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Old Jul 29, 2010
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advice about buying a turbo hatch

Hey guys, I currently drive a '94 Civic LX and it's been really great. Gets me from A to B while sipping fuel. However, I was thinking about moving up to something faster.

I know a guy selling a '92 Civic VX with some mods. The car isn't much to look at (plus he's selling it with steelies) and a different color hatch, but he says it's fast. He says he'll give me a break on the price since I know him, but I honestly never owned a turbo car before so I'm not sure if this is a good buy. Below is what he lists:

"kyb fully adjustable suspension, traction bars, poly urethane bushings. the motor is a jdm ls with about 35,000 miles on it with a NEW 6 puck act clutch and 9lb fidanza flywheel. the transmission is a 99 jdm b16 last week dave and i replaced the syncros in it and welded the diff. the turbo kit is a garrett 60 trim with a xs blow off valve and huge front mount. it also has dsm 450cc injectors and a chipped computer. it now has a side exit exhaust.car is on 14lbs of boost and does high 11's. the car had a dent in the back of it wen i bought it and they tried to fix it with bondo"

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So what would be a fair price for the car?
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Old Aug 5, 2010
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Re: advice about buying a turbo hatch

That body looks kinda beat up. Lol. How much is he trying to get for it though?
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Re: advice about buying a turbo hatch

I hope you are only planning on driving in a straight line with this car because it has a welded diff. you'll be going through tires like hot cakes if you try to use this as a daily driver.

BTW, the pictures aren't showing.
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Re: advice about buying a turbo hatch

better projects out there IMHO
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