What car should I get a 96 civic or a 02 cavalier?

[1carman jon19]

I am 17 and looking for a good reliable car and a car that I can fix up with aftermarket lights and air intake and things like that. I’m looking at a 1996 Honda civic 4dr LX green with 179,000km for $5500 Canadian or a 2002 Chevy cavalier blue 4dr with 88,00km for $5900 Canadian. Which car do you think would be the best car for me and which car would have the most power even thought both cars don’t have a lot of power to start with. I would probably put $2000 in a car for aftermarket parts, so what car would be the best to buy aftermarket stuff for.

[AcuraTL2005]

a civic is more reliable then a cavalier any day of the week..

[civicHBsi91]

If your going to just put altezza's and chrome projectors and big huge wheels and such on it, just please get a cavalier and save a honda from all that embarassment.

Even though the honda has way more miles, if it was taken care of right it still has many more to go, even when things start to go parts can be found cheap and its easy to work on if you know what your doing.

Im not a big fan of the cavalier, I think they are built poorly and they just feel and look cheap to me, one may say the same about honda but chevy cuts corners.

and if you want to go fast..plain and simple the honda is the way to go, even though the 4 door platform isnt the greatest for speed it can still be done.

[jclark]

There's a reason why a Cavalier sells so cheap.
And there's a reason why Honda's have the highest resale value.
Do you really want to fix up a car that no one wants?
Versus one that is very popular.
These two cars are at opposit ends of the quality scale, no contest.
Even Chevrolet would rather get your Honda at trade in time instead
of one of their own cars.
The Chevy will drop in value drastically in the next couple of years,
the Honda will stay about the same, in fact, right now they seem
to be going up.

[alfonso2501]

Also, go to your insurance agent & find out which one is less to have insured.

[hondacivic99sivtec]

Originally Posted by 1carman jon19

I am 17 and looking for a good reliable car and a car that I can fix up with aftermarket lights and air intake and things like that. I’m looking at a 1996 Honda civic 4dr LX green with 179,000km for $5500 Canadian or a 2002 Chevy cavalier blue 4dr with 88,00km for $5900 Canadian. Which car do you think would be the best car for me and which car would have the most power even thought both cars don’t have a lot of power to start with. I would probably put $2000 in a car for aftermarket parts, so what car would be the best to buy aftermarket stuff for.

well... if ya gonna put the neon crap all over then get a caviquier. but if your gonna make an ALL AROUND goo looking car than get the civic.

[bluevp00]

Even with the huge difference in mileage (km), the honda will probably give you less problems than the Cavalier, no joke. But please, if you do want to put aftermarket lights and "things like that" on your car, do so in a tasteful manner.

Originally Posted by 1carman jon19

I would probably put $2000 in a car for aftermarket parts, so what car would be the best to buy aftermarket stuff for.

Cosmetic or engine mods? There's huge amounts of aftermarket parts for both cars, both with engine mods, and cosmetic mods, so you'll be set either way.
Just a side note: Adding 'Intake and exhaust' will only give you about 3 horsepower, if that. So keep that in mind.

[alfonso2501]

Originally Posted by 1carman jon19

...I would probably put $2000 in a car for aftermarket parts, so what car would be the best to buy aftermarket stuff for.

IMO, I'd rather see you spend $1000 in mantinence than doing aftermarket stuff.