Hey, I'm a newbie to the site and pretty new to cars in general. I'm learning though. I would appreciate your expertise a lot. I've got a 93 Jetta with just a few problems, but the frame is junk so I'm looking to replace it with something really fast and preferably cheap.

I found a '90 CRX on eBay that's local - the thing looks like &$@# but the engine might be worth something. If the frame is in good condition, I'd be willing to throw some money at a new windshield, paint job, and details.

I'm fairly new to cars and I want something I can work on for a while. But it needs to run decently in the meantime, and not require a lot of serious work since I don't have a garage or all the tools.

Here's the auction:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...%3AIT

What I'm wondering is:

What should I look for if I go check this car out in person?

What is it worth?

How much will it cost me to get it in decent shape?


The car looks like junk but it interests me because I can work on a lot of the aesthetic stuff myself, but the performance engine work is still out of my league.

Thanks for reading and any feedback you've got.

 

dude that crx is dead its not salavagable

needs extensive body work to take care of the wing paint and dings and dents and prolly rust
needs new tails cause those are fugly

the mot is making no where near 200 hp so dont listen to that guy

its a single cam nonvtec prolly making 100 hp


in my opimion its not worthe the 100 dollars

it just needs to much work to be anything

 

keep looking and find something better

 

ya not worth it that thing is trashed and it has no where near 200 hp

 

he even painted the window moldings green

 

Ok, not particularly suprised, thanks for reading though. I messaged him and said 200 sounded extremely high but he was adament about it. I don't know s**t though.

What should I expect to spend for a CRX with some decent power that's worth keeping? I admit I haven't researched it a ton yet, but it seems like the Si @ ~ 105hp is about the fastest option w/o mods. Anyway I'll keep reading up, any input welcome.

Thanks.

 

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Heh, yeah look he got the front tire there too.

 

price really depends on area. one city you could get a good one for 500 and another 2,000. just keep looking. check the classifieds when your trial is up

 

man that cars junk find another one.lol he even painted half the front wheel green too.

 

DOWNFORCE

 

Gayforce

 

why do people do that to cars? they have feelings too!

 

That car isnt that bad, but no way is it worth $1500..

 

.It has a complete motech 3" exhaust Chrome from the header to the tip with a cat

 

Poor Rex.....it fell into the arms of a shitty owner, keep searchin and try to find a nice clean (stock) crx that hasnt been molested.

 

I like the green paint all over the passenger front wheel

 

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so I wasn't the only one to see this LOL

 

the car is so rusty and riced... just go spend the 2grand and find a clean one.. u wont regret it

 

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i wont even talk ****......

let the pictures and description speak for itself.

200HP!?

ok, i had to say something.

 

lol ooook he would say anything to sell it if anyone buys a car off ebay without looking at it first is a dumb ***

 

it that engine has all the things he listed then i knwo he has well over 2500 in it. And there is no way he is making more than 150whp

 

200hp? HAHA if thats the case im selling my b18 and puttin a sohc in my integra

 

I restore CRXs. One that has been hot rodded, converted, etc might have problems. Usually run to death. STOCK IS BEST IF YOU KNOW HOW TO DRIVE A CAR. THE SCREWY GREEN PAINT IS A GIVE AWAY. But if you get it at a low price it might be worth it. BUT, you have to know how to work on a car to build one. A primo CRX Si is worth a ton of money. A run to death tire screecher is a problem .

 

it even has a racing tranny