Possible civic purchase.
 

1998 Black 4 door Honda Civic EX with manual transmission D16Y8 vetec (afaik)

273k miles

Dent on front of hood, Rear quarter panel a bit dented, rollin' on a donut.

Besides that in great shape, interior is nice too.

But, I can get it for around 1000 or less. afaik.

Epa mpg 25/32 - 28

Which kinda sucks though. But people seem to be able to pull 40 with them.

But compared to my car, I can almost hit 40.

I'm not sure if it'd be worth it?

Other question. What are the cost of transmissions/engines for this generation civic?

Say I wanted to put in a transmission from a 92-95 vx or one of those more efficient engines. What is the price range of them?

General opinions?

zach

Well, if it's running well, go for it. Could you sell your car to pay for the difference?

Hard to say. I think the car has too many miles. How many miles are on your car? You already know its history.

112k miles. I've only put about 6k on it though.

Which is kinda my dilemma now.

But at the same time. I've pretty much reached peak mpg in it. Where as the civic has the potential of hitting 50 mpg.

No such thing as too many miles on a honda!

Original transmission and engine? If it is good mechanically than <$1k is a good price IMO. Are there any maintenance history papers?

Hoping to find that out soon.

Hhhmm. Well, my old 92 Escort had a 1.8L engine and died with 320k on it. I think your engine was made by Mazda, but I could very well be mistaken about that. Personally speaking, I always prefer what I already own, if it is working well. I'll never trade something that works well for something else that I don't know too much about.

Keep in mind, I'm presently driving a Civic.

Well I basically took same risk with the escort I have now. Had a rebuilt title. Only problems have been leaking radiator, but a patch fixed that. Obviously new tires and brakes.

I wouldn't be getting rid of the escort though. I'm "selling" it to my parents. So it'd still be available if civic died out.

I'm just more or less waiting on price of civic. If its 1000 or less. This would leave me with at least 600 to put towards any repairs. Which should be plenty to keep it running for good bit longer without any major problems I'm hoping.

Sounds good to me. :thumbup: