OK here's my situation, I drive a '92 Accord that i've been doing some basic upgrades to (i.e. muffler, springs, rims, intake.) But it's has some problems that any 92 would have. passanger window reg. is broken. Clutch is going. Blow oil pan/valve cover gasket. blown struts from putting lowering springs on stock struts... (my fault) now i'm attending college right now and when I finish I should have a NICE job and my question is should i keep this and fix it up? (i.e. H22/Turbo) or should I buy something new? I have my heart set on a new EVO VIII, I have always liked those or a new Preloud... I would just like some sugestions... Thanks.

 

Well IMO if the accord is payed for, a couple simple fixes and it would be good to go. A lot of those "problems" are wear and tear item that any car will have...getting a new car is not always the easy way out.

You are going to have to weigh the options, a 300 dollar car payment NTM insurance for an evo would be pretty hard to afford in a full time college position; unless mommy and daddy are paying for the evo.

IMO spend a little bit of money and you will get it back (usually) you don't have to get h22 or turbo right away...you can save up .

But evo and accord are 2 TOTALLY different ballparks of cars...get which one you can afford and life within your means.

 

No parents help on this one... And i'm talking about after i get out of college i want to do something... cause like you said right now it's paid for... after college i'm going to look at my options.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by VRDrvr &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Well IMO if the accord is payed for, a couple simple fixes and it would be good to go. A lot of those "problems" are wear and tear item that any car will have...getting a new car is not always the easy way out.

You are going to have to weigh the options, a 300 dollar car payment NTM insurance for an evo would be pretty hard to afford in a full time college position; unless mommy and daddy are paying for the evo.

IMO spend a little bit of money and you will get it back (usually) you don't have to get h22 or turbo right away...you can save up .

But evo and accord are 2 TOTALLY different ballparks of cars...get which one you can afford and life within your means.</TD></TR></TABLE>


Couldn't have said it better, im toying with buying an additional vehicle--but no car payments and a reliable, clean 94 accord are good with me right now

 

one thing i forgot to mention... my accord has been in a wreck... the front end doesn't line up right... and i'm talking about getting a second car after school and either souping this one up or making it a daily. and buying a new car to be my toy.

 

could definitely be a great daily--learn to fix her up yourself and she'll treat you right

 

everything i've done to it i did myself.... and i'll admit it was a learning experiance and i've made my share of mistakes (i.e. priming it myself) but i've learned alot and it's not that slow for what it is.

P.S. i primed it because the body parts i got to replace the damaged ones were red it was a white car... now it's all gray.