Dx3

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Guys,

In my quest to find a suitable daily driver I came across a 99 Honda Accord EX coupe. It has 106k, leather spoiler.

I am trying to be practical as I have my GS for the fun days.

I can get it for $8300. What do you think?

Jonny

PhilipMSPT

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Blue Book value for the 4-cylinder is about $7400 for private parties, $8000 for the V6. You better start haggling...

As for the car itself, Honda is pretty reliable and should be a good daily beater. That car will last another 106k miles.

CK6Speed

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Sure, why not?/ I haven't had anyone I know have any problems with their Accord's. Yes, even the V6 models. I like that year style Accord Coupe as well. Two co workers have that generation EX V6 Coupes. Nice car.

newr

My 01 Accord auto tranny crapped out on me at 78K miles. Some other people and friends I know also had their Accord auto tranny quit working at the same mileage and some had their replaced more than once. You should do a search since I am not sure 99 and 01 share the same tranny.

Dx3

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Philip,

It is the V6 and fully loaded. It is also being purchased from a dealer. He wanted $9000 for it and wouldn't go below $8500. Said he is a small time dealer and does not have much room in his cars for haggling. Said he wouldn't go below $8500. I stuck at him and he said he has $7900 in the car and will show me receipts showing that. He said the least he will make on a car is $400.

So we are at $8300 OTD.

Chris - I was actually looking for a 95 LS coupe 6 speed but cannot for the life of me find one from a dealer

jonny

PhilipMSPT

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If it's OTD, then that should be a good deal. GO FOR IT!!!

baddis es

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i dont personally think that it is a wise decision as far as the tranny problem occurs more than once normally...when i used to work at honda thats mostly what came in, and if u didnt have warranty...expect to pay around 3500 for tranny repair/labor. my parents own a 01 odyssey, same engine & tranny and the tranny has been replaced 4 times and theres only 104k miles on it, just crossed warranty (100k) and they are in deals with picking up a new one

in the end it is your call and honestly 8300 OTD is still a steep price for an accord in IMO as i've seen some v6's around here sell for that price for the 01 models. just think it thru, there are plenty reliable cars out there for $8k....i juss dont consider the accord one of them mainly because of the tranny problem

mikal

i wouldnt


Friend went through 3 trannies on his Accord V6. ECU went bad also. Car wouldnt start when it's cold.

Och

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If its a V6 - don't buy it. Not because of the potential tranny problems, but because Honda doesn't know how to make V6. Their I4 engines are great, but for V6 might as well get a Camry.

CK6Speed

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I disagree. Given the same era, I'd put the Honda V6 engines head to head with anything Toyota came out with aside from the new V6 engines found in the IS350 and such. Take the old Legend C- Class engine that started out as a C25 based in the G1 Legend, and made it all the way to the G2 Legend C32A, and also was used to base the C30 and C32B NSX engine on. The J30, J32, and J35 engines are all great engines. So let's see, the two major V6 engines Honda created have all been award wining, reliable, and able to put out good HP during its time. So what is wrong with Honda V6 engines again?

Och

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They lack ***** down low, and their high end isn't all that exciting compared to their I4's.

CK6Speed

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And the Camry or ES300 V6 engine had ***** down low? Have you driven a Legend with a TYPE II C32A1 engine or an NSX with a C32B engine that revs up to 8K RPM? I can't speak for the Accord V6, but the Legend TYPE II V6 would pull just has hard down low as my SC400 and it would pull just as easily past 140MPH. I know, I've taken it to those speeds before. The V6 in the NSX is just a better over all engine than the Legends C32 so it is that much better. Like I said, aside from the latest V6 found in the IS350, the competitions V6 is not different. Except maybe the Nissan VQ which is another marvel of a V6 engine during its hayday.

GSteg

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my mom's 3.0L V6 in her 93 camry lacks ***** everywhere.

On other other hand, my former neighbor's 89' legend (2.7L V6) has better acceleration and was more torquier throughout the revband.

plex

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I was looking at an accord V6 also sedan though for my DD. Im also considering the 99 and up TL but I've heard of their tranny problems also. I guess it's the same tranny as the Accord. My other choices include Camry and I also like the 99 and up G20t.

SteVTEC

I've driven a Legend with a C32 and it's far better than the V6 (J30A1) that my Accord had, and yes it was very torquey too. It's a nice engine except for the fact that C30/C32s tend to go through head gaskets between 100-150k miles which aren't exactly cheap to replace. The problem with the 1st generation of J-series V6 engines is that Honda put this lame-o "VTEC-E" for economy system in it that effectively shuts off 1 intake valve. That, combined with the fact that the intake geometry is fixed for top-end performance only, and the result is truly pathetic low-end. Unless you're flogging it out above 4000 rpm the car seriously feels and drives like a 4-cylinder. Now add in the fact that the transmissions are horrible and cannot stand up to what little torque the engines produce reliably and you don't exactly have a screaming deal on the used lot. Even the 4-cylinder automatics go out pretty frequently.

Toyota's 1MZ slaughters a Honda J30 also. Its not quite as refined but its far torquier and has as much as a 30-40 lb-ft advantage at low/mid-range RPMs. It even out-torques the VQ of the same era by a good bit. You have to be putting premium fuel in the 1MZ though, which most people probably don't. The one nice thing about the J30A1 is that it runs best on 87 octane (it actually runs poorer on premium). So that's nice, but you don't get a whole lot of performance for a V6 engine.