Buy Used Honda Cars

Q.I have been trying to find a four door accord for my daughter, a 94 or newer and havent had much luck, I did find a 94 with 99k on it and they still wanted 9k for it. I priced a new accord for 17500. I can get 99 model grand ams for 11900 with 20k on them. IT seems like a no brainer to me. What do you think?

A.Just thought I would let you know my little Honda story. I returned home about a year ago after living abroad - it was time to go back to grad school and I needed a good reliable car. I looked all over and I couldn't find anything in my price range with low km. School was about to start and I desparately needed a car for the commute - my criteria now changed, any good reliable car would do!!! I finally settled on an 89 Accord LX that had about 229,000 km on it - the price was within my budget (about $3,000 CDN) but I was really worried about the high km's. After about a year the metre now reads 271,000 km and I have had absolutely no problems with it. I have had the oil changed every 5,000 km and that is it. My original plan was to buy a new Honda once I finished school and started working, but my mechanic says that there isn't anything wrong with this car so I have decided to keep it and save my money for now.

Whether to trust Blue Book ?!

I was wondering about the major discrepencies in the Kelley's Blue Book on the Web versus the printed book. Reproduced below are some questions I had asked them over email, for which I got some response which is incomplete. I am c...

Cheap Used Cars To Buy

I am considering buying an older BMW for my next car and wanted to see if anyone had advice on the 320i (e21). It's the only model that doesn't seem to have a dozen web sites devoted to it. don't buy an older BMW, or don't buy a 320i? I'm assu...

Blue Book On Used Cars

I'm still on the hunt for a used M3 or 328 (depending on what I can afford when all is said and done) and the question becomes: "How much do I pay for one of these beasts?" In particular, say a car Blue Books for $32,000 wholesale, $43,000 reta...

Used Auto Parts Minneapolis

My odometer does not work while the speed seems to register fine. Can I not just find a doner speedometer in a used auto parts yard with similar mileage and install it in my car?? I don't plan to sell the car but it would be nice to have the milea...

Hillcrest VW - anyone buy used car there?

I would like to hear from anyone who has bought a used car at Hillcrest - specifically do they negotiate on sales prices...I just bought a 2000 Passat from there a month ago. I'm satisfied with the treatment I received. The odd thing was that they ...