Well I am looking in to getting my first car. I have decided on the CRX. I am just looking to know some information abou them, that I can read. Also all the ones in my area Orlando Florida are running around 1000 up to 8000. I am looking to buy one on the lower end since this is a first car. I was thinking about spending around 2000. 5 speed indeed. I would just like to know if I am going to be able to find a decent car for that price. I have seen a few posts about getting a CRX for only 500. Just dont know very much about them and am wanting to learn.

 

You should be able to find a pretty good one in that $2000 price range. I got mine for $1600 over 2 years ago, and it was in pretty good shape. Just shop around and take your time. I could probably have found a much better one but I got anxious. hehe.

You'll probably get the best deals if you can find some grandma who bought it new back in the day and just used it to commute to work and back or whatever.

Anyways, good luck on finding it, and welcome to H-T.

 

I got mine about 2 years ago for $2k. You should be able to get a good one at that price.

 

Welcome!!! yeah a decent CRX should be in the 2-3k range. Anymore than that it probably has too much custom work to it and the owner is trying to recoup some of what was invested.

 

thanks guys. Um I was wondring if anyone has any informational websites on the CRX. Just some info that I can read up on. I cant seem to find anything. Basically want to know all of the diffrent features ex. motor, tranny, wheels, tires. just all the basic stuff.

Thanks again for all the help.

 

Just click on that search button on the top right and type in what you need. Lots of info on here.

 

yup, probably everything you need to know, you'll find on this site. Just search, and remember to search the archives as well.

 

Ok I have a few questions

1. I looked up the kelly blue book for a HF with about 100 xxx miles and its saying about 3000. Which seems to be higher than the ones in my area. Just wanted to know what you guys think about that.

2. What is the diffrence between the rex and the rex HF. I heard that there supposed to get better mpg, so does this mean that the engine is diff. or what.

3. Last one, what do you guys think about a car that has already had some 'mods' done to it. I myself would rather buy it stock and do the work myself, knowing that its been done right. But most of the mods Im talking about are like coldair intake, exaust. minor things.

Thansk for the help agian guys.
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1.) I'd be happy about this, unless the seller finds out and isnt willing to bargain because he knows it's worth more.

2.) There are actually 3 models of the CRX. In ascending order, they are HF, DX, and SI.

The HF is the lowest model, coming standard with a 62hp, 8 valve engine that is great for fuel economy, getting like 40-50mpg. It is the most light-weight CRX you can get, so it will be the fastest in the end if you end up doing a swap. If you have an HF however, I strongly recommend getting a swap. That stock engine is pathetic.

The DX is the middle of the road model. I believe it had a 92hp, 16 valve engine. This has a little more pep and is more bearable for daily driving. However, it has a different fuel injection system which is good for fuel economy but not for performance. This means that if you want to swap to a more high performance engine, you'll have to do some small wiring changes. It's really not much, but its a little extra work.

The SI was the top of the line model, coming with 108hp. This is a pretty good engine. the 90-91 models came with 4 wheel disc brakes and a lot of nice options like a sunroof, etc. However, this all adds up in weight, making the SI the heaviest. I'd still pick this model if I had a choice. I'd rather have some daily driving conveniences over some weight savings. It's up to you.

3.) If you can, buy one that is as stock as possible. Every time I work on my car, I wish I had done this. Not to say there arent people who do good work on their cars, its just that there are more people who do crappy work. Even if it has "minor" mods like intake/exhaust.. you might find more things down the road that have been screwed with later. The mods on mine included just a universal muffler, but once I started working on it I found wiring problems, hack jobs everywhere, etc.

Your best bet is to get one from a grandma that is the original or second owner and just used it for commuting to work and back. hehe

Sorry for saying so much, but hopefully that'll give you some background on CRX's that I wish I had known when I started.

 

well, I had a feeling that the HF model sucks ***.
its just my luck that the only ones I can afford/for sale are HF modles.

I think it will be fine for now, I think I smell a swap comming on.
Just hope that I have the skills.
How hard is it to do the swap, and about how long does it take?

 

Don't get me wrong, I didnt say it sucks. That motor just does. It's fine for commuting and stuff, but you'll want a swap sooner if you have an HF as compared to a DX or Si.

The difficulty of a swap depends on which motor you plan to put in. For example, you could swap in a 88-91 CRX/Civic Si motor and have a nice peppy little car. This would be a very simple swap.

Theres also b-series swaps, like a b16 or b18 (integra) which require a mount kit and new axles, but its all parts you can buy and bolt together to do the conversion.

On the other hand, theres people who have put h22 prelude engines into their crx's and made custom mounts and axles, etc.

So until we know what motor you want to do, I can't really tell you how hard it is or how long it takes. If its your first one, I'd take your time. I know I did. Now, I'm dropping a b18c1 integra GSR engine into my crx and I'm still going slowly. There are people who could pull the old motor and put the new one in in a couple hours, but I'm not quite up to that skill level yet.