once the speed reaches 50 miles an hour, it speeds up and runs perfect. I
> took the car to a mechanic and he said the transmission was in pretty bad
> shape. I just bought 4 set of tires. I have a cd player with nice speakers
> worth $700. Also, I got the best navigation system installed (Alpine GPS)
> and paid $1700. Getting the transmission fixed will cost about 12 hundred
> dollars. Considering the mileage the car has, do you think it is worth
> getting the transmission fixed? How many miles can you put on a well
> maintained Honda?
>
> Thanks
>
>