# 2008 Honda Accord EX 160K miles **URL:** \ **Category:** Buying/Selling\ **Created:** [December 20, 2018, 2:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-honda-accord-ex-160k-miles/131167 "2018-12-20T14:54:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jordan\_Richheimer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/35a633/32.png) [@Jordan\_Richheimer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jordan_Richheimer)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2018, 2:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-honda-accord-ex-160k-miles/131167/1 "2018-12-20T14:54:27Z")
Should I buy a used Honda Accord with really nice leather interior and sunroof and it has 160k supposedly mostly highway miles. Price is $4500. Appears to be well maintained. Clean title. ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2018, 3:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-honda-accord-ex-160k-miles/131167/2 "2018-12-20T15:06:01Z")
I certainly can’t make that decision for you . Have no idea where you are or if that is a good price for your location. The standard reply here is spend 100.00 to 125.00 dollars for a mechanic to inspect the vehicle. As for price I always say if the price you are willing to pay matches the price the seller will accept then that is the current value. ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2018, 11:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-honda-accord-ex-160k-miles/131167/3 "2018-12-20T23:27:21Z")
I agree with @VOLVO_V70, get a prepurchase inspection. I had a 2005 Accord EX V6 from 2005 through August 2017. I sold it at 186,000 miles. It was problem free until about 150,000 miles, then a few problems occurred. At this age and mileage, things will start to break and need to be replaced. You might need brake calipers, new hood struts (I did), and a few other items. If you are OK with that, it could be a good car for you. The price is about right for an EX or EX-L from a private party, and a bit high for an LX. If this is a V6, you will need a new timing belt at 210,000 miles or 7 years after the last timing belt change. If the belt was changed on time, you have 3 or 4 years before it needs another change. If it is a 4-cylinder Accord, there is a timing chain, and you don’t need to change it. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2018, 10:11pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-honda-accord-ex-160k-miles/131167/4 "2018-12-21T22:11:18Z")
> [@Jordan\_Richheimer](#): > > Appears to be well maintained Does “appears to be well maintained” mean that the car looks/sounds good, or does it mean that you have perused all of its maintenance records in order to **verify** that it has actually been well-maintained? There is a substantial difference… 🤔