well, im getting a car as a graduation gift, and i really want an eg. once the car is bought, everything done to it afterwords comes out of my own pocket. ive been looking nonstop for about a week and a half now for a clean eg (honda-tech, autotrader, carsdirect, a bunch of others). im in the illinois area, and every hatch i find within reasonable distance from me seems to have some type of rust, or damage. is it unrealistic to wait for a mint, or close to mint eg? or should i just go with one of the somewhat dinged up ones?

im so jealous of people in cali, they have so many people sellings cars there....

 

why dont you buy one from someone in cali and have them ship it to you?

 

You've been looking for a week and a half? LMAO! That's nothing. I looked for months for a clean EG and never found one without tons of dents or rust....so I just got an EK. Good, clean EG's are VERY hard to come by. And I was even willing to drive out of state for my car. Good luck, though.

 

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hehe, i wish, i had enough trouble trying to convince my parents that i may want to buy a car from *eeek* indiana... one state away.

i never thought id lose sleep over a car....... i can't concentrate in school, or my work.... its driving me mad!! haha..... i want my hatch now.... but i wan't it to be.... perfect.... u know? haha im a nerd

 

A week and a half? A week and a half? A week and a half?

WOW-Took me about 6 monthes to find my ride

Keep searching my friend, and if you can't locate one to your preferences..Find one thats a little beat up, do all of the body work, and get a nice paint job.

But <U>DAMN</U>, a week and a half??? Come on...

 

Your a potato

 

If you do happen to find that 'perfect' hatch, it's going to cost you a small fortune. Think about it....the newest you will find is still going to be 9 years old. It's going to have it's problems.

 

haha, yeah i know a week and a half isn't long... but it feels like forever.... the thing is, i need the car before my school year ends, because my sister will be home and using the car that we currently share. So i need something to get me to work and ish.

hahah hi jin.....

 

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WOW-Took me about 6 monthes to find my ride

Keep searching my friend, and if you can't locate one to your preferences..Find one thats a little beat up, do all of the body work, and get a nice paint job.

But <U>DAMN</U>, a week and a half??? Come on...</TD></TR></TABLE>

lets say i find one without any rust, but a few dents here and there. how much does it usually cost to get dents and dings fixed?

 

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Ditto. Dents are usually about 30-40 a peice from what I have seen, with discounts for quantity.

 

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lets say i find one without any rust, but a few dents here and there. how much does it usually cost to get dents and dings fixed?</TD></TR></TABLE>

All depends on the size and location of the dents, scratches, nicks, etc. You need to find a good local shop that can help you out. As far as rust goes, sometimes it's hard to avoid. You need to keep in mind every eg that you buy will be practically 10 years or older.

 

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Ditto. Dents are usually about 30-40 a peice from what I have seen, with discounts for quantity.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yup, their is a local place near me that does an excellent job at removing dents. They quoted one of my buddies $200 to remove 4 nice dents and 2 smaller ones.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Chillin94hatch &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">A week and a half? A week and a half? A week and a half?

WOW-Took me about 6 monthes to find my ride

Keep searching my friend, and if you can't locate one to your preferences..Find one thats a little beat up, do all of the body work, and get a nice paint job.

But <U>DAMN</U>, a week and a half??? Come on...</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yeah, I've never spent less than 5-6 months to find a ride until my current car.

 

I spent months too, then I found a nice coupe. Worked out for the best in the end.

 

Anything is possible. My first car a EG Coupe was mint, paint looked like it was factory new and the interior was imaculate. My next car, a EG Hatch was also mint, except for one side molding was dented. Took me a month of looking for my first EG, and about 2 weeks for my second one. Just takes time, there is a ton of clean EGs around, even in places that get alot snow/rain in the winter. Just have to be patient. Good things come to those who wait.

 

Modified by H.I.M at 11:49 AM 5/17/2004

 

Modified by H.I.M at 11:50 AM 5/17/2004

 

yeah i spent about six or seven months looking for my EG but all the wait pais off. i got it from a pregnant high school couselor fro cheap hhahahahahah

 

only time will tell or your imcome cuse people hold si for a grip LOL
clean si is tightest eg around!

 

I looked around for 7 months cuz I knew I was going to get one with my income tax refund and finally I find one and got the cash, so I buy it. 2 weeks later some lady thinks she can go straight from a left hand turn lane and hits me from the side. Another 2 weeks later I am parrallel parking like a student driver and rip my mirror off against some big *** truck while I am looking into it. I got the worst luck ever!

 

i spent 4.5 months looking for mine. believe me its worth the wait!

 

i really wasnt looking for a car but something told me to check the sunday newspaper. so i checked it and i found a completely stock 93 si for $3k. I was suprised when i checked it out because it was hella clean. so i had to buy it before someone else did.

A month after I bought her:

 

i looked for mine for 4 months... all it has is dings in the door... and it had cow seat covers so i know it was not raced lol...

 

good luck. me and my boy found a eg hatch yesterday.. but it wasnt for sale .. what we do we find 1 that a older person owns. which is usually very clean and well taken care of. just ask them nicely if they would want to sell. my boy got a clean vx for 600 off a old lady. i got my vx for 2g's just gotta ask around..

 

I got a super clean stock 95 Cx for $1700