I am in the market for a car to start racing with, and stumbled across this CRX on Ebay.

1989 Honda CRX Si SCCA ITA Hondachallenge H4 http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...ZWDVW

It looks like a well sorted car, with a good background.

What does everybody think? Does this look like a good buy?
Thanks for you comments...

 

probably not the best place for this...

 

$7500... whoa.

 

Depends on what his reserve is set at.... the 5500 bucks it's at right now is a pretty good price going by the pics....

 

I may be mistaken, but I think that car was in a rollover at the NASA nationals last year. Check on it.

 

That car has been for sale for a long long long time. I seen it in person at my first event I ever attended back in like '03-04 time frame...and it had a for sale sign in it then.

Maybe people keep flipping it (as in selling it as soon as they get it) but I know for a fact its been for sale for a long long time.


and for as much work that has gone into that car, they sure did forget to put brake fluid in it.

 

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for real? lol

 

yeah. look at the brake resivor on the ebay pic. Its like half full

 

OP, there's a "Race Car FS" thread at the top of this subforum. There are a good number of relatively inexpensive race cars for sale right now.

 

Less than $10K for a fully prepped, tech passing, reliable, competative, well maintained car with spares is not unrerasonable. For older civics a $5-7K range for good cars is not bad. But there are two main things that come into play;

1. Is that a good deal for YOU?
-Is the car in a class that is well populated and fun to compete in in your region?
-Are you a wrench turner and could get a cheap civic and build it up yourself?
-Do you need a competative car? Is your skill as a driver developed enough where you stand a chance at podium finishes?
-Are you licensed to race yet?

2. Is it a good deal for THIS car?
-Are the frame, subframe, control arms, transmission, engine, etc. in good shape?
-What about the cars history? serious wrecks? roll overs?
-Does it come w/ prenty of spares?
-Is it dead reliable and fully sorted? No DNFs?
-Belts cages and seats all meet current specs and you won't have to dump $1500 in sfety equipment to race it next year?

You could get a bargain racer for a few grand or blow up to $10K (and a whole lot more) on a badass, pretty civic or teg. It is your money, and if you'll be racing much then plus or minus a couple grand won't be the most money you spend in the sport. Get a fellow racer to check it out before you buy.

Other good places to look;
- H-T community
- The local club you plan to race with
- A local service shop that handles race cars (check with the club you want to race with for popular choices)

 

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Like they'll displace that much fluid in a race, right??

 

That is a killer deal on a dumb fast car. That was not the car that was rolled at Nationals in 2007. If I were in the market for a H4 car I would ****** that car up in a heartbeat. The owner/driver of that car knew what he was doing, he has just moved on to other projects.

BUY IT!!!!

 

That is James Evans' retired H4 car. Good car. IIRC- He raced it in (H4) 02-03 then built a twin H1 CRX in 2004.

James has had the car in the back of his shop ever since.

The car is a deal at that price, it would cost twice that to replace. Call him and discuss if you have questions. IMO, bid with confidence.... It's a fast car and James knows what he's doing.

Like others said, he moved onto other things. Drifting.

DYODD.

 

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