I love a clean, low-mileage car just as much as any of us, but I don’t like seeing these same cars with insane price tags on them. This is one of those instances. Found through my random scrolling of Facebook car groups, Vern Eide Honda in Sioux Falls, South Dakota has this 1995 Honda Accord sedan for sale. It is immaculate. The problem is that it costs more than the original.
That’s no exaggeration; just look at the leather seats. They’re supple, like they just came off the production line. The car is literally showroom material. And from what I can see, there looks to be no problems with the car. Even the tires look brand new.
The problem arises when you look through the Accord’s front windshield. Vern thinks that because this Accord has just 2,187 miles, that means that they can ask $24,911 for it.
Honda made millions of these things. In over 40 years of production, over 13 million Accords have been sold in the U.S. alone. It was never low production, nor is this version some kind of performance homologation special, like an Accord Si. This is a typical, albeit clean, family sedan from the 1990s. It’s a car someone’s mom or grandparents drove.
The price gets more outrageous the more you look into it. The dealer’s asking price is $2,441 more than the Accord EX’s original MSRP of $22,470. According to Kelly Blue Book — yes I know not a good indicator, but still— even in excellent condition this thing is worth $1,500-$2,500. It looks as though someone may have had a head injury and purchased the Accord; it’s not listed in Vern Eide’s inventory anymore. Hopefully the next time I come across an extra clean example of a common car like this, it’s not priced into stupidity.