xaaronex

looking at an EM1 with 190k on the clock for $3700. it's a 2000 and has had all routine stuff done that would need it (timing belt, tranny and oil fluid changed at appropriate times, etc. or so the guy says). i test drove it earlier and it seemed to run fine but just wondering if there are any other guys out there with one that has similar mileage. the guy claims them to be mainly highway miles which would make sense for a 2000. is $3700 a fair price? i'd hate to pick this up and it completely fall apart on me.

r22thomas

sounds like a good deal to me. offer him 3500 just to try to get it lower.

bkopel805

chewyv

Run op he is trying to mess with your head

D Griff

Check the car out closely. If it's clean, I'd say it's a good deal. Hondas can last 300k if they're well maintained.

xaaronex

3700 is actually already lower than his asking price. i talked him down from 4000. the car seems to be in fair condition. small dent in the driver's fender, SLIGHT damage to the front bumper, and a few tiny scratches that could probably be buffed. engine was pretty clean. one previous owner did spray one entire side of the engine bay to prevent rust on the strut tower though? so one side is black.

tercel95

With an engine with that high of mileage I would just pay to have a compression and leakdown test... If everything is good after that I would say go for it...

Some EM1s were well taken care of over their entire life span but most were driven hard and abused...

Bwill9886

Have you gotten a carfax for this thing?

Not that a carfax will bring everything to light, but when you mention that one side of the bay is sprayed to "prevent rust" it sounds... sketchy.

They could be telling the truth, though it sounds very odd.

lynxs1981

So then you don't really know what was covered up.