Used Honda Accord for Sale in Santa Ana, CA

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.

So far I have put about 10000 miles on this car. It's holding up well in typical Honda fashion. The car is very roomy, and looks quite large outside. But it drives comfortably, more like a small car behind the wheel. I rarely have problems parking it, and the car never feels like a boat. I also like the design, probably my favorite design on an Accord of recent years. The engine and CVT engine combination feels pretty strong (I have the 4 cylinder engine), and I never feel like the car is underpowered, even while driving up hills or merging onto the freeway. The fuel economy has been very solid, especially if I make sure to drive carefully to maximize fuel. One cool feature is an "eco mode". I think what this does is dulls engine response just a tad and also weakens A/C, but in turn improves fuel economy even more. I hardly notice the difference, so I just drive all the time with eco mode on, except when climbing steep hills. In terms of things I don't like, although it's improved the car is still pretty noisy in terms of road noise. This has always been an issue with the Hondas I've driven, and while this Accord is a bit better than previous ones, I can still hear more road noise than I'd want or like. I also think steering feel could be tad better, it's still numb at points.