Car Buying Help!

well mostly civics and ONLY 92-96 ludes...but possibly, post some ads under $10K if your guys find

so i looked at that civic today (black one - coupe) mods are:
Cold Air Intake
4-2-1 Headers
Ractive Header Back exhaust
Altezza Tailights
Hids
156, 000 kms
New Clutch
Short Throw Shifter
Lowered

The Bad: Scratch on drivers door, minor rust UNDER wheel well (surface), Cracked windshield (lower half, right across), some minor chips, and the ride was very bumpy. (maybe lowering springs?), sunroof needs help opening...aka...you gotta push it while holding the button for it to open...

The Good: Otherwise everything is good, shifts smooth, runs strong, sounds amazing, but the question is.. worth 7000? i think not, what would you guys offer? keep in mind its a 93 si (subs and rims included)

Don't worry about the ride being bumpy, it's most likely because of the springs, they will be way stiffer than stock. My car is soooooo rough over bumps becasue of the springs but in turn you will have a little less body roll and better handling. As for the price i wouldn't know, i dont know much about civics but you could always haggle him. If you go back to see him again act like you hate it lol and make a big deal of all the little things like the cracked window, sunroof, and the rust. You could always lowball him just to see what he says. Just because he is asking seven doesn't necessarily mean thats what he's expecting. lol when cam sold his beamer i think he was asking 6 expecting to get 5 but sold it for 5 2 which was more than he asked for. (Correct me if im wrong on that)... Just my two cents I think that car is really cool.

The sunroof is a honda problem mine does it my friends acura does it, grease it up good and clean the track it should work if not its the motor mine does it to

what do you think a reasonable price is? like offer wise what should i start with or what should i not go over? and do you think it would be wrong to ask him if i could get the car inspected? Of course, I would pay for the inspection

It is pretty much expected that you get the car inspected, so no it is not rude to ask. As far as starting price wait until the car is inspected.

thanks, im just worried i wont like it as much as the integra

what kind of integra was it?

First of all, 100% when buying a car its worth that $130 inspection to know where the car sits.
Get the mechanic to walk you through the car so you can see exactly what is what.
Find out what it needs mechanically wise then ask service writer/mechanic what they think a fair offer would be.

corey wrote:

First of all, 100% when buying a car its worth that $130 inspection to know where the car sits.
Get the mechanic to walk you through the car so you can see exactly what is what.
Find out what it needs mechanically wise then ask service writer/mechanic what they think a fair offer would be.

true

alright thanks corey yeah i definitly will make a reasonable offer but not to much

i like the black sedan.

CamJohns122 wrote:

stop talking him into the hatch lol my dreams of the only heavuly modded hatch/race hatch will be a bust

haha

I could be wrong.. but isn't there a guy in the city who has a hatch that is all stripped down except for the essentials ( one seat and one giant tach), with either a swap and turbo or just a big turbo.. I think he works at canadian tire south.

who would want such a terrible interior

Im not to sure thats why im gettin the best of both worlds hopefully a nice interior but functional and also race ready but at the same time great for cruising in the city

now thats a dream

Any updates on what your thinking about buying?

JBlack09 wrote:

Any updates on what your thinking about buying?

yeah i test drove the black coupe, its smooth, shifts nice, handles well. and im getting it inspected saturday at 2 o'clock. after the inspection i'll probably make a decision. im not paying over 6 though.

Sweet deal, smart move on the inspection. it is a must - do for sure

May i ask who is doing the inspection??

corey wrote:

May i ask who is doing the inspection??

I was going to get the dealership to take a look at it, but then i decided maybe CAA could take a look for me

so got it inspected, needs new struts (all 4), windshield, oil pan and the exhaust pipe hits the back end of the car (under) other wise looks good the mechanic said $4500 - $5000 is all he would pay for it

BigSteve wrote:

so got it inspected, needs new struts (all 4), windshield, oil pan and the exhaust pipe hits the back end of the car (under) other wise looks good the mechanic said $4500 - $5000 is all he would pay for it

also, could anyone get me a quote or something on how much that stuff would cost me to get / fixed?

The offer the mechanic decided on seems very fair.

As for the parts, give honda a call and talk to parts department and get some quotes.
Keep in mind stuff like struts youd be better off replacing with aftermarket coilovers.
Probly work out cheaper plus you can give it a better stance.

BigSteve wrote:

BigSteve wrote:

so got it inspected, needs new struts (all 4), windshield, oil pan and the exhaust pipe hits the back end of the car (under) other wise looks good the mechanic said $4500 - $5000 is all he would pay for it

also, could anyone get me a quote or something on how much that stuff would cost me to get / fixed?

Exhaust pipes not that big of deal so dont fret over that struts, and oil pan are gonna be your major problems, remeber find used and price out you might be able to get a cheap parts car of that year etc, or get parts through SGI,

Check out Cam at CWS hes got a few EG civics defintaly give him a shout but the interiors mine!