The Honda Accord has been around since 1976 and has been one of the best-selling automobiles in the U.S. since 1989. It is now in its 11th generation and still going strong. The 4th generation arrived in 1990 and included this low-mileage, time capsule example as a sporty 2-door coupe. Honda became known for its superior build quality, so it’s not surprising that this beauty looks as nice today as it did when it rolled off the showroom floor.
If there’s a 1990 Honda out there with fewer miles, we challenge you to go out and find it. The first owner was a senior citizen who drove it until 2021, putting a meager 18,000 miles on the odometer across three decades (only driven to church on Sundays?). The second owner had it for 18 months and drove it a bit more, adding 5,000 more miles to the count. The seller acquired the machine in early 2023 and has brought the total to 25,000 and change.
We’re told the Accord needs no work. The body and paint (Seattle Silver) are solid, and the burgundy interior looks as though it was hardly used. The seller just had a detailer add some protective wax to the paint to help protect it and shine even further. The tires were replaced 7,000 miles ago, likely due to age rather than being worn out. Everything else should be as it was when the dealer delivered it nearly 35 years ago.
We’re told the 2.2-liter inline-4 runs as good as the car looks. So, you should be able to just get in it and go. The seller is looking to get $13,500 OBO for the Honda, which would be cheap for the ordinary 25k-mile automobile. And you’d get a vintage vehicle (of sorts) to boot. Located in a clean garage in St. George, Utah, this testament to Honda engineering is available here on eBay.
If this were a manual, I’d overlook the “mechanical mouse” seatbelts. A real gem! GLWTA!! :-)
Perfect for the readers that always comment that their wife’s Accord is faster than a malaise era Camaro or Firebird. Knock yourselves out. Keep a big bat in the car to control all of the people crowded around it at every Cars and Coffee event.
Nice Honda. Makes.me miss my 1990.
I didn’t remember an stereo equalizer being an option on these.
A very nice car, I would love to have it for an everyday driver. However, as much as I like it and it is probably worth it, the $13,500 is a hard number for me personally to justify,
Believe it or not, these are coming into their own as a vintage car. There is certainly a market for one this clean, I find the price maybe a couple of grand high, but the “low mile” ones I usually see pulling $10-11k have a few more miles.
Nice car. I’m with those that prefer it in manual, (Honda manuals are among the best) Honda is not known for its automatic transmissions back then and thankfully we didn’t get those automated seat belts as mandatory in Canada. Though some manufactures had them if I recall as to save money making their cars same spec as US models.
I guess I’m the only one that liked those automatic belts. I hate fumbling around for the left hand belt every time I want to buckle in. Here, the system buckles you in. I had a Ford Escort with that setup and it was about the only thing I liked about the car.
Check the plastic radiator, plastic in those years gets brittle and the filler neck cracks. Other than that a bullet proof car
Brings back memories! I was the Assembly Exterior category quality leader for this car at the Marysville Auto Plant where this car was built. 90 model was the first year for a full model change of the Accord. Fit and finish of the front end was tough. If I only had space for it.
Nice car funny thing with these they have the same type of key ignition system that currently Kia and Hyundai have now and lots of them were stolen but back then state and local governments weren’t sewing Honda like they are Hyundai and Kia over their lack of prosecution of the criminals who steal them somehow it became the manufacturer fault for a stolen car. Anyway enough ranting this is a nice car and I wish I could get it.
Bought a ‘91 EX 4fr new ($17k out the door) kept it for 7-8 yrs. Ran well, quick enough, smooth ride, plenty of room. Only problems were the unique rusting at the rear quarter arches (Chicago road salt) and a condenser leak which was replaced and a new refrigerant was needed since the R-12 was banned or phased out.
Sold it to a neighbor around 1998-9(?) for around $3,5-4k with 70,000 miles which was the time the ac condenser was replaced before sale.
I learned they just sold it off a couple years ago….still ran like a top.
As for $13k, it’s a bit cheeky as that’s more than sticker in 1990.
I had a friend who had a new one from this generation – a coupe automatic. I think he ended up putting almost 300K on it before things started to go south on it. I don’t think he put much money into it during that time. I did the brakes a couple of time on it for him.
I had the next generation EX Sedan, loaded with 5 speed and DOHC engine. That one was a hoot to drive.
Ahahahahahahahahahaha when I first saw this joke I actually laughed aloud for a solid 30 seconds. Go on then you’re having a laugh. What’s next? THE MATCHING DRYER? OR THE DISCOUNT MICROWAVE?? Get this crapola outta here.