Aight im gona go testdrive a 95 civic coupe, white, manual with 140k miles tomorrow. Can anyone tell me what I should look out for. Does the DX model have a tach? If not..what can I do?

Um..id proly wanan check the vin out, so where is the vin except for the one on the dash?

BTW the price is 2200 usd, hows that sound? Il proly get it at 2k or lower tho.

 

if it dont come with a tach you can allways put one i outta a si or ex its just plug a play but if the bodys in good shape and interioer it sounds like a decent deal to me jus look out for the quater rust

 

aight thanks man!

So how hard would it be to switch tachs?


Also, what are some other things I should watch out for when looking/driving the car?

 

its a simple plug and play with the guage cluster out of an SI or EX....

 

Well basically the body should be your main concern i guess. D motors are champions and as long as they've been maintained decently theyll run forever.

 

Thanks! Anythin else?

 

bump

 

i would check the oil..make sure its not throwing codes..overall body condition...tread life on tires..makes sure all the fluids look full so you know the car was maintained

 

the vin is on the firewall in the engine bay and should be on the engine i believe

 

listen for the ISB going out!

 

How can I check the codes?

 

If the check engine light is on, look on the far right corner under the glove box, there will be a green rubber thing with two connectors going in it. Take a wire and jump the two pin connector (with the car off). Turn the ignition to the on position, and the light will flash (1 long = 10 & 1 short =1, add the long and shorts together).

Other than that, check the fluids, clutch (for slippage), a/c (if applicable), and all the lights. Make sure you get a good test drive in to make sure there are no problems... overheating, etc. If there are any problems, make sure you get the price situated accordingly. Good luck, EGs are great cars.

Edit: forgot to add, you can also use an LX cluster if need be, I run one and it's not horrible, just a lower redline & speedometer.

 

So as long as there is no CEL, no need to run codes? Also, whats the redline for the 1.5 liter beast in this car?

 

I THINK its at 6500? Something around there. I would have the guy start up the car while you look at the exhaust, make sure it doesn't poof out too much smoke, then after driving it check for smoke again. Check oil, tranny for grinds, and weird noises in engine bay, feel under quarterpanels for rust, feel carpet for leaks (usually on passenger side under dash).

 

Thanks man!

 

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weird idle, weird smells, weird noises

 

cool cool

 

VIN is also on the production label in the door jam.....

 

So its on the engine,dash, and door jam. Anywere else?