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All good stuff, i’m Soaking it all up! I do take the point that they are 20yr old cars, irrespective of mileage, so will require work at some point to keep them sweet and reliable 👍 how much of an issue is rust? I’ve seen some rear arches splitting, how fragile are they underneath? Sills and subframe mountings a concern? Any other specific areas to check on a prospective purchase? also what is the view on mileage these engines/ transmissions are good for? Is a well maintained 130k miler a better prospect than a low miler without evidence of routine servicing (it usually is!) theres a blue w-plate on 130k in Croydon - anybody seen that one? Chewed sear bolsters always seem to come with higher miles! thanks for your help guys - keen to find a good one even if it takes a little while, Tg

Thanks for the welcome; Yep, the Swindon car is the one I went to see (price since dropped by £300). It’s the one that was covered in posts here back in April for sale at £600 near Reading on Autotrader. When I said “S-type” in opening ramble, should have said “type-S” - definitely Honda, not Jag, and actually my first experience of Honda was with the BL licensed Ballade, aka Triumph Acclaim, bought back in the early nineties. A one owner car bought off an uncle, sound and smart, but at 10years old, suffering early signs of rampant rust ☹️. My hope now is to offload ‘the modern’ (VW Passat CC), and enjoy the v6 coupe as my daily car, - so keen to start from a well-documented & smart sub 100k miler that has been well loved, and will be preserved by me with underbody wax, polished paintwork and sympathetic maintenance. £3k for the right car would feel like good value. Not looking for a doer-upper really, but understand that stainless exhaust etc may be needed. So what kills these cars? Honda mechanicals tend to be bulletproof, so is it rot that gets them, or just scrapes and neglect that make them uneconomic? Keen to tap into honda6 expertise. Also aware that the best cars are often sold privately, avoiding the ordeal of tyre-kickers and used car traders. Thanks all, Tg

Hi Guys, just joined your forum, and keen to find a good V6 coupe. Been watching the market much of this year but not found the right one yet. Had a 5door Exec 2.0 Accord on W from almost new - no issues in 110k miles, then a 55-plate type-S for 120k painless miles. Moved to a VW CC in 2016 (Accord no longer an newish option) loved spec and styling, but sterile drive and clutch & Gbox failed at 45k miles, water pump failure and dragging calliper in recent months at under 70k, so with fewer miles to cover these days have a yearning to get back to rising-classic Honda Coupe V6. Like the dark colour/ pale interior combinations. Have a neighbour with a green Y-plate v6, one owner FHSH under 50k miles, but he’s not been tempted to sell. Looked at the Caversham car (at trader in Swindon) but a bit too much tic needed for the money he wanted. Nice purple 2.0 in Truro, reads really good, but think I’d regret the lack of 3.0 v6 if I went that route, so still looking! Aware that the youngest now rising 20yrs old so keen to know the weak points to watch out for - plastic oversills make me nervous, and have read of subframe rust issues? Grew up with British sixties cars, so know the meaning of rust, (and the value of Waxoyl) hoping h6nda Forum will give me some good steers - live in W.Berks but ready to travel for the right car 👍 . Planning that this one will be a keeper - bought 3 cars in my teens, and still have them smart and roadworthy, so the Accord will join an elite band,