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Thinking of Buying a Civic.... Help
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CTC01
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May 7, 2007, 3:48 PM
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Thinking of Buying a Civic.... Help
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My 17 year old son has had enough of feeding my ol F250 gas. (Lesson Learned!!) I have come across a repairable '95 Civic at a local yard. I know and trust the owner of the yard. He said it was an older woman that owned it. Car is in very good shape other than the light damage to the front end. It will need a hood, bumper and the left headlight. It is driveable as is (134k mi)and I can get it for $1200. Yard owner says I should have less than $500 in repair parts and paint. I am going to test drive it and look it over real close. Heres where I need help. I know ZERO about Honda's other than their reputation is GREAT. Any guidance ??? 94 Merc Sable 188k 91 Mazda 626 228k 89 Mazda B2200 177k 74 Torino Elite 70 Torino Cobra
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Tom Greenleaf
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May 8, 2007, 5:54 AM
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Seems like a potential good deal. Test drive it and check that all assories work. Look at bumper and try to see if it bent the body at all. Did the air bag go off in this car?? Can the yard supply the parts? You might even get ones the right color and skip the paint which can be expensive to do a good job. You may also be up for a timing belt at that mileage just for maintenance. I think they suggest every 60ish K for those and if it's on the original it's just luck, T
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Tom Greenleaf
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May 8, 2007, 4:31 PM
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These cars and others do have a nice history. You have to take Consumer's Report with a grain of salt though and how you drive and care for a car is probably still the #1 way to get good life out of a car. There are exceptions to all. A good history helps wonders for used cars, T
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