Talk us out of adding another wagon to the family

If I hadn’t been late to class today, I might not have stopped to see this decently well preserved example of a 1993 Honda Accord LX Wagon. According to the flyer provided, the car is a second owner vehicle. It’s equipped with the 2.2 liter four-cylinder engine paired to one of Honda’s four speed automatics. While the paint isn’t in the best condition, and the bodywork dented in a few places, the interior is pristine. In this second imaged you can see the cargo net still hanging behind the second row.

While I’d love to own the wagon myself, I’d really be picking it up for my girlfriend who has had her eyes on wagons since we met. Currently she’s moving around town in a 1997 Accord LX sedan, which isn’t in much worse condition, but simply does not have the utility of a wagon. This car, which sits at a similar power level of 125 hardworking horses, would also be perfect for the move we plan to take before transferring to CSU Long Beach. Between my Volvo 850R and what could be the new to her wagon, we could likely pack all we have and move down south.

Not only is the practicality a hit, but this car would surely clean up well for RADwood. The flyer also notes well working air conditioning and heating, up-to-date registration, smog certification, and working power locks and windows. What more could you want? I managed to pop my phone underneath to snap some pictures and the oil pan seems dryer than expected. The other seals and bushings aren’t too beat up either. I’ll certainly be giving the owner a call and the car a shakedown to see if the asking price of $2,950 is workable with whatever mileage the car has.

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6 responses to “Talk us out of adding another wagon to the family”

  1. Zentropy Avatar
    Zentropy

    Granted, it doesn’t hit my soft spot the way 240s do, but it’s a wagon, and that’s inherently good regardless. You’ll regret letting it get away.

  2. Sjalabais Avatar
    Sjalabais

    These look only better the more time passes. Sleek, elegant, simple and airy. I’m sure the 2.2 moves this one quite decently, too. Is it hard to find and swap in a proper gearbox?

    1. crank_case Avatar
      crank_case

      Airy, that’s exactly the word I was looking for. Hondas of that era seem to have lovely unintrusive dashes. So many modern cars seem to have facias that seem to not leave an inch of negative space, too interested in literally pushing the infotainment at you. They could learn a lot.

  3. 0A5599 Avatar
    0A5599

    When my wife’s grandmother was in her 90’s, we had a car out of commission for a few days, and asked Granny if we could use hers. It was a decade old by then, but had only accumulated 4 digits on the odometer. It had plenty of service records, all from the selling dealership, even for battery replacement or tire rotation.

    Like this Honda, the interior was in pretty decent shape but the exterior was full of dings and paint chips; apparently nonagenarians don’t care very much about the presence of other cars in adjacent parking spaces. I suspect the background behind this Honda wagon involves an elderly person who no longer drives.

  4. outback_ute Avatar
    outback_ute

    You’d really have to want a wagon to go older and an unknown car IMO, depending on the existing one of course. It does look good though.

  5. PaulE Avatar
    PaulE

    That one looks pretty amazing. Any Honda of that vintage would have already dissolved in a pile of rust out here in flyover country. On the other hand, you should have kept the Saab.