Is 86k miles a whole lots of coverage in a Honda Accord lifespan ?

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I am a student , so I try to save as much as I can . I am taking a look at 1st owner car, fair maintenance, has 86k miles on it , a 2000 Honda Accord.
My uncle says it's not gonna work reliably at that mileage age, and I am going spend alot on fixes.

So , what do you think ? I need person with real experiences with Honda , Toyota please.

I find it imitating to purchase used cars (honda, toyota) from dealers since there is a common thought that ppl "dump" lemons at dealers....
What do you think again ?
 
your average car is driven aproximately ten to twelve thousand miles per year and your honda has 86 thousand miles so thats about right .your car your looking at is very average for the mileage,not to mention that i have seen theese exact cars just a little older with almost 500,000 miles on them and they run fine still.now think about it ,thats a half million miles.but you should have a mechanic look at it and get you a blue book used price guide ,that will help you a lot .good luck budy.
 
I thought there were lemon laws in most states. I don't know if the term lemon applies to used cars.

Regardless, a used car is a used car. You might be buying someone else's problems. One owner is good. Have the car inspected by a dealer. Do some research on the internet first and learn what the most common issues associated with that year/model are.

Used cars do break down but Honda manufactures an amazing automobile. It likely has another 100k miles in it. By 2000 even most American vehicles were being sold with "100k tune-up ratios."

I think it's fair to say that today's used car is not the same as the used car from your uncle's day.

Look up the blue-book value and see if the price is right.

When you buy from a dealership you are paying more for the vehicle than the previous owner sold it for (obviously). You can save money buying privately buy you'll lose conveniences like warranties, guarantees, 6025-point inspections (*rolls eyes*) and so on.

For what it's worth, I absolutely loved the Honda I owned. It was an 87 Civic with almost 200k miles on it and the engine ran beautifully. Unfortunately, the frame of the vehicle rusted apart. A previous owner didn't take very good care of it in the winter and rust protection left a lot to be desired back then.

I can confirm your fear of people offloading junk vehicles at dealerships here too though- I traded it in when the scope of the rust was clear to me. I told the dealership. They ended up buying it back from the person they had sold it to two weeks after he bought it when the rear struts literally detached from the frame.

Good luck.
 
These Accords are known as reliable cars. This car, if well maintained - should easily have a lifetime of 250k miles or MORE.
 
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