My dad's 86 CRX finally gave in and there is a crack in the head gasket. He went to a Honda dealership today and picked up a 2000 Honda Accord EX 4 cyl. with 107k miles. The car was first a rental car and then it was privately owned. It was in good condition, it was checked by the mechanics there and went through some type of tests. Also he paid $10400.00 out the door. They originally had wanted $11K+ but my dad had cash in hand and said he wanted it for $10400.00 OTD and they were able to get that for him. It comes with a/c, power everything, very nice. Do you think the car with the high mileage was worth the price?

 

Your going to pay a price getting it from dealership no question. the mileage is fairly high for the year but with an accord that's not a big factor in the price, they hold their value well. I got my 99 2dr 5spd w/95.5k for 8,700 from a private seller just over a year ago. you didn't say much about the car but if there was nothing special worth mentioning i would say that was a normal dealership price, possible a tad on the high side.

 

Cool, thanks that is good to know. It came out clean with the Car Fax report. Other than that, the car is in good shape, no dents or dings, I know the previous owner was probably a smoker as there was cigarette holes in the seats but that didn't bother my father. He likes it a lot, so that's my main concern. Do you know how good security is on this car? Is it easy to steal? Is it easy to break in? Are these sought after in the black market.

 

Just go to kbb.com and type everything in. It will prob be a little higher, like Chritter said, because the dealers wanna profit from the trade-in.

 

i would personally never buy a former rental car, but that's just me...i know how i use rental cars, and many other's likely abuse them as well...

 

I used to get rentals all the time...yeah never buy a rental. I've had all four wheels off the ground on 2 or 3 rentals. I've driven a chevy malibu in 2ed at 60 mph. DID you know a 97 explorer doesn't have a redline on the tac? That a new jeep liberty has gobs of power until you hit 35 or so?

 

yea pretty much everyone beats the **** out of rental cars, i wouldn't buy one but you never know, it could last just as long as any other honda.

 

my rule of thumb is:

High milege on a car thats 10ish or so years old is . it means the car has most likely been well taken care off, and probably has been just 1 single owner who used the car for commuting. generally, when people keep cars for a long time, they treat it much better

High milege on a car that is only a few years old is . more likely than not, the car was abused witn tons of non stop highway driving, and theres a good chance it wasnt always a privtley owned car. if it was private, the owner probably knew they'd be putting a TON of miles on in a short amount of time, and thusly didnt expect to own the car for long (which they arent doing, since the car is for sale). if they dont expect to keep it for the long run, chances are they didnt care for it too well

 

You have to keep in mind that the accord was bought from a Honda Dealership they do have inspections to make sure the car will run. Also and most importantly they give you a 100k mileage warranty. So if the car breaks and it is honda-malfuntion related they have to honor their own warranty.

 

Actually the car didn't come with a warranty so we're fucked if something breaks. It was from a real Honda dealership though. They have a good reputation, not known to rip people off.

 

Mine was in decent shape, 2000 EX manual tranny, 73k miles all the fluids were in good shape, it drove nice, everything worked. I payed right around $11k from a honda dealersip. The car was worth it to me because I know I can drive it for many years with no issues. If your dad is happy with the price, don't worry about it.

 

I think your pop got a good price considering you're in HI. KBB shows a retail value of 11750.

The only thing I am curious of is the timing belt/water pump change that's supposed to take place at 105k (or has this changed again). If that's been done, he should be good to go for a while..

 

With 10K you could have a Prelude

 

My family got the Accord (now my car) in 2003 when it was a 2000 with 11k miles. They got it for around 13,500 with a new CD player installed (it didnt have one).

Sounds a little pricey 5 years later, but it's not too steep still

 

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100k miles warranty ??? no offense but hat are u smoking???? warranty on a new car is only 36k.........
guys,,,, never buy a used car from a dealership,,,,,,,that is where they make the most money ,yes they chk the cars but they are only liable it to be a safe car to drive . trust me they overlook a lot of **** that as long as it is not safety related it is n o big deal, then they clean the engine real good so u cannot see any leaks at all, recharge the a/c so it is nice and cold when you put it on ,,,,I used to work in a dealership next to the tech that would just do used car ready to sell and trust me they bypass a lot of needed work,,,,,,,,,,,,,

 

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100k miles warranty ??? no offense but hat are u smoking???? warranty on a new car is only 36k.........
guys,,,, never buy a used car from a dealership,,,,,,,that is where they make the most money ,yes they chk the cars but they are only liable it to be a safe car to drive . trust me they overlook a lot of **** that as long as it is not safety related it is n o big deal, then they clean the engine real good so u cannot see any leaks at all, recharge the a/c so it is nice and cold when you put it on ,,,,I used to work in a dealership next to the tech that would just do used car ready to sell and trust me they bypass a lot of needed work,,,,,,,,,,,,,</TD></TR></TABLE>

Sorry I thought i remembered I saw it on a commercial in my area. I maybe I got the wrong commercial. or was it 100 point inspection. HAHA Anywho Sorry my mistake

 

i would say he got ripped off i just got my 2000 ex v6 for under 10g with only 87k original miles and it is flawless.it took me 4 months to find it for that price, but in a situation like that(i know he needed a car quick)never run out and buy the first thing you see.I have before and regret.

 

I see your from Hawaii I hear price for cars are kinda high there.
the mainland that car would brought $8000 or so if bought in the classifieds.

 

Well hopefully the ****** who sold my dad the car will die in a ******* fire that ******* ****** **** dealerships.

 

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Woooooooo ..man no need to talk like that and wish someone horrible things after all he did not put a gun at your head and force you to buy the car,..He is a salesman that is how he makes a living, feeds his kids and pays rent,, he was doing his job , he is going to try to get as much as possible, the more he sells the car for the bigger his paycheck is,,,, he is up to the INDIVIDUAL to know wether a deal is a good deal and buy the car or a bad one and stay away from it ...

No offense man but you need to grow up a bit well,,, maybe a lot if you make comments like that