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Quick oppion Hey im 16 I love honda's allways will. I might be trading my jeep for a Honda Civic and a Bike 900cc. I dont know anything about the Car its my best friends cousion he's goign to become a mehcanic he just rebuilt the entire engine and what not he said its pushin out 1600cc I dont know much about cars but about bikes I do. I dont know anything about it im goign to go test drive today or tonight so if you guys could get back to me really quick and tell me what to look for in it? He said its a stick shift 5 speed the interior is checkboard and some other stuff sounds pretty cool. But if you guys could tell em what to look at while im driving so I know if its a good car. I'll check back before I leave then when i get back i'll give you guys an update on it. Thanks later 
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im 16 also....and i cant get over hondas/acuras...im in love with them...as far as what to look for...when i got my civic i was just cheking how the car performed at redline lol
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Rep Power: 0 Lol o I already know this car will put out some mean power. I trust him I'm just wondering if theres anything I SHOULD look for ya know? I already told him I'm going to hook him up with some boost so he can put it in the Civic if I buy it he said ok..God I love the way boost sounds
well have a shop check the front end (ball joints and tie rods) and have them look at the tires (a tip for you, put a penny upside down into the tread of the tire, if you see the top of his head you need new tires, that is about 1/16th of an inch) then have them check all fluids and test drive it to listen for noises from the drivetrain or suspension then turn on and use all electronic devices making sure they work properly, open and close anything that can open and close to make sure they do that okay (nothing gets stuck or brakes) a shop can also put it on a lift and if they have someone who does body work and is actually knowledgeable (not just a monkey who replaces fenders and lights) that person can tell you if its been in an accident before and if anything needs to be fixed or if the car is bent.
other than these things pretty much it comes down to cosmetics and price for ya. oh yeah, have them check brakes and stuff
other than these things pretty much it comes down to cosmetics and price for ya. oh yeah, have them check brakes and stuff
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Exactly what I was thinking. A 1.6L engine is probably something outside of the US or an older car.
Could you find out the year and trim level? How many miles/km? We need to know some basics about it before we could point you in the right direction.
Could you find out the year and trim level? How many miles/km? We need to know some basics about it before we could point you in the right direction.
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Rep Power: 0 haha i just got back and uhhh no lol ugliest car I have ever seen in my life and its the biggest POS ever maybe in his eyes its nice which is fine but mine no way. Theres no way im tradin my jeep for it. I'll just sell my jeep for 4500 buy a honda civic for 2500 and a bike for 2000 thanks for all the oppions adn advice but i didnt even need to test drive it lol he popped the hood and I was like plz be somehting special (cause the body sucked!!) and no it sucked too lol. Well if you know ne one who sellin a civic or possibly tradin lemme know thx!
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Originally Posted by MattMC
haha i just got back and uhhh no lol ugliest car I have ever seen in my life and its the biggest POS ever maybe in his eyes its nice which is fine but mine no way. Theres no way im tradin my jeep for it. I'll just sell my jeep for 4500 buy a honda civic for 2500 and a bike for 2000 thanks for all the oppions adn advice but i didnt even need to test drive it lol he popped the hood and I was like plz be somehting special (cause the body sucked!!) and no it sucked too lol. Well if you know ne one who sellin a civic or possibly tradin lemme know thx!
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Rep Power: 0 Sierously dont think I'll find a good civic for 2500? I want a civic cause I like them lol...Wonder if someone would trade a civic for a jeep? I doubt it because of the gas prices what do you guys think?
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Rep Power: 434 i doubt you'll find a civic in great condition in your price range. hell, finding ANY car in that price range that still runs is hard
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I know a eclipse in great shape with turbo I could buy for 2500 but I want a civic you know its just the feeling when you drive a civic
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*sigh* when will the fast and furious crowd learn that civics are ECONOMY cars and not SPORTS CARS!!!!!!
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Rep Power: 0 I have a passion for civics and I dont really like eclipse's and its that stock bs turbo I dont wana be fast and furious I just want a civic that looks nice and sounds nice I dont like dealing alot of money into cars.
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Originally Posted by MattMC
I have a passion for civics and I dont really like eclipse's and its that stock bs turbo I dont wana be fast and furious I just want a civic that looks nice and sounds nice I dont like dealing alot of money into cars.
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Lol o I already know this car will put out some mean power. I trust him I'm just wondering if theres anything I SHOULD look for ya know? I already told him I'm going to hook him up with some boost so he can put it in the Civic if I buy it he said ok..God I love the way boost sounds
now onto the statement about wanting to look nice and sound nice. wtf? you don't want to be "dealing alot of money into [it]," yet you want your car to look and sound nice. looks probably = body kit or something. sound probably = exhaust, intake, header, gh3y whistle thing you stick in your exhaust to sound like you're turboed, etc. i don't understand you.
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Rep Power: 0 LOL you sound like you know alot and you probally do at least more then me yea I dont wana dish alot of money into it and you pretty much hit it right on all I want is a drop body, exhaust, and a fake turbo probally (doubt the fake turbo because I dont like to run fake things and be a wana be ya know?) and thats pretty much it. The exhuast will cost around 100$ something the drop body 300$ something and dunno bought intake, and the fake turbo if I get it is like 35$ on ebay. I mean thats all the money I want to put into it Civics always have ran good and always will and I've always liked them not to many people have them around here.I used to have an eclipse and thats why I dont really want it..Yea I speed but I dont want a car that'll go that dang fast because I will make it go that fast and either A I'll be pulled over or B I'll wreck and god knows what will happen. and what all do you know about lighting? what do you mean by you know about lighting? I know a little i hooked my friends undercar kit up thats it lol
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Rep Power: 434 somebody needs to stop skipping their english class.
and you need a reality check, buddy. exhaust will cost $100? are we talking about just the muffler or the entire cat-back exhaust? the cat-back will set you back around $500... a proper suspension will cost upwards of $1000. and the body kit will be around the same as suspension (if you get it done properly). modding cars is not cheap.
and you need a reality check, buddy. exhaust will cost $100? are we talking about just the muffler or the entire cat-back exhaust? the cat-back will set you back around $500... a proper suspension will cost upwards of $1000. and the body kit will be around the same as suspension (if you get it done properly). modding cars is not cheap.
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Rep Power: 0 No man just the muffler Im not spending for the entire catback system, and no check ebay for the drop body kits or w/e theyre called theyre around 300 if you can catch them...And im not getting suspension done bro. Yea I get a C in english class lol
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Originally Posted by MattMC
No man just the muffler Im not spending for the entire catback system, and no check ebay for the drop body kits or w/e theyre called theyre around 300 if you can catch them...And im not getting suspension done bro. Yea I get a C in english class lol
where are you going to find a civic for $2500, let alone a 900cc bike for $2000? i just dont even know what to say. Actually, yeah I do....keep the jeep. We don't need another 16 year old racing around with a huge muffler and a fake BOV whistle. There's already plenty of them out there.
