civics????

[backwoods boy]

i may be trading my blazer for a 98or99? civic tomorrow what should i look out for the guy said the radio doesnt work because he blew the fuse does that sound right? also he said it has a racing tranny w/ stage 3 clutch kit its not an si so what engine should it have and how reliable is it also should i be worried that he drove it hard enough for the tranny to go out or where they fairly weak? sorry ive never thought id be looking at a car dont know jack crap about em
                     thanx

[Miami450R]

depending on wether its an EX or LX  its going to be a d16z6 or d16y8 im pretty sure. it will be a d-series single cam motor.
check the fuse its in the fuse box in the engine bay. takes 30 seconds to look.
how many miles?
its a civic so i cant say too many things would be wrong with it specially  being a 99.

IMO having a new tranny is a good thing. run it hard  and shift quick to make sure it doesnt grind going  into gears. thats the first sign of abuse on honda tranny's lol

mine is a 1994 with 182k with original motor and runs like new its just breaking in. haha

[backwoods boy]

my bad its a 96 i think 190,000 miles heres a link http://spacecoast.craigslist.org/car/586376972.html

[Miami450R]

wow thats a really good price. it does look like it needs paint but for $1,500 thats not bad at all. looks pretty solid. but idk about that hood being carbon fiber . looks like a stock hood primered black to me.
id do it....

BTW-seeing its an EX. its a sohc Vtec.

it SHOULD have the d16y8 if im not mistaken. not 100% sure on that though

[backwoods boy]

ok thanx alot i dont know anything about honestly im just tired of shelling out $15  :banghead.gifa day in gas to get to and from work

[EigerGuy]

i personally wouldnt go wth a car that has work done to it, let alone a civic on cut springs the ride will be rought as hell


BTW im not a honda fan so no positive info will come from me other than the fact that if it was stock u would get good gas milage, also how are the cops in your area about harassing "race cars"

[gearhead400]

ehh i would run and never look back. Why do you need a stage 3 clutch on a stock single cam engine? To get the tires to chirp in 2nd? If you want a civic i would go with a stock one and lower it and such yourself. It's not that expensive to do and you'll know whats really been done to it.

[EigerGuy]

^^^exactly with a clutch that strong on a stock tranny who knows how much abuse the car already went threw plus cut springs=crappy ride

[backwoods boy]

well he already sold it i guess he needed the money more than another truck but it had an aftermarket tranny w/ warrenty and it was owned by the owner of a local race shop the car had a total of 157k miles and the engine only 50k

[Anoriginal]

Honda Civic........When $5,000.00 will only get you 13's.







Sorry man, I couldn't resist. To each his own.

If you like it, buy it and enjoy. 

[backwoods boy]

dont get me wrong i never thought id buy one but im spending well over 100 dollars a week in gas on my blazer if i can get that down to 30-40 id drive a freekin volkswagon[j/k] a souped up civics is as low as id go

[gearhead400]

I dont hate on civic's. i just hate on the people that rice them out. They are a lot of fun to beat the piss out of because they take the abuse. As a performance car though i wouldnt ever build a honda.

hey, dont hate on the vdubs! 

[Anoriginal]

dont get me wrong i never thought id buy one but im spending well over 100 dollars a week in gas on my blazer if i can get that down to 30-40 id drive a freekin volkswagon[j/k] a souped up civics is as low as id go

I feel your pain. Fuel prices SUCK!

[Miami450R]

I know that no matter what i do. ill always have a Honda or Japanese car under my name..

ive just had such a good experience with my 94 accord with 183k miles now , compared to my explorer with 107k which broke ALL THE TIME.

gas mileage FTW