car buying advice- 1996 accord

[AmpeD]

I am looking for a car- an accord or civic and found this:
http://austin.craigslist.org/car/400843425.html

my question is: would this car run solidly for another year/10,000 miles if it already has 160k on it
any1 driven a honda to 200k without any major problems with tranmission, a/c, motor etc?

[Skiz]

Whether or not someone else has had problems is a moot point. Any argument is pointless as every vehicle is cared for differently, driven differently, put under different stressful conditions, etc.

I'd recommend hiring a mechanic for $50 or so to give the vehicle a good once over.

Just b/c another car of the same make and year ran perfectly or horribly should have little or no bearing on your decision.

[AmpeD]

yea I should just go to a trusted mechanic

[bigboab]

yea I should just go to a trusted mechanic

Good Luck. I don't just mean with the car. I also mean trying to find a trusted mechanic.

[vidcc]

As suggested it would be a good idea to get a professional look at it, but also worth getting a carfax report, you may find that the vehicle qualifies for a buyback guarantee.
He said he had it resprayed because he wanted a different color, but he has only had the vehicle for a couple of years, I would be suspicious that it needed a paint job for some other reason.

Have you checked out cars.com to get a comparison for price and condition of the same model in the area?

Also I believe Skizo lives in that area so check for deer antler scratches and bullet holes

[AmpeD]

yea that guy hasnt called me back thats not the car. and bigboab i know a mechanic but man is it hard to find a good one, i once saw an ad for a semi-honest retired mechanic (the writer was probably dyslexic but i lol'd). As for the bullet holes, thats a given in this area

[silent h3ro]

Not really on subject but with a '96 Honda you can expect a really good insurance rate.

We own a '98 Toyota Camry with 90,000 miles I think and it's still doing fine but my mom's '03 Alero is doing really shitty at 70,000 and we've had to get hers fixed a lot. I think Honda/ Toyota are more reliable than most older American cars. I own an '05 Saturn and at under 33,000 miles I've already had it repaired 3 or 4 times at the dealership at over $1000 in expense (free with warranty to 36,000 miles).

I personally would look for something with less miles b/c the last thing you want is to end up spending more on repairing the car than what it's worth.

[blEnder]

I had a 1994 accord that I sold to an acquitance a few years back - who I still stay in touch with. When I sold the car it had about 170,000 miles on it. It currently has 220,000 (he drives across the country a lot). He has had no problems - except for the normal wear and tear stuff.

But I kept the car in good shape and you never know how the current owner treats a car, so as suggested spend a little money and get a mechanic to look it over.

A honda itself will be fine, as long as it is treated well.

[HeavyMetalParkingLot]

From my own experience, the mechanic across the street from HEB on Koenig is a fair player. Never once had any issues with his or his crew's work. Quite an upright gentleman.

[AmpeD]

Im no longer looking at that accord, tonight im goin to check out a v6 2000 accord with 120 k

and thanks for the mechanic reccomendation man ill try it out. never knew there were so many austinites on this interwebs