I've have no issues with paint peeling from the truck other than from the side mirrors - and that was after driving through a torrential downpour in Arizona and Texas at 80 mph. I plan on repainting those soon.

What color are you looking at by the way?

 

It's a light blue color. Not my preference, but for the price, I'm good with it.

 

I just went through the same buying process, 125k on my '11 RTL. Check and see when timing belt and water pump we're done and what parts were used to do them. If the owner doesn't have any paperwork or there isn't a sticker, I'm pretty sure your local Honda dealer can tell you if the maintenance minder has been reset for this service (others chime in and correct me if I'm wrong.)

Other then that, maybe ask if the radiator was ever replaced, and if not, check the transmission lines that run to the cooler that is internal to the cars radiator. If those fittings break, it's a bad day. (SMOD).

 

My silver 2007 rusted over the rear wheels. The clearcoat peeled off the hood and a fender. The seats - dark gray cloth - stained easily, even from clear water.

And other than that.....nothing! Owned it from 2011 (bought w/40k miles) until about a year ago (160k miles) when I sold it to my son in law....and it's still whizzing along. He replaced a few worn bushings in the front end and added an aftermarket stereo, but - knock on wood for his sake - still a great machine.

 

Be sure to check for excessive rust underneath the vehicle that may be problematic down the road. It probably depends in which area of the country it has resided as to how much rust will be present.

 

It's been in New York, so salted roads would be a concern. He is supposed to get me some pics. He said there was no body rust and no rot. I noticed the prop-rod under the hood was a bit rusted. as was one of the brackets of the radiator, so not really sure what to expect. Those are two things that could be easily addressed.