I am looking to buy a hybrid but don't know what they should go for.
Being that this is the EG civic/del sol forum I'm pretty sure some of you have bought/sold hybrids. I am primarily interested in EG hybrids with any B-series engine.
What I'd like to know is the following:

1 - I would like to buy a relatively clean EG hybrid with the insurance payout from a recent accident, the payout was $5500, is it reasonable to assume that I could find an EG hybrid for that amount?

2 - If so, what condition hybrid could I expect to find for such a price(what engine etc..)?

3 - If not, what is a reasonable price for a semi-clean EG hybrid?

By clean I don't mean show car quality, I mean reasonably little body/paint damage(small paint chips/door dings ok), mechanically reliable, & fair to good interior condition.

 

too bad your not on the east coast or I would have sold you mine

expect about 4-8k for decently built eg hybrid

 

some guys selling a lsvtec in the classifides for 1500 thats never been used. its got some pretty good stuff on it too. i just looked at it like 5 min ago. u could buy that and put it in a car that has like a million miles on it and just get a tranny for it probly for ur price range if u want.

 

Thanks, I need to get a car though. I don't have time to do a swap. I don't want to use my ITR as a daily driver for very long, my commute is 90 miles a day.

 

If your commute is 90 miles a day I do not think that a hybrid is your best bet.
Just my .02

 

yea i agree...i sure as hell dont use my hybrid as a daily driver

 

why?
if the swap is done RIGHT its just as reliable as stock.
i never had more than 2 minor problems in the year i had my hybrid.
one was an injector going bad (freak accident)
other was coolant temp sensor wich always die on hondas.

never left me stranded, never died on me and i drove it 50 miles a day.

 

I know two other people that make the same commute I do with hybrids. No problems for two years.

 

Good point. This is something to keep in mind if you're considering buying a hybrid. Its what made me decide not to buy a hybrid CRX. You don't know where/how it was done. People sometimes think they know what they're doing. Be careful of that. Another thing that would make me weary of swapped cars is how they use/abuse it. If the owner is some street racing F&F wannabe, I sure as hell wouldn't want that engine for a 50 mile commute. Keep these things in mind when shopping around. You may want to talk to the owner some and see if he abuses it. Maybe do a little "undercover" work and research about the person.

Just my 2 cents

Good luck

 

like any car, u cant expect to just buy it and not have problems, whenever you buy a car, checking everything and doing maintenance is common sense. i havent had any problems with my hybrid eg, but when i put my turbo on, lots of probs started to come up

 

right on. mine was as dependable as my stock CX and my GSR sedan that the swap came from! I've put 12k miles on this hybrid setup, autocrossing, trackshooling and I do deliveries for my job that are 2 to 50 miles a trip every day. I have NEVER had any problems. Even with aftermarket parts and mods up the ying yang.
Now a turbo setup might not have the same reliability, but still any Hybrid setup can be as reliable as a stock honda if not more so (some f us here are super-perfectionists).


about pricing, for $5500 you can find a lot of good hybrids if you keep an eye out and spread the word you are searching. someone has to know someone else with a debt problem that needs to unload their Hybrid pride and joy