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Old 03-30-2003, 05:30 PM   #1
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should i buy this car?

91 hatchback dx 5-speed, stock with 167000 miles and a straight body for 1500. how many miles can i expect out of a well taken care of civic before i start replacing stuff, even though that is a good, just not yet.
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Old 03-30-2003, 06:03 PM   #2
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$1500 bucks is pretty good. have you seen the car yet
I had 210000 on mine before anything went wrong. I would but it if it was all in good condition
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Old 03-30-2003, 06:24 PM   #3
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I bought a 90 DX 5-speed with coil overs, tokico gas shocks and exhust for only $500. There was also a Si ECU in the back which will come in handy when i do MPFI. The body was in okay shape, nothing too serious. The interior was in good shape except for a ripped drivers seat.

So, to me $1500 really is over priced, unless it was swaped or something.
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Old 03-30-2003, 07:52 PM   #4
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if the body is mostly rust free yeah its not too shabby, its getting hard to find nice 4th gen any more
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Old 03-30-2003, 08:38 PM   #5
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speaking of rust how do you get rid of it even tho my car has 2 little holes near the back wheels on each side from rust =\

and my stock rims are all fucking rusted but the place my mom works this old lady has a 90 hatch dx garage kept every day no rust paint looks brand new its automatic rims in perfect shape and check this only has 34k miles on it!
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Old 03-30-2003, 08:40 PM   #6
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it really depends on where you live. on the east coast cars are cheaper. in larger cities cars are cheaper. i live in a small town on the west coast and a good dx even with 160,000 would be around $2000

and by the way......i've had a 90 accord got to 305,000 when i sold it. it is still running strong. car will probably see 400,000 before it dies
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Old 03-30-2003, 10:17 PM   #7
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dont forget our cars are 12+ years old... mileage sometimes doesnt matter when cars get old. I bought my 89 about 8 months ago, with 60,000 old lady KM's on it. things are starting to wear out i can tell. a driveshaft already went, oil pan leaks, balljoints etc etc etc. all very common stuff. and all those years of salt exposure really takes it's toll(if it's a northern car). good luck, they are great cars other than that, i love mine .
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Old 03-30-2003, 10:32 PM   #8
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You gotta love your 4G and do all the work on it yourself or you will never be able to afford it. Labor is BS!
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