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Good car to look into? How do I know since these are sporty civics that the previous owner didn't drive the **** out of it? Even assuming the car is stock...

 
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There's never going to be any sort of guarantee that an si wasn't beat to hell by the previous owner, but looking for a stock one is somewhat of a start. I think the best that you can hope for is that the car was maintained well while it was being beat up on.. Have a mechanic look at the one you're thinking about buying and let them tell you if it shows symptoms of not being taken care of.

That being said I just drove an em1 with i/h/e (some other mods also) and that car was a blast to drive. I mean I beat the hell out of it and it was just... fun.

GL with the search man, those cars are import classics for a reason.

 
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i have a 99 Si with 90'000 original miles on it and i am trying to get 6000.00 out of it the only mods ever done are bolt on , exhaust , header, intake , i have never beat this up or attempted to race it either , it is a nice car for the price I have not done the timing belt and water pump yet as to one of the reasons selling cheaper it is red and in MIchigan

 
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The other option would be to get a Civic EX. You lose the 33 Hp and you would have to work the suspension a bit, but the car would be less money up front and likely not driven as hard. I just got a 2000 EX and am in the process of doing just that. Checking on the internet it will cost me well under $2,000.00 to have a much better suspension than any stock Si (and that includes new 15" tires, wheels, cold air intake, short shifter, 1.5" lower shocks & coils, strut tower brace front & rear, 19mm rear sway bar and a rear spoiler). The axle back exhaust will take it slightly over $2,000.00... I'll end up with a reliable daily driver that's a blast to take thru the twisties...