Long story short, good grades = 2004 Honda Accord EX-L. 188,000 miles.

Very well taken care of, only wear and tear is on the drivers seat.

Any tips and pointers?

I'd like to keep this car as clean as possible.

 

congrats - nice gift
Do simple mods that dont stand out to much to people except people that know about cars.
Tint, lower, simple rims, projector lights, hid, lip kit, debadging, grilles, good quality exhaust (dont go cheap so u sound like a hyped up lawn mower).
IMO a well done car understated car is sometimes better than an all out done car

 

Welcome to the HAf and to your Gift from your Mom...

 

Simple mods are the way to go IMO, I'd like to keep the car as much stock as possible, just not to muck things up.

Is there a good read for this car? It does have higher mileage and would like to know what types of problems I should look out for, etc.

Thanks though, I'm real happy for it. Previous car was a 98 Legacy L, which was decent, but nothing like this Accord.

 

Congrats on the new car! I also have a 2004 and am only interested in extremely simple mods. Right now I'm in the middle of installing an ipod adapter.