Brno

Someone is selling a 2005 Accord 2 door, 4 cyl. automatic. 159k miles. It had dirty oil and we went to the mechanic who did a little work at some point. He said they came in and it needed 2 quarts of oil and the coolant topped off. There are records of an oil change in 2011, and this guy put 130k miles on the car in 8 years. What a jackass. I'm unsure of how long he or his mom drove it.
I'm not sure if I want to buy a car from someone who can't check their oil. I'm sure all maintenance has been deferred, I can hear a front wheel bearing. It sounds ok, maybe a little like my Subaru that had the piston rattle, but maybe I'm just hearing things. I could probably get it for $3200-3500.

Brno

Must be no pictures... nobodies responding.
They said they'd take $3200. They turned down someone for $3000 before me. The front bumper is cracked and the headliner is loose, interior is fair to poor, like guy was slob/ irresponsible.
It did this thing where we got there, started it, drove to advanced auto, pulled codes, then it wouldn't start. I jump started it easy, drove it more, than it would start. They said that happened to them before and they took it to the mechanic for that and got a starter.
I also got them thinking they need to put a timing belt in it (I thought that too at first). That may be why they are lowering their price.

I usually only buy cars from responsible owners, but dealers buy cars all the time at auctions without knowing anything about them... how bad could it be?

Brno

Car fax is showing a few appointments, at pep boys, dealer. Tail light once, maintenance check once twice, front brakes at pep boys. wash and detail at dealership. My mechanic doesn't change the oil when I get work done but then again he knows I'm not a dumbass.

94 accord typeR

2qts low on oil means the lady was likely the driver. low coolant means they are irresponsible. the low price should give u a clue about the sellers. they are motivated to sell. u can have their problems. 3k would be a nice down payment on a better accord, keep searching

furious94ls

Pass, buy one that was taken care of correctly.

VeeSykkz

pass, trust me, I love my accord, but am really pissed at all the neglect and abuse im discovering.

Brno

I did pass on it, mostly because it was an automatic. If it was manual I would have put money into it.