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No Reserve! "jane Honda" 1997 Honda Accord Lx Coupe 2-door 2.2l 227k Extra Clean on 2040-cars

Year:1997 Mileage:226839 Color: Gold /
 Gold
Location:

Houston, Texas, United States

Houston, Texas, United States
Transmission:Automatic
Body Type:Coupe
Engine:2.2L 2156CC l4 GAS SOHC Naturally Aspirated
Vehicle Title:Clear
Fuel Type:GAS
For Sale By:Private Seller
Condition:
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VIN (Vehicle Identification Number)
: 1hgcd7236va034092
Year: 1997
Number of Cylinders: 4
Make: Honda
Model: Accord
Trim: LX Coupe 2-Door
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty
Drive Type: FWD
Safety Features: Driver Airbag, Passenger Airbag
Mileage: 226,839
Sub Model: LX
Exterior Color: Gold
Number of Doors: 2
Interior Color: Gold

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

·         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.

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