whats going on y'all? aight I have a 94' auto honda accord lx with 185,000 miles.. my question is would it be worth it for me to spend a lot of money fixing it up????? It's an auto so i wouldn't try to do a lot to the engine and stuff, but i would put tv's and stuff like that in it. Or would i jus be betta off gettin' another car.

 

Let's see, this is 2005, third quarter....your car is a 1994 (I like the body style) lx. It has 185,000 miles on it? Clean body, no rust? If it runs fine and all you are going to do with it are things you can take out of it when you do get rid of it, then keep it and save for that killa car. Ain't no doggin it here.

 

Why do you ask us this? It doesn't matter what we think, it's your money and your car. Do whatever you want.

 

one, it is an LX..
2: auto
3: 5rd gen so it is heavier

so you have a slower car then my 4th gen...w00h00

 

first off, was u tryin' to be sarcastic or sumthin' yo??? i asked cause i don't know how many more miles to expect out of this car, so i was lookin for advice. Don't you think I know its my money?? Come on smartin' up yo. I didn't make you post a response. If you didn't see da point of da question then you shouldn't have wrote shyt, plain and simple.

 

didn't understand 1/3-1/2 of this post, but i'm gonna try and reply for you anyway.

first, he's not trying to be sarcastic, how you value your money and your mods is totally different from the next guy.

second, i don't see how your first post is asking how many more miles to expect out of your car.

that being said, it seems that the only problem with the life of your car will be the AT. some AT's run low 100k, some run up past 250k miles. depends on how you keep it and how you drive it, and maybe a little luck.

as for tv's, doesn't really matter what car you put em into, you'll have a tv and dvd player and they'll look and function the same. i don't see this as much of an issue as how much you enjoy driving the car and how much you enjoy its looks/power/handling/etc.

and as for me, i'm considering extending the life of my '92 (AT, 126k) to drive it for another 5 yrs or so.

 

Is it in good condition now? If it was well taken care, maintained by the book and driven responsibly... it will last as long as you need it to. I'd have to see/drive/inspect the car for myself to answer that question as accurately as possible. In general, the 5th gen 4-cyl. Honda Accords are very capable of 300,000+ miles. As was mentioned above, the AT's life expectancy would be more iffy. I've got 163,000 miles on my 96 and the AT still works flawlessly. I change my ATF every 30,000 miles w/ ONLY Honda ATF. Most of my mileage is on the highway, and I drive very conservatively.

As for dumping money into an old car, If you love the car and it isn't too far gone.. I say go for it. In the long run, it's cheaper than buying a new car.

I just dumped $$$ into my 96 refurbishing and upgrading it. This has included new paint (white gold pearl) new tires, new bumpers, new lights, new carpeting, seats (white leather) leather steering wheel, Acura CL leather shift boot, wood trim, new OEM rear spoiler, new OEM chrome rims, gold package, chrome door handles (from Acura TL) Acura CL guage cluster, Acura TL BOSE CD/cassette combo stereo, new Sony XPLOD speakers, new trunk lining, and heck... I even threw in some new wiper arms because the originals were faded!

This doesn't include the work I put into the mechanicals..

New timing belt/b-shaft belt/water pump/all seals/gaskets including new oil pan gasket.
New muffler and B-pipe
Recent major tune-up
All fluids changed
New accesory belts
New radiator
All new hoses, brakes, etc.. etc...

With the engine work included, I dont even want to calculate how much I've spent total.. but I'm sure its worth more than the car!
But in my situation, I plan on keeping my car for a very long time. I've had it since it was practically new so I know it's been extremely well taken of and was a good car to start with. In any case, if something happens to the engine later down the road, I'll just swap in an H22.

Right now, it looks and runs like a million bucks... so I should be set for a long time...

 

Right now I'm actually in the process of trying to fit an auto (digital) climate control unit from a 5th gen Accord from Japan. I have the unit, and it looks to be a snug fit in place of the std. unit, but the bezel will have to be fabricated. Thats going to be PITA #1. The JDM bezel is backwards, so that will be no help. Next will be hooking it up. I know it's going to take some time, $ and a couple swear jars... but I'm prepared. I don't think anyone has ever tempted to do this yet, so hopefully I'll be the first to pioneer the idea. I'll post how to's and pics when I'm done. I have some helpers that are far more electronically inclined than I am... I'll be better with fabricating my bezel.

Some other things I've done already that were DYI and easy, but made a difference were the gauge cluster from a 98 Acura CL w/ the red needles. That was basically plug and play. I also swapped my emergency switch with one from the same CL, which rids that big red square. On the CL's switch, only the triangle is red. Looks cleaner IMO. The 4th gens have the same switch as the 97-99 CL.