I'm looking into getting a beater. What do you think about Accords?

[92StangMan]

I currently drive a '94 SHO and it's in great condition. I haven't had it a year yet and already put a little over 15k miles on it. Now it will probably see upwards of 20k miles a year. Since the car is in great condition, I'd hate to see it become treated like a beater and maybe sell it to buy something else that I wouldn't feel as bad to put the miles on.

Right now one car I have in mind is a non-riced out mid 90s Accord. Ideally I'd like to stay under $2,500 ($3k max), 5-speed and average around 25mpg. The SHO has awesome gas mileage (around 26mpg on interstate) and don't want to trade for something that gets less than that.

[IEATLT1]

I have a 92 accord 2dr.... great car I was lucky and scored mine cheap with working a/c

when you get the car have the waterpump and timing cover changed and then keep the oil changes and they will last forever I sold my last 90 with 220,xxx on it and the guy is still driving it

[Walter]

Keep the SHO. Why let someone else put the miles on it?

[92StangMan]

I've read the SHOs aren't as reliable at the higher mileage. So far the car has been great (after replacing waterpump and radiator) but it can be a little pricey to fix. If I had extra room, I'd buy a beater and keep the SHO but that's not an option.

It only has 113k miles on it now but at 5-600 miles a week, it'll be in the 150k mile range before I know it.

[85_SS_302_Coupe]

I would stick to 5 speed Civics before i went with an Accord. The tranys are harder to find and way more expensive. Although i had an '87 Accord once, bought it for $500 and it had about 280k miles on it, i drove it all summer and put it up over 300k, then sold it for $500. It ended up having a cracked head and burned about a quart a week but still ran great.

[Jeff88coupe]

I have a '92 Accord 2dr 5sp as my daily driver beater. I paid $1700 for it almost 2 1/2 years ago now with 174K on it. I now have 215K on it....runs just as good if not better than when I bought it. I've put a few hundred in it in parts...new tires/brakes/cv shafts/tune up. I average ~28mpg with it with mixed driving. I a/c even worked when I bought it...but the condenser blewout this summer. I like it for a beater....but I may upgrade to something a bit newer/nicer in ~6 months to a year.

[transman]

ihave an 98 zx2 but its an auto 2500 obo:bigthumb

[Sharad]

Accords are EXCELLENT daily drivers. I've owned a 92, a 95, and a 2001.

[bobtsgt]

My old Civic auto did pretty well as a beater. Now my 96 escort takes me to/from work with no problem.