1997 Honda Accord

LX Coupe

2.2L 2156CC l4 GAS SOHC Naturally Aspirated

Automatic

1hgcd7236va034092

Clear

GAS

What can I say about Jane Honda? She’s been my stalwart companion for the past 7 years. I purchased Jane in 2006, at which point she had only 62,500 miles. The previous owner had, in fact, been the quintessential “little old lady that only drove it on Sundays.” I bought it from the woman’s son who couldn’t keep it because he worked for a Ford dealer in Kansas City. Since then, I’ve put almost 165,000 miles on her, mostly on the highways in and around the Kansas City, KS, and, more recently, Houston, TX, areas. The bulk of these were racked up between 2008 and 2012 when I worked as a same-day delivery courier for a pharmacy in Lawrence, KS, making runs to Kansas City (~100 miles roundtrip) and driving an average of about 35,000 miles per year. Because that was my livelihood at the time, I was obsessive about maintenance, getting the oil changed at the dealership every 5,000 miles or so. Maintenance history: The following is the maintenance history for which I have records – there are a few gaps (in 2007-2008, 2010-2011, and 2012). Date Mileage Service 3/30/2006 65080 Oil change 6/9/2006 70171 Oil change 4/3/2007 85090 Oil change 7/1/2008 91127 Oil change 10/20/2008 98000 Timing/accessory belts & water pump replacement 10/20/2008 98000 Transmission fluid flush 10/31/2008 99568 Oil change 10/31/2008 99568 Coolant flush 10/31/2008 99568 75k-150k Emissions warranty service: new ignition kit, spark plugs, wires 1/25/2009 107563 Oil change 3/26/2009 112988 Oil change 3/26/2009 112988 Brake pads 6/10/2009 120291 Oil change 6/20/2009 121145 CV shafts replacement 7/18/2009 123870 Driver's power window motor/regulator replacement 8/6/2009 125796 Oil change 9/18/2009 130742 Oil change 11/5/2009 135661 Oil change 12/4/2009 138319 Transmission fluid flush 1/13/2010 141302 Oil change 4/7/2010 147502 Oil change 5/26/2011 178113 Oil change 5/26/2011 178113 Transmission fluid flush 8/22/2011 182000 Main relay replaced 10/10/2011 185128 Oil change 10/29/2011 187578 New 60k+ mile tires: Goodyear Assurance ComforTred Touring P185/65R15 86T 12/23/2011 192000 New battery 12/28/2011 192000 New starter 1/9/2012 194762 Oil change 3/9/2012 200733 Oil change 5/4/2012 205422 Gates timing and accessory belts & Bosch water pump installed 5/4/2012 205422 New radiator & hoses installed 5/4/2012 205422 Head cover gasket and spark plug tube seals replaced 5/25/2012 209623 Oil change 6/7/2012 212052 Transmission fluid "power flush": transmission fluid replaced & car driven 0-55 mph four times. Process repeated four times. 7/22/2012 218422 Oil change 10/9/2013 227000 For sale Other upgrades: · Clarion FB275BT Bluetooth stereo head unit installed in 2008 and still working great for connecting mp3 players via the aux input jack and iPhones, etc, via Bluetooth. This head unit does NOT have a CD player. Jane Honda still serves as my daily commuter, runs great, and doesn’t burn a drop of oil. Since replacing the head cover gasket, even the slight seep around the head cover has ceased. But I need a newer car with four doors for my work, and I don’t have a garage where I can keep Jane as a backup. For someone with reasonable equipment and inclination to work on her, Jane’s still got a lot of life left in her. I could easily imagine someone getting 400k+ miles out of her if the maintenance is kept up. Transaction details: Jane is being sold AS IS, without warranty of any kind. The current Kansas title includes a bill of sale on the back that will be signed over to the buyer upon receipt of payment. From there, you can proceed with registration. I’ll be sorry to part ways with her, but glad to see her go to a good home. Thanks for looking.On Dec-13-13 at 18:08:47 PST, seller added the following information: UPDATE: 12/13/13: I would estimate fuel economy at 24 city / 30 highway. I usually averaged around 26-28 in combined driving.See complete, full resolution images are now online at: http://imgur.com/a/AKW74#0