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robots4joey · 03-23-2010, 11:26 AM

hello everyone!

I need to buy a car within the next month or so, and the sooner the better... I'm buying a house (taking up all my $$) and leaving home, and I must leave behind the 'family car' I've been driving for years.

I am considering a Honda Civic purchase, I want to eventually go completely 'aero' on it- but that is many years off, for now, I want to just be able to drive conservatively and coast a lot with a decent car- that will have good reliability for the next 10 years, and MPG in the 40's (ideally)...

There is a guy offering a 1998 civic EX 5 speed with 112,000 miles on it for $4200. It's a 2 owner car, and is stock.

A. Does this sound like a good price?
B. What kind of MPG's can I expect? -someone with experience?
C. Should I try to wait it out and hope for a 92-95 civic for better MPG? how much better would that be?

my budget is about $5K, so I can't spend much...

Thanks 1,000,000!

03-23-2010, 11:26 AM	#1 (permalink)
robots4joey EcoModding Lurker Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Wichita, KS Posts: 23 '98 Civic - '98 Honda Civic EX 90 day: 40.84 mpg (US) Stacy's Rav - '05 Toyota Rav4 2WD Sport Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	honda civic- buying advice? hello everyone! I need to buy a car within the next month or so, and the sooner the better... I'm buying a house (taking up all my $$) and leaving home, and I must leave behind the 'family car' I've been driving for years. I am considering a Honda Civic purchase, I want to eventually go completely 'aero' on it- but that is many years off, for now, I want to just be able to drive conservatively and coast a lot with a decent car- that will have good reliability for the next 10 years, and MPG in the 40's (ideally)... There is a guy offering a 1998 civic EX 5 speed with 112,000 miles on it for $4200. It's a 2 owner car, and is stock. A. Does this sound like a good price? B. What kind of MPG's can I expect? -someone with experience? C. Should I try to wait it out and hope for a 92-95 civic for better MPG? how much better would that be? my budget is about $5K, so I can't spend much... Thanks 1,000,000!