redricer

I found a 94 civic ex for sale what do i need to know about it before i buy it?

BauleyCivic

??? Be more specific.

I'll cut ya!

make sure it has seats and a steering wheel

_BEN_

get the vin and the mileage and run a carfax on it.

suspendedHatch

You should know that you'd be better off buying a CX hatch, swapping the engine, and building the suspension.

goodfella732

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CARFAX!!!

IVI

thats obvious.. what shouldnt you look for? first off run a carfax so you know your not getting scammed in anyway.
then bascially test drive the car.
make sure its not warmed up when you get there. start it up see how it starts. check the oil. ask for records. look at the motor. drive it around. test the clutch. test everything out. if you like it.. negotiate the price.

mattbcool

carfax is important, so is the title an condition of motor of course

99EBPSI4ME

carfax... test drive, spark plugs, record of maintence.. all important

redricer

the car has a clean title with 132k miles on it. It needs some work but he only wants $2000 for it. the guy has not driven it for about a year and he just put in a new clutch. he is holding it for me right now i think i am going to buy it tomorrow.
it needs
breaks
rear tires
paint
exahaust

Re3irth

im sure you can work the price down to around $1700-$1800 easily

IVI

check suspension too!
take 1700-1800 cash and tell him thats all you could bring up right now.

goodluck.

bbarbulo

sometimes I buy cars on a whim... I don't even test drive them. everything on a car is replacable except the unibody itself. I check for obvious traumatic body damage.... then take the car home.

civic_tuner

Rust.

IVI

you dont want to buy a car that needs everything replaced. thats not smart. unless your planning on buying a car for that specific reason.

OBD1Kenobe

A 'lil FAQ I just posted - https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=884696


Modified by OBD1Kenobe at 5:17 PM 6/3/2004

B18C1-ED8

as stated before, carfax

redricer

The car has a little rust on the back fender but i live in Minnesota and any car that old is going to have some rust. I have a friend who does some body work and he said it would be no problem to fix.

redricer

I am going to go buy the car today thanks for the help i will try to get some pics posted soon