this guy wants to trade me his car for my car. i have a 94 accord lx sedan w/111k. he has a 94 ls w/160k+. would it be wise to trade cars or do yall think i should pass on this?

 

If you have an extra 2000 bucks to swap a new motor in the integra do it...

 

no, i don't have 2g's, but the shops around here are willing to work a deal out as far as i know. so should i or should i wait for somethin else.

 

160k seems like a lot of mileage. How long do you want the car to last? I think you should wait or do a swap.

 

depends on how the car was driven, and maintained. i have 150 k on my car and it runs very strong. and dose not use a drop of oil between oil changes.
other opinion i have is why buy a car with low mileage for a premium, if you are going to upgrade everything.
even if you buy a good high milege car (no major accidents) in decent condition, you can upgrade while stuff breaks on you.
but if u just want a reliable car, buy a low milege car.

 

if i was in your situation i would do it....... spend $900 on a new B20b/z longblock from Hondamotorsonline. With that integra it sould be a simple bolt on-off. seriousley a good deal. it cost was to much to get that accord to be fast.

 

keep the accord and put a H22 in it. with a car with that many miles you might find yourself having to fix alot of things. if u keep the accord u know whats been done and you'll save $$ in the loing run. i think the accord would be a kick *** car with a H22 and some suspension work done to it.

 

it depends on how the car was maintaned and the overall condition of the car... it doesn't matter how much miles the car has.

 

lets put it this way... its ALOT better than an old *** accord.

 

Keep in mind, not only does the engine have 160K miles but so does everything else on the car.

 

Rebuild the block and find a vtec head. LS\VTEC would be a nice investment if done correctly. Close to the same power as a H22 but with 500 lbs or so less weight going with the integra over accord.


[Modified by 97RedTegGSR, 9:25 PM 9/5/2002]

 

thanks to everybody for the info. now my next question is: if i get the teg i'm gonna be lookin at some steep insurance. i'm 19, no tickets, no accidents, no criminal history, and good credit. what insurance agency should i go through to get the cheapest insurance? keep in mind i live i SA, TX, so if it's a little agency that only exists in your town or state it's not gonna help me very much.

 

dude... now youre gettin into enemy territory.

 

my car's a 90 and i barely got to 140,000 recently....