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Hello,
I signed up to be a member here about 5 years ago because my nephew bought a 98 Accord; I'm familiar to Honda's because I have an 03 CRV Ex and 2010 Pilot EX. my nephew's 98 Accord was totaled in 2011 so he now drives an 03 Tiburon. I am coming back because I just purchased a 02 EX V6 Coupe for my son with 170K on the clock. I know it has a lot of miles but the car drove fine and actually drove like new. Hoping to get to 300K with proper maintenance. got it from a local dealer for 4200 out the door which I believe is a fair price. I will post pics when I can but this will be a Xmas gift for my son even though he's paying part of the car. So I will be doing some small modding during winter and some in the summer mostly cosmetic and not performance, I think the car have enough power for a 16 y/o boy. Hope to get some insights from you guys. cya later.
I signed up to be a member here about 5 years ago because my nephew bought a 98 Accord; I'm familiar to Honda's because I have an 03 CRV Ex and 2010 Pilot EX. my nephew's 98 Accord was totaled in 2011 so he now drives an 03 Tiburon. I am coming back because I just purchased a 02 EX V6 Coupe for my son with 170K on the clock. I know it has a lot of miles but the car drove fine and actually drove like new. Hoping to get to 300K with proper maintenance. got it from a local dealer for 4200 out the door which I believe is a fair price. I will post pics when I can but this will be a Xmas gift for my son even though he's paying part of the car. So I will be doing some small modding during winter and some in the summer mostly cosmetic and not performance, I think the car have enough power for a 16 y/o boy. Hope to get some insights from you guys. cya later.
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Thanks. Car drives great, got the infamous P1457 code. I think I'll wait til it's a wee bit warmer before I replace the vent shut valve which seems to be the popular fix to this type of code. So in the meantime, I reset the CEL unless you guys have any other suggestion. I've been reading about it and there seems to have quite a few oppositions .to wait or not to wait. also did our first mod - smoke rear marker lights which is funny because I accidentally snapped the wiring on the passenger side so it does not light up at this time (my dumb *** move
)- replacement parts already on the way. lol. Have been a busy week for me and my son. Few more mods is on the list but first thing he wants to do is an aftermarket radio for his Ipod touch - figures 
)- replacement parts already on the way. lol. Have been a busy week for me and my son. Few more mods is on the list but first thing he wants to do is an aftermarket radio for his Ipod touch - figures
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Are you, or is the car from a place where lots of salt is used on the roads?
I ask because one of them, memory says the shut, is bolted to the canister. If the roads see a lot of salt and that, the bolts that hold it to the canister can be a real pain to remove.....just a heads up.
I ask because one of them, memory says the shut, is bolted to the canister. If the roads see a lot of salt and that, the bolts that hold it to the canister can be a real pain to remove.....just a heads up.
