---
title: "CarMax Is Offering $20,000 for a 1996 Honda Accord"
description: "After failing to sell twice on eBay, the used-car retailer stepped in with an unbelievable offer."
date: "2017-11-10"
modified: "2017-11-10"
authors:
  - name: "Basir Khan"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/basir-khan.md"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/article/15948/carmax-is-offering-20000-for-a-1996-honda-accord"
categories:
  - "Honda News"
  - "News"
  - "News by Brand"
tags:
  - "Accord"
  - "carmax"
  - "Commercial"
  - "Coupe"
  - "eBay"
  - "honda"
  - "sedan"
---

# CarMax Is Offering $20,000 for a 1996 Honda Accord

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Remember the guy who made [this epic used car commercial](<https://www.thedrive.com/watch-this/15710/man-makes-amazing-commercial-to-sell-his-fiances-1996-honda-accord-for-499.md>) for his significant other's 1996 Honda Accord EX Coupe? CarMax just offered them $20 grand for it. That is about $19,000 more than its current Kelley Blue Book value. Keep in mind that this is a 21-year-old car with 141,095 miles on the odometer. To put that into perspective, the base model [2018 Honda Civic](<https://thestore.thedrive.com/>) starts at $18,840.

The 2-door coupe was [originally listed on eBay](<https://www.ebay.com/itm/253238842214>) last week with a starting bid of just $499. In less than a week, the bid jumped up to $150,000, but eBay then canceled the listing citing fraudulent bidding. The car was [relisted](<https://www.ebay.com/itm/253244828577>) shortly after only to be taken down again by eBay for the same reason. The cinematic commercial, which now has more than 5 million views on YouTube, might have something to do with that.

We have all read stories of prestigious classics appreciating in value over time and [selling for millions of dollars](<https://www.thedrive.com/article/13631/first-mclaren-f1-in-the-u-s-sells-for-15-62-million.md>) decades later. The fifth generation Accord, however, is far from rare considering 382,298 were sold in 1996 alone.

The genuine offer got Max, the owner's fiancé, to respond but [the couple has yet to decide](<https://www.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/7bwdlu/carmax_responds_to_the_ad_the_guy_made_for_his/dplp7a4/>) what to do. $20,000 sounds like a pretty good deal. It will certainly help pay for the wedding.

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