[Uncle_Adolf]

I'm in the market for a car, and I'm looing at a 1993 civic cx. Now, i don't know jack about these cars, so I figured I'd come here and ask some questions. First off, how are these cars overall? Ride, fuel mileage, noise.. This will be my first honda, so I'm not sure what to expect. Second, can someone give me some specs on this car, such as engine size, horsepower, etc.. The valvecover on this particular civic said '16 valve' but the only reference to the cx I can find says that the cx's have the 70hp single cam 8 valve engine. Is it possible that someone may have put a different valvecover on this engine, or has an engine change been done perhaps? The car has 348000 km's, but the engine is quiet, runs nice, doesn't rattle or blow smoke or anything like that. The car's overall condition is pretty good, paint is nice, interior is clean, glass is all good, but there are some small rust holes back by the rear fenders. I can probably fix this myself pretty easily, they don't look too bad. The guy selling it says that it takes 30 bucks to fill it (Canadian, gas 78.9 cents per litre) and he gets 600 kilometers to a tank. Would that be considered good mileage for this car? I'm quite impressed by this car, I get my tax return on monday, 1600 bucks, and if I don't find anything better, I'm going to buy it. The guy wants 1600 bucks or best offer, I figure I'll offer him 1300 for it.