I am seriously looking at buying a hatch, 96 or newer. The one I am looking at is a 1996 honda civic cx. The body of the car is mint and has 93k. The engine is a 1997 usdm gsr swap w 50k miles. the car has the following mods:
1997 gsr swap, act clutch, lightened flywheel, intake, header, exhaust. As for the body, it is completely shaved, and has a kit,a fiber images carbon fiber hood, and projector headlights, and 16" black jdm style rims. The car also has a new paint job. My question is, how much is to much for this car? I really want it, but need to get an idea of how much it is worth. Thanks in advance James

 

I would say between 9,000 and 10,000. But that might be a high estimate on my part because I live in an area that does not have a lot of imports in it.

 

I just bought a similar hatch for 8K, without wheels, hood, and body kit though. I wouldn't pay more then 9K. Depends on the market in your area though.

 

I can't really give you a guess, but watch buying modified cars because they most likley have been beaten and raced already. Make sure you know the condition first, good luck!

 

I'd say about 9-10K depending on where you live if everything was done right it sounds like a nice car i mean body kits arn't quite my style but if you like it more power to you

 

yeah, I mean the car is extremely nice. Yeah I am not a fan of body kits either, but this one is really clean and is not crazy. I realize that the car may have been beaten, but just taken into account the condition of the car, I am thinking that the owner took very good care of it. The kid is asking 10,000 and says he is pretty firm. I would like to give him 9grand. If I do buy this car, is there any thing that I should look for specifically? Oh yeah the gsr swap is a hydro tranny, I am not used to the hydro tranny, as my b16 is cable. The clutch grabs as soon as it is off the floor no grinds or anything. Is this normal for a hydro tranny w/act clutch and lightened flywheel. What type of compression can I expect to get from all 4cyl's.

 

I say have the engine checked out if it is ok pick up the car and have fun

 

depends on area and how much good you much you want to pay for a car with aftermarket parts you didnt have put it in yourself.

I would go ~ 7500.

 

it really depends on were you live. This kid in my town bought a 91 accord with all of the ugly body kit and what not on it, not to mention the factory motor that was nearly stock with 200,000+ miles on it for 6,000! yes, that's right, 6k, just because it was painted bright orange, and had a 3 foot high spoiler on it..

the sad truth is that cars with all of those exterior mods done to them tend to get much more than the ones without, so I bet whomever is selling the car with ask more than its worth.

 

Here in Cali it's hard to sell those really flashy cars. Everyone typically wants something done clean or a usually a virgin car. There are cars that do sell here, but it's the selected crowd and where you try to sell it. I would pay aroung 7000 to 8000 for that car if everything was really clean. The only thing that would be a downside is the shaving, but it sounds clean and the swap is from a newer year and it's way better if it's legit.