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My mother bought this Civic Si back in 99-2000 as her personal car and she is finally debating on replacing it with a '17 Si. None of the Honda dealers would offer more than $500 on a trade-in due to the vehicle's age. However, a mechanic came around front at one of the dealerships and said he'd buy it from her as a private sale. At a different dealership, she was approached in the parking lot and offered $3,000 for it and took down the person's contact information. She hasn't been able to test drive the new Si yet and hates to get rid of the car, but I figured that I would see if I could get any information on what an acceptable price would be. The car has 93k miles and hasn't been in any accidents, although it has some minor scratches that have been touched up. There doesn't seem to be any major mechanical problems, I took it for a drive and everything seemed in order and she still drives it a few times per month. Any insight on the condition and pricing would be appreciated.

 
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A stock 6th gen SI with under 100k miles...pretty hard to find. I would list it for $5,000 or $5,500 at first and see what offers you get.

Read: http://www.roadandtrack.com/car-cult...-buyers-guide/

 
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Thanks for the advice. Yeah, that article is what brought me to this site. It didn't mention anything about expected sale price, so I figured that I'd ask on here. That article did mention rust concerns for models kept in northern states, where this is located. That's why I decided to post the engine pictures.

 
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500 lowball is an insult LOL

Got all service records?

I'm not a buyer or seller, but I'd think a regular 6th gen civic with only 100k would go quick at 3000 if it looks good.
Si should be worth a bit more than a regular civic (did not check prices)

Put it on craigslist, some kid speaking the language of fart can and VTEC YO will show up with lotsa dollarz and have a raging hard on for that engine LOL


How much rust underneath/wheelwells/fuel and brake lines/fuel tank?


Check values at
KBB
edmunds
your banker/lending institution?

 
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The 1999 - 2000 Civic Si is popular for tuning, and I'm sure there are many people who would love to buy that car.

I have an em1 with 98K miles on it, and am currently doing a bunch of smaller jobs on it, after having not done much for years. If all regular maintenance and known problems have been taken care of, then I recommend doing the following further things it:

- Replace the motor mounts, if your mom has never done so, herself. 3 of mine were thoroughly cracked probably 15k miles ago, and the car accelerates and responds a lot more tightly with non-cracked motor mounts.

- Clean the air intake. It takes a few minutes, and like $10 of air intake / throttle body cleaner. It improves the car's idling, and the smoothness of pressing the gas pedal.

- Tighten the throttle cable, which stretches over time, resulting in gas pedal response being not as good anymore. It takes a few minutes, and a small wrench.

- Tighten the e-brake cable to comfortable setting. It also stretches out over time, resulting in the e-brake level needing to be pulled more to lock the brakes. It requires a socket and ratchet, with the bolt to tighten (while the e-brake level is in the fully disengaged position) being behind pop-off plastic cover that's at the base of the rear of the armrest.


You should ask your mom for the car's service records, and if she's aware of any issues with the car, since pictures don't tell how well a lot of the parts are holding up. Also, what's your mom's driving style?