Should I respray my 2004 Honda Accord?

I really love my 2004 Honda Accord. I've had it for three years now and it's never let me down, but the body work is looking very sad (headlights all fogged too). At this age and with 150,00 miles on the clock would it be a time bomb for head gasket and timing chain going? Or worth giving its body work the TLC I think it deserves?

Asking because I had my fingers burnt before fixing some body work on an old Peugeot 206 I had, only for the head gasket to go a month later.

Asked on 24 October 2022 by dragonfly101

Answered by Andrew Brady

If it's been maintained well, a Honda of this age shouldn't be a ticking time bomb. That said, it's unlikely to make financial sense to have a respray done. The car is worth very little and you won't recoup the cost at resale time. It's also worth considering how rusty it is underneath - that's likely to be more of an issue on a Japanese car of this age than any mechanical problems.

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