Not sure if this is the right section but I was wondering what a good price for an ek would be. I wasn't planning on spending any more than 5 but looking around it's really hard to find one for under 5 with less than a 100k miles.

 

Because you're looking for one with under 100k miles. Even at the average 12k a year, a 96 is going to have ~120k miles, and a 2000 is going to have almost 80k.

You can definately find one for under 5k, but generally, Civics get a lot of miles put on them because they're good commuter econo-cars.

 

Thanks. I was also wondering, with a 110-130k mile civic will it run much longer or will I be paying more for the maintenence?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by leeleee &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Thanks. I was also wondering, with a 110-130k mile civic will it run much longer or will I be paying more for the maintenence?</TD></TR></TABLE>

still a baby at 150k

edit: well..unless it was 150k abused miles..its hard to say..but 150k normal driving..is a baby

 

I have a 97 HX (its a coupe, but doesn't matter) with the stock D16Y5 and I have 165,000 miles on it. I haven't replaced anything other than regular maintenance (oil, filters, brakes). Everything still works perfectly. Civics are very long-lasting cars.

Are you planning on swapping out the SOHC? Because if you are, you shouldn't care about mileage anyway.

 

definitiely! jap cars go forever! my friend has 220 k on his accord and he's still drivin from arizona and back! take care of it and it will go forever. i paid 4k for my 97 with 94 k miles. of course this guy was obsessed with cleanliness!! as a poor senior in high school i'm expecting another 50-80k miles out of this thing!! *fingers crossed*

 

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at the 90k mark, theres a major engine tune up on th e car. its scheduled for belts, valve adjustment, new gaskets, water pump... after that, you got a ways to go. since youre looking at the 100k plus area, make sure that these were performed at the 90k mark. otherwise be prepared to spend almost a grand on this scheduled maintainance.

 

I wish I could find an EK for under $5000. I paid $4,500 for my '94 Civic EX three years ago everything is so expensive here in WA. Despite I paid quite a bit for it, I've had very few problems with it and I'm very happt I bought it.

 

Bought mine last year for 3700 with 81000 miles. Salavage title but was CLEANNN

 

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thats about the same market i was in in california. but the ek is cheaper because the ex is the highest model of the eg coupes. the ek only comes in cheap trims. the highest i think is "dx"

 

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thats about the same market i was in in california. but the ek is cheaper because the ex is the highest model of the eg coupes. the ek only comes in cheap trims. the highest i think is "dx" </TD></TR></TABLE>

For Civic hatchbacks it comes in DX and CX. The Coupe comes in DX, HX and EX and also Si for years 1999-2000. The sedan also comes in DX, LX and EX.

 

exactly, so you cant really compare the ex model of a previous gen to a later gen with no power windows/locks, etc. doesnt work

 

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Well, bluebook on my EX right now is about $3,000. I was driving by a local dealership last week and I saw a 96-98 sedan going for $10,000. It's ridiculous out here.

 

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Well, bluebook on my EX right now is about $3,000. I was driving by a local dealership last week and I saw a 96-98 sedan going for $10,000. It's ridiculous out here.</TD></TR></TABLE>

yeah the used car market is really weird right now... it forced me to get a new car, sicne itjust wasnt worth it to save the few grand on a used car. i never really go by used car dealership prices though, they vary so much.

edit... again, you cant compare two different gens... liket hat. the cars dotn depreciate on a linear scale. after a certain amount of time, they take a huge dive, then flatten out, like the prices of your years. int he first few years, you see tons of used cars going for almost what they were new. you gotta look at each specific year, model, trim, on a case by case basis

 

thanks for the help and info everyone!

 

if u really want an ek for under 5
get the 96-98

everyone wants to much 4 the 99-00...

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by tha_badguy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">if u really want an ek for under 5
get the 96-98

everyone wants to much 4 the 99-00...</TD></TR></TABLE>

Well, then that's an easy fix. Get the 96-98 and do a 99-00 conversion on it. Problem solved.

 

miles dont mean anything as long as the car was well maintaind !!!!!!!!!! i just sold my 2000 hatch with around 334k on it and the car ran perfect i would have trusted it to drive any where and i really regreted selling it but ill get anotherone !!!!!!!!!

 

i have close to 300 thousand miles on my 93, im having prblems tho, because i modded the expletive outta it

 

how the hell do you average 55k/year?

 

I drive 60000km year with my 1998 si(canadian). I bought it with a B16a2(usdm) swap for 3500 cdn. The climate control was swapped to 99/2000 sir and I did the 99/2000 front end

Find a retard that put 5000-6000 into the car and buy it. This guy still owed 3400 when I bought it from him(he showed me the bank pay out on the lein) less money for me to invest and great bang for my dollar IMO.

 

I recently bought a mint condition (like off the showroom floor mint) garage kept, 101,000 mile 2000 civic hatchback in silver for 5500. It was driven by a grampa in indiana and it is the cleanest version of the 99-00 I have ever seen ever. Was it worth 5500? I think so because I payed for a flawless, well taken care of car.

 

Yeah wrong page... But were both on trials so we cant post in the classifieds page... Go browse through it though...

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by EndOfAnEra &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Yeah wrong page... But were both on trials so we cant post in the classifieds page... Go browse through it though...</TD></TR></TABLE>

wtf are you talking about

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by johnny_tdi &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">wtf are you talking about</TD></TR></TABLE>

bwahahahahahaha. dude got lost on the internet