Car with 175,000 miles worth it...?
 

I have been looking at buying a Honda prelude from 1992 that has 175,000 miles on it. Priced at $850 which i think is a fair price. It needs new car axles(i don't know to what extent and how much that would cost??) Also i was advised that at that many miles lots of things start to go wrong like "timing belts" and "o2 sensors" all which cost money! I am willing to spend some money on it to get it running nicely but no more then about $1000 at the most. Any opinions??















I'm just a kid on a tight budget looking for a good first car..















Thanks

sounds like you would be better off to buy a new pair of sneakers. it will drain you dry my friend.

Well my wife's '91 Prelude (Vtec 4-wheel-steer) has around 185,000 miles (295,000Kms) on it and it (touch-wood) is still going strong.































You say it needs "new axles" -- do you mean new CV joints?































So long as they're maintained properly (fluids, belts, etc) then Hondas tend to last an awfully long time.































My 1984 Honda Accord was only retired at 200,000 miles because my wife (same one) parked it on its roof in a field after failing to take a corner (I forgave her :-).































When I stripped down that Accord, there was virtually no lip on the bore, the big-end journals were well within spec and I'm sure it would have done another 100,000 miles easily without needing any major work.































Timing belts don't "go wrong" if your seals are still good and they're changed at the prescribed intervals -- which is *very* important and it's also a good idea to do the water-pump as well if it's got this much on the clock.































If you do the work yourself it's not that expensive and a well-maintained Honda really will last almost a lifetime.