scoshar

Hey guys, new here.

I bid $3500 (max) on a 2000 Civic LX with 135,590 miles on ebay. It didn't occur to me to check carfax until after I bid.

The car fax report lists 4 accidents & 4 owners. The 4 accidents seem to be caused by the same owner (crazy).

Can you take a quick look at part of the car fax report & the ebay listing and tell me if I bid too much for it? (should i pray someone out bids me?) I'm split. 50% of me says its a good price and worth the risk. The other 50% of me is very pessimistic about this.

I would REALLY REALLY appreciate it.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...120#vi-content

06/01/2004 Michigan
Police Report Accident reported
in Washtenaw County
Involving left side impact
with another motor vehicle
Very minor damage reported


05/21/2005 Michigan
Police Report Accident reported
in Washtenaw County
Involving right front impact
with another motor vehicle


03/03/2006 Michigan
Police Report Accident reported
in Washtenaw County
Involving rear impact
with another motor vehicle
Minor/Moderate damage reported


12/01/2008 Michigan
Police Report Accident reported
in Ypsilanti
Involving right side impact
with another motor vehicle
Moderate damage reported


Year purchased 2000 2002 2009
Type of owner Personal Personal Personal
Estimated length of ownership 2 yrs. 3 mo. 7 yrs. 1 mo. 2 months
Owned in the following states/provinces Michigan Michigan Pennsylvania
Estimated miles driven per year --- --- ---
Last reported odometer reading 8 29,606 135,570

EKCoupeKid98

I would say you've probably outbid that car by $500 or so. Not sure how much the accidents affect the car, but it looks like it's not worth anything over $2500-$3000 MOST. I would hope you get outbid, but that's just me. It's 100% stock from what I can tell, so if you want to customize it, you're gonna be spending thousands and thousands more.

2 Things that came to my mind while looking at it:

1. Maintenance required light is on - maybe just hasn't been reset, but maybe something you have to do with it. That could be a couple hundred (oil change, new belts, new fluids, etc). Look into it, but that's the problem with ebay, can't really see the car and feel it.
2. Why are the tail-lights like that? They don't look like 99-00 civic tails to me, aren't they supposed to be red over clear with no amber?

Overall, the body appears to be in great shape along with the interior, so it's definitly clean. 135k miles is a lot, but for a good Honda, it's just getting to it's prime.

To wrap up my opinion and solely my opinion, I believe you bid too much for it.

Marauder

I'd say so....I did a local search in my area and found one for sale for $3000, and I am sure you could talk em down from there...

http://www.cars.com/go/search/detail...5&aff=national

saywhat

Car looks professionally repaired, probably still books for 4.5k, and some teenager hasn't had a chance to **** it up yet. Looks like a decent buy for 3.5k.

raiden571

just dont pay it. back out of the deal

mantle325

naa i think its to much

king06

iTrader: (1)

Car looks clean, but isn't there a way to back out of it? I would suggest getting something local that you can drive.

Good luck.

EKCoupeKid98

You still have time to get outbid!

oneiro

Seems like a good deal as long as nothing mechanically wrong with it. Those are the 99-00 rear SEDAN tail lights. I think someone had it confused with the coupe tail lights.

For a nine year old all stock car, it looks like it's been taken car of. Only one thing bothers me is that it's missing a molding on the front right fender.

Also it's an automatic, so those tend to be a bit more pricier.

GL

solo227

check the blue book value...

tw1tch

I don't care how clean it looks, the miles are getting up there and 4 accidents means the car was treated like ****. Who knows how many little accidents were never reported. I'd be worried about frame damage and all kinds of other problems. Don't buy someone else's issues.

Choy

got my pretty clean 99 si for only 4500. u can get a better deal...

MUGEN_EM1

$3500 is a bit much

oneiro

Looks like it's at 3650 as of 8am. OP got outbided =X Some one else thinks the car is worth more. KBB on this car in my area is worth 4500 for good condition with clear title.

king06

iTrader: (1)

Lucky OP.

Big buys like this, always buy locally.

Unseen Racer

lol. that is WAY to much!
you can get another one for WAY cheaper.
retract bid and look around

andoxviii

iTrader: (1)

Wow, that looks immaculate considering it was involved in 4 different collisions.

It's funny it was hit on all sides of the car...lol
"left side" "front right" "rear" "right side"

94EG8

I've seen vehicles that were complete write-offs properly rebuilt and you would never know the difference. It really comes down to who did the work and how they did it.

coquieg6

looks like a decent buy, i would check for frame damage, ask the seller, ask him to send pics. if no damage ur good to go.
hondas drive into the 350k's.

94 DX Hatch

I would say as long as there is no frame damage, it's a fair price. Good luck!

crxtuner0

4 accidents and 4 different sides?

has the entire car been repainted by now?

lol good thing you got out bidden

1992Si

What do you plan to do with the car or a car after you get ?

It is a automatic, you know.

EM1 Resto

Would be a nice Daily driver. I would just wait for one locally. Lots of people are using craigslist to list cars now.

scoshar

Wow, thanks for all of the responses! I read them all. I ended up getting out bid (thank God).

I found another 2000 honda civic (EX!) on ebay, and I won the auction. Paid $3050 for it. It's about a 6 hour drive from my house, but providing the car description & pictures are accurate the drive will be worth it.

Here is the listing on ebay (bidding already ended obviously). It was involved in an accident a little over a year ago. Thats it though, the rest of the car fax is clean.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...SA:MOTORS:1123

I'll let you guys know how it turns out!

Arthas

That thing is automatic......