Thinking of getting CRX

Hey guys, i am sixteen years old and do not have a car yet. My neighbor has a 88 CRX si. He told me that he would sell it to me for 200 bucks since it is not in the best condition. The right drivshaft needs replacing because it clicks whenever turning left, it is pretty rusty on all fenders and there is a hole near the gas door. The clutch slips when shifting hard from 1st to second (5-speed) but the clutch was replaced 2 years ago and he only drove it in the winter, and it only has the driver seat. i dont mind that it needs some work because i would like to fix it up since my brother had 3 nice cars that he has done and he would be willing to help me.

Do you think that this car is worth 200 bucks? I want to talk him down to only 100 because i dont think it is worth that at all and that he wanted to junk it before. I will try to get some pics of it up here so it can help decide.

Thanks for any advice.

$200 isnt bad... Id say go for it... On your first car you will want a beater trust me... Its gonna get banged up anyways!

(not saying ur a bad driver, but sh*t happens, specially when u just get your license)

oh yea, i forgot to say it has 230k on it. How long do they usually last? The pics are coming today.

Here it is. Yes it is a ford ranger seat.:rolleyes: From the one in the background.
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sorry about the links, i know they dont wrok. I will try to find a different site to upload them to later.

i loved my crx, i wish it had its motor.

its a good investment as a first car, 200bux u really cant go wrong.

perfect car to learn how to weld, and fiberglass on

go for it. my CRX DX had 230k miles also, but i paid 1g...but then again my car was in good condition and had some work done to it(mainly some Si parts put in). the motor still runs strong; just keep up with the maintenance and it will never let you down.

Yea Id got for it... Even in that condition... Wouldnt go much more than $200 tho...

offer him 150 or 175, never pay what they want!

do it what the hell if it turns out to be to much work for you just part it out / put it on ebay / post it on here forsale just try it 200 dollars you cant go wrong

yeah i say part it out....... parts like unbroken temp control, rear cargo cover, rear security box, tail lights...u could make 200 off those parts alone
then see how much u could get for the valve cover lol just rattle can ithaha

yeah i say part it out....... parts like unbroken temp control, rear cargo cover, rear security box, tail lights...u could make 200 off those parts alone
then see how much u could get for the valve cover lol just rattle can ithaha
oh yeah ppl need multi port fuel injection parts too

these sound like all good reasons for me to get it. thanks, i just need to concince my parents to let me get it. They dont think i need a car yet even though im always asking to take theirs. :screwy:

That poor Si! That owner should get :slap: for letting it get that way. And I thought my car looked like crap....

You should get it though. If you wanted to part it out, you could easily get your money back. First, thing you should do if you do get it, is unbolt that seat and leave it with the owner and get some different seats... GL

tell your parents working on it will keep you out of trouble

my friend (owners brother) and i called up a junkyard today and found two seats for it. $20 a piece. We are going to check them out, hope they are in good condition. And we also might look at a halfshaft. Are these hard to take out because we have to pull all of the parts from the junk cars. Im guessing we might need some special tools for the ball joint s if those need to come off.

Also got him down to $100 for it. :grinyes:

To separate ball joints, you need a ball joint separator or a "pickle fork"...

found some seats! now it has 2 crx seats. they came out of an older crx. The drivers has a few tears in it but its alright. the passenger is good. After i get the car and learn how to remove the halfshafts i will try to find some of those.

How long do u think it would run with the bad driveshaft? Like i said in my first post it clicks when turning left. pretty loud.

My g/fs has been clicking for atleast 6 months now... CV joints will eventually break, but they usually will last a while until they do, until then they will just click and annoy you... When you order them, its best just to get 2 new axles rather than just the CV joint and boot... They should run u about $150... A bit more expensive, but its alot easier changing the whole axles...