I bought a used 1983 Honda Accord from a professional mechanic. He told me the car was very reliable and great on mileage. I paid him $2,400 for it. I loved that car. It was a stick shift and I would tool around in it and drive long distances in it. It was great on mileage, comfortable and practically never needed maintenance. In fact, at one time when I was with someone else, we used that person's SUV and the Honda Accord sat up on blocks for 7 years. When we broke up, I had it towed to a nearby garage, they replaced the battery and VRRROOOOOOOOOM! That thing started up immediately. The mechanics were stunned at what a great car it was. It was 23 years old when I finally laid it to rest and only because some teenager ran a red light, T-boned it and pushed in the passenger's side. Even then, my car still drove and her SUV couldn't drive. I sold it for $100 to some scrap metal place. Man, I loved that car.

I liked how much room the car has. It performs like all Hondas do. Extremely reliable even when problems do occur, the car doesn't give up. If it's maintained properly. The build quality is exceptional. There are no interior rattles, and I have driven 15,000 miles. The interior materials look and feel high quality, and have held up well over time. I have experienced small issues such as interior lighting on stereo went out due to cheap manufacturing costs and wear n tear over life of the car. The tail lights on the trunk have wiring issues do to the trunk being opened and closed countless times. Also, the plastic pieces that are under the cars front bumper and wheel well area have fallen off due to the car getting old. And the electric powered windows particularly on the driver side has a mind of its own or a short in the wiring causing the window to roll down sometimes or not always within the times I try to roll it down. It still works but needs fixing. Other than that, the car is nice for being a 2004 Accord.