Used Honda Accord for Sale in Ottumwa, IA

The electronics component of the car is placed either directly next to or directly beneath the AC unit. This means that when you run the AC during the summer and water condenses on it, water will likely get on the electronics component as well. This may not always cause problems, but when it does the car dashboard lights will start flashing and the car will lag then stall completely. Once the interior of the engine dries the car can usually be started again but if your mechanic doesn't know what's wrong or it happens on a long trip, the repairs can be quite costly. This defect happened to me when I was on a road trip several hours long, and stranded my husband and I almost exactly halfway between the cities in a construction zone. The car WILL decide to completely stop working. The other drawback, depending on your choice of interior color, is that the light colored interior fabric shows dirt and stains incredibly easily and will be almost impossible to clean, even professionally. This car has also had several recall notices, so if you decide to buy one make sure it has been updated for the recall pieces.

The thing that I wish the car had was things that are more up to date in newer vehicles like rear camera, GPS, and other modern conveniences. But since it was built in 96, none of those features were available then. Also the car is only a 4 cylinder so it doesn't have a lot of acceleration when you're trying to get onto the freeway, for example. I really don't have a lot of negative things to say about it, it's been such a great car. One other thing about it that I don't like is that in order to lock it, you have to manually lock it with a key instead of being able to lock it with the electric lock button from the inside.