Good deal?

I recently found a 1990 Civic DX, 5spd manual in town. It has 125K miles on it and is for sale for $750 bucks. The side is missing the plastic trim that runs horizontally on it, and there are a few tears in the interior, but seems to run well still. Just wondering what you 4th gen experts thought about the deal, I only have a 6th gen EX right now, but was looking at another project car.... any thoughts would be helpful. Oh yeah its a hatch and has no rust.

i would say its not to shabby. i got my ass raped when i bought my manual 5spd 91 sedan for $1500. Rusty as hell, 87,000, runs well however. The guy dicked me bad, he "forgot" to mention that the car has no A/C [i need to find out how to fix that] and occasionally wont start...occasionally meaning twice a week. So you got a nice deal I'd say, but I'm a newb, so lets see what the experts say...

i would say its not to shabby. i got my ass raped when i bought my manual 5spd 91 sedan for $1500. Rusty as hell, 87,000, runs well however. The guy dicked me bad, he "forgot" to mention that the car has no A/C [i need to find out how to fix that] and occasionally wont start...occasionally meaning twice a week. So you got a nice deal I'd say, but I'm a newb, so lets see what the experts say...
that sounds like a perfect deal. if no major dents and runs = good for under $1000

Cool thanks, I wasn't sure what going rates for 4th gens were...

that sounds like a perfect deal. if no major dents and runs = good for under $1000

mines got dents all over the place http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/images/smilies/rolleyes.gif, would it be better to take out the dents myself, or buy new doors from a salvage yard?

mines got dents all over the place http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/images/smilies/rolleyes.gif, would it be better to take out the dents myself, or buy new doors from a salvage yard?

Depends on how bad the dents are, if they are not too deep and easily poppable try popping them yourself, otherwise just get new doors. DingKing actually works for minor dents, other wise you might need to get a few body working tools.

mine had a few dents, had 165000 miles, was featured on the TV show Cops, and I paid $650 for it. Runs great, left me standed in a parking lot day after I baught it, had a dead battery. Guy had replaced the altinator right before I baught it and I guess the bad one had drained the battery to point of no return. Havnt had a single problem out of it after that.

hehe 216xxx.x miles on my ride...lol and only one dent in the drivers door , cant even tell in the pic's on car domain...(see my sig). damn soccer moms trying to park there big suv's... :swear:
:banghead: (if you cant see over your wheel dont try and park next to me car ... PLEASE!!!!)

Well ended up getting it for 600, slight dents on the front near the headlights, engine starts up and sounds great. Clutch needs some adjustment though, hopefully not replacement yet, lots of play in the stick not sure what that is yet, and seems to get a bit on the warm side when idling. But engines still got scoot. Whats the easiest decent swap for this gen?

very good deal, barely any cars around here for less than 1500 in decent condition - b16 i heard is a good swap, but easiest? i wouldn't be able to tell ya.

Thanks for the suggestion, any idea on how difficult it is? Not so much about motor mounts and such but thinks like new parts needed, ecu wiring?

very good deal, barely any cars around here for less than 1500 in decent condition - b16 i heard is a good swap, but easiest? i wouldn't be able to tell ya.

according to jer a b16 is easier than sohc vtec....ask gta.

depending on where your oder your b16, some places include the ecu and other parts. what you need to do is some good ol' fashion research. find out where you're going to buy the engine and take it from there

Cool thanks, I was looking at picking up a complete changeover from Hmotorsonline, unless there are other suggestions. I've just been looking for any snags I may run into from others who have done it.