Selling my Type R and looking to spend $6-8k

Whats the best Accord I could get for that in So Cal?

Haven't been able to find any with less than 80k miles and a clean title like EX or SE 95+ years

Too little money?

 

I know my sisters 95 EX blue booked for 7500 and it had 150,000 miles on it. For some reason Accords have high blue book. If you're looking at one newer than 95 and have low miles then you are probably going to spend a bit more.. Another alternative is spend 2-3000 on a car with high milage and put that extra 3000 into a engine swap that has less than 30,000 miles on it. Good luck

 

if you had a type r and goign to an accord, your goign to be for a world of change. i d say look for a 94 or 95, for cheap and drop the h22 and be a decent runnign ride for like 7-8k

 

I agree, that really is the best route for the money. You get a good lookin' car, and a pretty fast motor for the same price you would spend on a low miles Accord with a decent body..

 

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For 6-8k here in LA, you could be looking at a 95-96-97 with about those miles or alittle less. I've seen higher mile 98's (105k) going for about 7.5k-8k. I notice though most of these 94-97's with lower miles at this price-point tend to be automatics. You know..."mom's car".

check http://www.cars.com

Insurance does tend to be higher for the Accords relative to other cars but I'm sure it will be FAR-FAR_FAR lower than your ITR. For instance, full insurance on my Boxster (in 1-2 years) is only $200 bucks MORE for the same type of coverage on my accord (950/yr vs. 1150/yr). Sux to be insured in LA. But better than New Jersey.

EDIT: Ahh...i see your going off to school. Yeah...get rid of the ITR...it WILL get jacked ASAP.

 

I'm going to get $20k for my Type R

Local dealer has a 97 Accord SE that I can probably get for $8500, asking $10k for it with 74k miles

This is at a Honda dealer and car mechanically looks good body is probably 7 or 8/10

I'm using the extra money for college law school or as a down payment on a house in the near future. The accord is an auto which is fine, I'll be commutting and stick would be a pain

I can get a 96 Civic EX 5 speed with 89k miles for $4700 and dump $7-800 into it for timing belt and all that also, just wanted an auto and the accord does have more headroom and features

Jeff

 

Tax + fees on $8500 will put you close to 10k. Private sales can flub the sales "fees". If your complaining about headroom, sounds like your a tall guy. That EX civic will have a moonroof which will cut it down. My personal rec. is a 95+ Accord LX w/o sunroof but w/ all the power features like pw/pm/pl/etc. I bought my Accord from a Japanese PhD chick...what i found shopping around was that (from a Macro perspective) people who bought more expensive cars had the money to maintain them (and a garage to put them in at home...garage at work...you get the idea). This applies to original owners only though.

Are you going to be commuting to UCLA? On the civic, you could get the t-belt/waterpump/seals job done for about $350 if you did the non-honda-dealer route. However, you would be stuck in 5-spd hell on the 405. I know at UCLA Law they "don't allow" you to work during the quarter so take that into your $$ planning considerations too...

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via http://www.cars.com advanced search function

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Year Vehicle Price Mileage Photo Seller Body Color Distance Compare
1997 Honda Accord LX $8,999 75,649 First Auto Center Sedan gold 32 mi.
1997 Honda Accord LX $8,999 85,000 Exclusive Online Classified Sedan Black 81 mi.
1997 Honda Accord LX $8,999 59,000 First Choice Auto Center Sedan Tan 10 mi.
1997 Honda Accord EX $8,999 95,000 First Choice Auto Center Sedan Green 10 mi.
1998 Honda Accord LX $8,995 75,779 Universal Auto Inc Sedan black 28 mi.
1995 Honda Accord LX $8,991 80,959 Lexus of Cerritos Coupe White 5 mi.
1997 Honda Accord $8,900 47,200 Classified Ad GREEN 90 mi.
1996 Honda Accord EX $8,900 82,800 Exclusive Online Classified Coupe Silver 35 mi.
1995 Honda Accord EX $8,500 94,000 Exclusive Online Classified Sedan Blue 2 mi.
1996 Honda Accord EX V-6 $8,000 90,000 Exclusive Online Classified Sedan Black 30 mi.
1997 Honda Accord EX $7,999 77,247 First Auto Center Sedan green 32 mi.
1997 Honda Accord LX $7,950 89,252 Exclusive Online Classified Sedan White 30 mi.
1996 Honda Accord EX $7,900 98,000 Exclusive Online Classified Sedan Champagne 25 mi.
1997 Honda Accord LX $7,900 52,405 Goodway Auto Sales and Rental, Inc. Coupe GREEN 18 mi.
1996 Honda Accord LX $7,500 90,000 Exclusive Online Classified Sedan Champagne 26 mi.
1996 Honda Accord LX $7,500 93,000 Exclusive Online Classified Sedan Champagne 94 mi.
1995 Honda Accord V 6 $7,200 69,000 Classified Ad 60 mi.
1995 Honda Accord EX $7,200 73,000 Classified Ad Coupe BLACK 27 mi.
1996 Honda Accord EX $6,999 87,063 First Auto Center Wagon gold 32 mi.
1998 Honda Accord LX $6,900 88,484 Auto Authority Sedan silver 95 mi.
1996 Honda Accord EX $6,000 100,000 Classified Ad GREEN 90 mi.
1995 Honda Accord $5,995 95,000 Classified Ad Sedan GOLD 90 mi.
1995 Honda Accord $5,995 93,275

EDIT: this search was done in a 150 mile radius around Long Beach, CA - 90815

 

Place in Newport Beach has a 4 door Accord SE 97 with 56k miles for about $8300 + tax and all that

I may drive the 30+ miles each way to go check it out. I would prefer auto as commutting and living around LA the 5 speed would be a pain

Jeff

 

Use this to check the VIN & infer (as a back door) how many owners the car has been thru, if its been thru a used car lot and how it's been taken care of...

http://159.145.15.175/VEHTESTS/PUBTSTQRY.ASPX

I ID'd the C-Class a friend bought from a used car lot as a one-owner cream-puff from Marina Del Rey w/ this technique. You examine the timing of the smog (once every 2 years ideal), the location of the Gas stations (same ones = ideal), and geographic affluence (i.e. Marina Del Rey vs. East Los Angeles). Good luck...

EDIT: Oh geez...this thing also tells you if the car's had problems passing smog too!

 

Thanks for the advice

I'm trying to find a Accord EX coupe auto with under 80k for under $8k haha

My home zip code is 90503

Jeff

 

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