From: sankar@Xenon.Stanford.EDU (Sriram Sankar)
Newsgroups: ba.market.vehicles,su.market
Subject: 1985 Honda Accord for sale
Date: 26 Jan 93 21:00:03 GMT
Distribution: ba
Organization: Computer Science Department, Stanford University.

FOR SALE: 1985 HONDA ACCORD

In good condition.  Lots of work done, parts replaced in the last two
months by Honda dealers.  No known problems (except A/C - see below).
Car can be seen at Stanford or Fremont.

Reason for selling: We bought a new car.

THE VITAL STATISTICS:

. 4dr sedan
. 5 speed
. gold(beige) color
. am/fm stereo cassette with 4 speakers
. power steering/brakes
. cruise control
. approx. 107K miles
. A/C (needs repair)
. registered until August

We purchased the car used from a dealer in 1989 with 42K miles, and
have used it primarily as a commute car between Fremont and San
Francisco.  We know nothing of its history before we purchased it, but
have serviced it regularly and have all records since then.  Apart
from the problems described below, the car has served us perfectly.

About 6 months ago, the A/C compressor froze - we have removed the A/C
belt, thus disconnecting the A/C unit from the engine.  Otherwise, the
A/C hardware is all in place.  It worked well (until 6 months ago).
A/C can be gotten going again by installing a rebuilt compressor.

NEW PARTS INSTALLED IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS (ALL ARE NEW HONDA PARTS):

. clutch
. timing belt and other belts
. carburettor base plate, float
. silencer and muffler (has lifetime warranty)
. fuel filters
. spark plugs
. water pump
. radiator cap

WORK DONE IN LAST TWO MONTHS BY HONDA DEALERS IN ADDITION TO INSTALLING
ABOVE PARTS:

. carburettor overhauled and cleaned
. tune-up
. valve adjustment
. coolant replaced

ANTICIPATED FUTURE WORK: I think the car might require new brakes in
the next 10000 to 15000 miles

CONDITION OF BODY:

The body is in good condition.  No dings or scratches that we can
think of on the body.  There are a few scratches on the rear bumper
and maybe one on the front bumper.  One of the headlights is cracked,
but it has worked perfectly well in this condition for over a year.  A
small amount of plastic below the rear bumper around the muffler has
been damaged when the previous muffler overheated due to clogging.
This cannot be seen unless you bend down and look for it.

PRICE:

The high and low (Jan/Feb) blue book value of the car are:

2412.50(low)   4687.50(high)

We've taken 50% off for A/C and used the average of 105K and 110K miles
for high mile deduction.

We're asking for the average blue book value PLUS half of what we spent
in the last two months repair (we spent $1600.00) which is:

           +------------------------+
           | $4350.00 or best offer |
           +------------------------+

We think this price is reasonable, but we invite any reasonable
offers.  No point offering less than $3500 for we can easily get more
than $3000 from a dealer.  The lower the offer, the more we'll try and
wait for a better offer - i.e., if you're the first to offer $4350 you
get the car as soon as we pick up our new car, and if you offer $3500
you may get it only if we fail to sell it even after advertising in
newspapers (which may take a month).

You can get in touch with me (Sriram Sankar) at my Stanford office number
which is (415)723-1835.  Please feel free to call anytime and leave a
message.  Or you can send email to this account: sankar@cs.stanford.edu

Sriram.