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hi everyone,

i've been looking for a used car to buy for work, and really narrowed it down to just the accord. so i've been doing some research, and surprised by the huge community of owners and enthusiasts.

i plan to settle with a 2000-2005 model within the next month, and it's really great that there's so many people out there who like sharing their experiences with their cars. it's a great resource!

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If you're looking at 4-cylinders, the 2003+newer has a completely new different engine than the earlier ones.

1998-2002 automatic trannys have had some troubles. Maybe newer V-6 auto trannys too, but I'm not real sure how long that lasted.

5-spd manual trannys are quite good. Some people have complained about v-6 6-speed manual tranny being notchy & difficult.

So... it helps if you let us know where your search leads, so we can be a little more specific with advice.

Hi JimBlake,

Thanks a lot for your reply. I thought this forum was just for greetings and the others were for 'actual' posts.

But I understand that the 2003+ 4 cylinders use a timing chain instead of a belt, which is supposed to help with reliability. That's useful information about the trannies, and luckily i'm looking at the 5 speed manual.

I've been tracking private sellers on craigslist and kijiji, and looking at some dealer ads for comparison. After harassing practically everyone on craigslist with a 2003+ 4 cylinder model, I've narrowed it down to a couple that I want to take a look at.

One of the main things I've been looking for is service records, and regular oil changes, as I've read about how reliable these cars can be with the proper maintenance. They have about 150-170K km (about 100-120K miles) on them and cost about $7500-8500 (about 6700-7700 USD).

I'm most interested in reliability, because the car is for work and I plan to drive quite a bit. But some amenities include moon roof, leather interior, cd changer, things like that.

Well, yeah, greetings & introductions. If this really turns into a very technical thread, I can move it to Gen.Tech.

My 2003 is a manual tranny, & it's a much more modern engine vs. the F-series from earlier years.

Service records are important. For me, inspecting all the sheetmetal for collision damage is the scariest part of a used car. I can fix mechanical stuff, but I'm not a body & paint guy. Especially rust...

If you go very far for an internet car, have a backup plan like a vacation or something. Just in case you want to say NO, you won't feel like it's a wasted trip. That way you can feel a little less pressured when you see the car in person.

thanks for that insight. I removed the spam from your post. READ THE RULES.

i'm not exactly sure what these last two posts mean. i'm not doing any SH programming? i have read the rules, but didn't realize i was breaking any?

I removed the spam from nn's post. HE needs to read the rules.