got my car....

[nathanaf8388]

well ive thought abotu it for a long time and i couldnt decide if i wanted a f-bod for my first car or a little 4cyl. honda or other import with good gas mileage and insurance at a cheap rate and i decided to get a honda because 1. i get a car for graduation 2. i need money 3. insurance and gas money will be cheaper 4. my mom for shoudlnt want me to get a f-bod...''to much power'' so i was going to Indy a week or two ago and I saw a little honda accord with a $1200 dollar pirce tag on it.. when we were coming back through i told my uncle to stop so i could look at it and see if it was (a)dependable and (B) everything else i wanted to find ina a honda, well the owner was willing to negotiate the price from $1,200 to $800 and then when i told him i didnt think i ocudl get $ 800 at that time he said woudl you take it for $600 and i said well i gotta talk to my mom so i came home and told my mom and she said ''we'll see'' which usualy means NO! but i came home the next day after school and took out the trash and there it was sitting on the side of the garage near the dumpster

[nathanaf8388]

it is a 86 honda accord 4-door lxi with power everything except seat and even a sun roof and new cd player interior is mint exterior has a little bit of rust but thats just because the car is 17 its a manual has a/c heat all the goodies plan to put just a few little mods on it dont wanna be a rice-boy...

[nathanaf8388]

sorry about all the post but i forgot something insurance is only $90 whch id hate to see what it is for a 16 year-old driving a v-8 f-bod considering my friend pays $130 for his ford ranger with a v-6 in it

[Mirroredshades]

Only thing to worry about on those is the timing belt. You don't want to go more than about 85k on one. If they break, they usually take out a bunch of stuff. If it hasn't been changed lately you might want to make that your first mod.

[TODD 2000 V6 CAMARO]

I would be careful of the CV joints too. If you hear any popping when you turn, get them looked at. I had some trouble with mine on my first car (81 accord). Replacing one cost me about $300, and I paid $600 for the car.

[Mirroredshades]

My cv joint popped for 3 years before it finally broke. At the time I couldn't afford to fix stuff unless I had to.

[dimn]

Good choice.

I'm driving around a 96' Honda Accord with EVERYTHING.
Good car, but like they said, watch out for the timing belt and the cv boots/joints.

Also, I dont know if that year is notorious for it, but mine is - the ABS Control Module tend to go out on these - and they start to leak fluid and you throw codes. That means no ABS .. and even worse, it's about an $800 part and a $1100 job if you pay someone.

Unless you can get your hands on some TSBs, be prepared. Cuz Honda keeps them on lockdown.

I decided to break down and buy myself a Camaro SS, mainly because I can find one with low mileage. I was going to purchase a 300ZX TT, or a 240SX and swap in a SR20DET, both too much trouble. I'm calling this week to find out what I'm going to be paying if I decide to get it.

[coloradoformula]

Congratulations. Honda's get twice the gas mileage and seem to hold up darn well. However, I'm not really sure if insurance would necessarily be cheaper. I'm 18 and had a Chevy Beretta 3.1 with full coverage and a 50/250 deductible (cost me $203 in Colorado). When I bought my 94' formula, full coverage with the same deductible cost me $190. I asked my agent why such a price difference in a car with twice the value and twice the power; he said the f-body was much safer. My dad checked on a 2002 WS6 and found that it too would be cheaper than his Silverado, Lumina and 2003 grand am because it has a higher safety rating. Who would have figured?