You might be able to find a low mileage one, If it was me I would look at spending my money on the current car you own unless rust is a problem. It will be far cheaper than buying an old one and still having basic maintenance similar to yours that may be needed. Talking belts, hoses, tires etc.
… and the extremely important regimen of trans fluid changes every 30k miles…
Oh come on, there are a lot of cars from the past 20-30 years that I’d happily buy new again for their original cost! I wouldn’t mind another 95 Caravan in new condition, or another 98 Camry, or even the 91 Camry which seemed like a starship compared to other cars of its day. As the OP pointed out, the 2000 Honda Accord was a good car in its day, and would be vastly superior to today’s models in many ways.
Simpler and better visibility. Anything else?
Me too, but I’m realistic enough to acknowledge that it isn’t going to happen because I don’t have a time machine. I don’t even have a DeLorean.
Actually I’d only be interested in the interesting cars of yesterday. I’d love a brand new '93 MR2. A brand new 356-A Speedster would be great. I wouldn’t even say no to a brand new Typhoon, just because those trucks were so ridiculous that they were cool.
But a minivan? An Accord? I mean, fine, they were good for their day but there was nothing particularly special about them, and they didn’t do anything that today’s cars can’t run circles around. What would be the point?
Your wish for a “new” 356A speedster can be fulfilled…
Below is one (US based) of many companies that will sell you kits to rollers of various early Porsche models.
Saw a bunch listed on auction sites as well. Seems there are quite a few out there. Just takes a wheelbarrow full of cash… less than an original, however!
I like that they have an electric Speedster. It never made much sense to me to make replicars that are close to the original specs. Why? Today’s minivans can outrun 1950’s Porsches easily. If I’m gonna drive a fake, it better be a fast fake.
I saw a late 60’s Porsche 912 (the 4 cyl 911) coverted to electric using what looked like a forklift controller and motor. It was a very clean conversion.
There’s an electric conversion kit for the MR2 that I’ve given serious consideration to. The daily driver will need replacement first, but at some point in the future I hope to do it. Waiting will be advantageous anyway, because the most expensive part of the conversion by a wide margin is the battery pack, and those keep coming down in price.
Yeah the few things that I can think of that would be better aren’t so much better that I would call it vastly superior to today’s models…
Nope , crash survival just to name one thing that is better then in 2000 .