1988 Honda Accord Reviews, Pricing & Specs

88 accord lxi hatch. 2.0 single cam 12 valve. acceleration is alot better than most might beleive and goes hand in hand with the cars top speed of 130-140mph.not bad for an 88 accord. the car is relatively light at 2450lb. (only 600lb. heavier than the mazda miata). due to this fact the car handles and respondes only slightly under the miata`s standards. with aftermarket upgrades the car has true potential in the tuner scene.Sep 28, 2012

Anemic four cylinder with an automatic transmission meant this thing was looking for the right gear on almost every drive - especially if hills were involved. Despite it's sporty appearance this car was absolutely no fun to drive - at all. It was unreliable and tended to leak copious amounts of oil onto my driveway. Not particularly comfortable either, with seats like rocks and a smallish trunk. This was our first experience with a Honda product and, unfortunately, not our last.Apr 05, 2010

My Hondaro'sa might be twenty one years, but boy is she running like a champ? She ain't ecomomocal not even close compared to the Insight first generation, but still delivers some 35 MPG's on the highway. Last round trip to Pananama city and back on one tank shell premium. Is this sweet or what? Oh, yes i forgot to mention, it has nice flipping eyes, Vera cute...Dec 09, 2009

This car bailed me out when i was down and out! literally saved my a$$. back in 2003 my recently paid off jeep grand cherokee blew a transmision out of the blue and i was stuck with no car.(wife had a brand new saturn mini van for her and the baby...didnt want/could not afford 2 car payments) we had a new baby & recently moved to a new house in the burbs and we were financially strapped! things were bad. a colleague of mine sold me the car for $500 and there was 88k on the clock. car was originally from TX and has not been driven in 2 years! this car was ultra reliable! i never had any problems with it! never left me(or my wife)stranded. was used as a commuter car for roughly 5 years. not for a race can or what ever those 20 something kids try to do with them!!worked out nice when gas was hovering around $4 a gallon. i got around 33MPG im 6'4" 250 and it was just fine for me. things got better finacially and i still kept the car..why not? but i recently sold it with 160,000 on the odometer for $1500 and quickly bought a 1997 accord wagon! im no import fan,im from a UAW ford family that grew up in inner city Detroit,MI. and would never buy any NEW import vehicle period! but if your on a tight budget you cant go wrong with one of these cars! wold make a great first car or a car to rack up the miles on..Jul 02, 2009

My favorite Honda so far-My Accord LXi hatch. (the drop down doesn't show LXi hatch only LX). I LOVED this car and only got rid of her because I had to pay rent and hadn't worked in a few months-didn't want to get a job so I sold my second car-I sold my CRX Si a few months earlier to stock up some rent $, but not before putting the CRX Si wheels on my Accord. Oddly enough, I was driving my Accord more often than my 94 Mazda Protege. I bought my Accord LXi hatch for $500 with 225k on the clock in 2000. I sold her with 293k for double what i paid. I loved the pop up headlights, the smooth shifting 5 speed, the cool hatchback cargo cover, the ginormous truck, the power crap and how she handled in corners on exit ramps. Did I mention the cool pop up lights and sleek fastback design? I actually liked this more than my 93 Accord EX sedan which was my baby... If money was no object and I could restore a car, this Accord would be in my garage again...Dec 13, 2008

I bought the car when I turned 15 with a little over 145k on it. I sat in the driveway until I turned 16. At the time I thought it was the best thing on the planet! Then it started to leak and the trans started to go (loud crunch going from park to drive). So I changed the trans from auto to stick. Overall it is not the best car on the road but it was a great first car.Sep 08, 2008

This Honda accelerates allright from a dead stop, and is pretty speedy! It brakes quickly and smoothly, and handles like a champ! This car seems to be really solid and reliable. High MPG helps keep my wallet full! Its a fun car to drive, however the stock speakers aren't that great... There are only two in the front, and they have no bass whatsoever.Aug 20, 2008

I had two late 80s Accords which were both good fro their segment, I guess I just am kinda snobby anymore so consider them now kinda junky build wise. Hondas cars traditionally are all very lightweight for the most part until the new models that have started coming out. These had the typical Dual Wishbone suspension setup which allows this Front wheel drive car to handel pretty decently, although I am partial to Rear wheel drive and All Wheel Drive vehicles. This generation accord and all others are good on MPG although this generation is not as advanced as the newer ones which will show in the gas mileage bein a little lower. Steer clear of the old Carbuerated engines, and Make sure you get the 16 valve engine for the added torque and overall power and reliability. If you ened a cheap econobox here you go, just really watch out for rust as it is teerible on this generation as Honda and all Asian imports from this time frame were still using JUNKY steel for their car bodies so they are most defintely rust prone and by now cancerous looking heaps.Mar 05, 2008

Great Car; put 50k on it in a year, the thing just wouldn't die. Ended up getting rid of it because of not wanting to invest in 2 new struts, lack of airbags, and it started to develop a steering problem. Other than that, it was the best $500 bucks I ever spent. I'm sure someone is still driving it, that motor is amazing as far as durability, sounds better than a Civic too. Got over 35 mpg with the 5spd manual.Feb 23, 2008