should I buy this 4g civic

ritchie · Post by **ritchie** » Sat Apr 02, 2011 2:05 am

I am looking to buy my first car and hav found a 1990 civic dx 1.3 auto matic the boy said it is running well it has 2 months tax and mot till december it has done 142000 and is local he's wanting £375 what do yous think ?

Post by **Marc_EE9** » Sat Apr 02, 2011 9:04 am

sounds about right price wise. DX's hold there value quite well as they tend to be quite clean and are tintop and the lightest model civic 4G

take it for a test drive and check it out.
things to check... CV joints, suspension, brakes, bushes, and most important RUST - around the rear arches, sills, bumper mounting places and inside the boot. make sure all the panels are lined up as a lot of had some damage

im sure you could knock it down a few quid

good luck!!

Post by **widowmaker** » Sat Apr 02, 2011 9:10 am

For that price (or a bit less) i dont think you can go wrong.

Mechanicals are cheapish to repair

As Marc said rust is and always will be the enemy of 4g's

ritchie · Post by **ritchie** » Sat Apr 02, 2011 9:25 am

Ok cheers guys a think I'm going to see it today is 142000 bad milage for 1 of these ? I'll let you know how I get on

Post by **widowmaker** » Sat Apr 02, 2011 9:30 am

142k is no major problem if it has been serviced regularly, one chap on here (Oldskool) had done well over 200k

Have a drive see what you think, we are here to help !

Anyone local you can take as a 2nd pair of eyes/opinions as sometime you forget to check something

ritchie · Post by **ritchie** » Sat Apr 02, 2011 9:35 am

Okay cheers guys al let use now how I get on

Post by **dida4g** » Sat Apr 02, 2011 11:16 am

For a 1st car you really should get a manual.

Post by **walsh123** » Sat Apr 02, 2011 8:36 pm

As has been said check for rust mainly.

Also might seem daft but people do forget this have you gotten a quote for the car already ?

As im guessingif its your first you are young and it wll be expensive i coudnt afford mine

And Welcome to the site

ritchie · Post by **ritchie** » Sat Apr 02, 2011 9:09 pm

Yeh a got quoted £90. Month under my dad

ritchie · Post by **ritchie** » Sun Apr 03, 2011 3:19 pm

Ok guyes just bought the car and I love it its not fast atall but its great fun

Post by **Marc_EE9** » Sun Apr 03, 2011 4:58 pm

ritchie wrote:Ok guyes just bought the car and I love it its not fast atall but its great fun

good stuff mate, now get some pictures up!!!!

ritchie · Post by **ritchie** » Sun Apr 03, 2011 7:10 pm

Al put some up when I take them mate its just standard just now but going to start building it up soon

bryan · Post by **bryan** » Mon Apr 04, 2011 5:22 pm

welcome mate yor first 4g?

my first was a DX!

here i am 28 4th gens later

rallyeluke · Post by **rallyeluke** » Tue Apr 05, 2011 9:07 pm

welcome along! enjoy your stay

ritchie · Post by **ritchie** » Wed Apr 06, 2011 10:24 am

thats my car ther finally got round to putting pictures up its got a long way to go but its a start

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