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Alright guys. Finally got the mod's for the '02 Si that I'm thinkin bout buyin from my friend. Here are the details:

2002 Honda Civic Si

My friend wants to sell the car to me for 12k. A lot of my other friends say that the car is only worth around 10k and that he is trying to get out what he put into the car. The car has 88,000 miles on it. Kelley Blue Book says a stock version is worth about $7500, but he said that in the "tuner world" the stock version is about $10,000. Is this true??? I need to get some feedback from you guys to see if this Si is really worth the 12 grand or if I should offer less.

Exterior:
Type R lip kit and Spoiler
Red Honda Badges
20% window tint
Blacked out Headlights
Type R Tail lights
JDM option window visors
JDM Side Markers

Interior:
Red Door Trim
OEM Civic Si floor mats
Pioneer head unit..MP3 WMA IPod Cable
Infinity Speakers
Brockway Engineering Unit with Shiftlight
JDM Shift **** and Shift Boot
Black out Center Dash
Sparco Pedals

Engine:
Gutted OEM air box with Mugen Duct plus KNN Filter
DC Race Header
HKS Catback Exhaust
Energy Suspension Motor Mounts
JDM Valve Cover with oil dipstick
Buddy Club Radiator Cap
OEM option Silver Intake manifold cover
Password JDM Oil Pan magnetic bolt
Neuspeed Short Shifter

Brakes:
‘05 RSX Type S 5 lug, rotor and caliper swap
Rear Hawk Pads
Techna Fit Brake Lines
Ate Super Blue Brake Fluid

Suspension:
Buddy Club Race Spec Coilovers
Hotchkis Rear Sway bar and endlinks
DC Sports Titanium Front strut bar
Rear C.pillar / Mid/ Lower Strut bars

Wheels and Tires:
‘05 Rsx Type S wheels
Falken Azenis RT 615 tires 225-45-17

Thanks guys,

Lance

 
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He also is offering to sell a 05 RSX tranny separetly for around 1k. It has a Limited Slip Differential, and is a 6 speed.

 
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pictures?!?!

 
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U can try to get it for cheaper bro. Just offer him the number that u are willing to pay for.. Too bad he spent his money on the mods. Its his loss and ur gain.. I think that 12k is lil bit high for a 88k car.. Also kelly blue book value is mostly times the truth...

 
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it does have quite a bit put into it. id have to see pics before deciding.

 
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Hey guys here's the pic's of the 2002 Si. Check the attachments. I couldn't figure out how to put the pics in with the text. Sorry.

 
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I would not pay 12k for that car, especially not with that many miles. I would offer maybe 9k.

 
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i think 10k is a fair price considering the mods it has. altho to someone who doesnt care, they would not pay any extra over blue book and alot of times look at a different car without mods. but if you like it, and are willing to pay extra for the modding already done (and you trust your friend installed them properly), then go for it. but anything over 10k is not worth it under any circumstance.

 
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According to Edmunds TMV pricing the car with its current miles is only worth $7400 at best. If he wanted to trade it in he would get maybe $6200 if he's a good negotiator. He is definitely trying to make up money with his mods. The majority of his funds was spent on the engine and suspension. I think $10k is a good price too. The most I would go on it would be $11k but only if I really trusted the guy's work and mods. Otherwise your better off getting one stock used from someone else and building it yourself the way you would want to.

 
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i bought a 02 civic for 5500 cad off of a friend. its a base model no modifications. it had 69000 miles on it. i thought i should mention. car was in mint shape, no rust everything inside clean non-smoking etc...

 
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Yea, But come on he is trying to make 6k off the mods, and i dont even see a intake on that si Hmm?

I think 9k is fair...

 
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When I first asked him if he was going to sell it, he said he wasn't. He said the only way he would consider selling it was if one of his friends (me) that he could trust to take good care of it was interested. After I told him I was interested, and after a couple of weeks of thinking about the price he wanted for it, I tried to talk him down----I mentioned 10k, he pretty much said no way. Then I asked 11k-11,500. He said that he would consider 11,500. He told me that if he was REALLY looking to sell the car, like if he really needed the money, then he would consider 10-11k. But since he doesn't NEED to sell the car, and he is finding it difficult to "lose his baby," then I guess I have to pay a little more to pry it out of his loving hands lol.

I also went on autotrader to compare prices. I found that the price for my friends car is right on par with pretty much all the si's being sold on there. I couldn't find an Si at the Kelley Blue Book price-7500. Most of the STOCK Si's were selling for at least 9k+ (These are cars being sold WITHOUT MOD'S)

Thanks

 
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Its ur choice.. Good Luck

 
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There isn't a cold air intake, that's why you don't see one lol. It's the stock air box with a mugen pipe and a k&n filter. My friend did this so he could basically have a Mugen RAM without the $900 price tag, especially since he got the mugen pipe for free.

 
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No matter which way you slice it, thats too much money.

 
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I stumbled upon this today:

https://www.civicforums.com/forums/1...d-6500obo.html

 
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i would just wait til he is in a position to sell it. theres no reason to pay more when if you wait a few months he will be begging you to buy it for 10k lol.

 
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Thanks for showing that man. There is only a few problems with this though. 1) I don't know this guy, so I can't fully trust the mod's like I can with my friends car. Or even if there was something that went wrong with the car in the past.
2)The mod's on his car aren't in the best shape, so I would need to have them fixed or replaced, which would cost me money to do. My friends car is in PRISTINE-like brand new car-condition.
3)This guy is need dire need to sell this si, unlike my friend. So this guy's pretty much taking what he can get due to the sucky economy.

Thanks for that tho, will be considering it.

 
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Lol. I don't think that is going to happen anytime soon. He has another car that he uses as his daily driver/winter car. Plus, in my case, when you don't have a car and you are living in dorms on an Air Force Base, then you kinda need a car, especially since the city is about a 10-15 min drive away. And getting stuck in the dorms everyday sucks, I've been doing it for the last 6 months lol. Besides that when he first got the car in '05 when it had around 10k miles on it, I fell in love with it, and I literally almost fell to my knees when he said he would let me buy the car.

If I get the car, I will be putting around 5k down on it. I live in the dorms and I eat for free, so I would have no other expenses other than the car. I did some math and after the down payment, with my current salary I would be able to pay the car off in way under a year with PLENTY of money left over for the year (this is including insurance, etc.)

Also like I said earlier, in response to tbohar, I went on autrader and looked at Si's being sold ACROSS THE COUNTRY. The price of my friends si seems like it is falling right in line with pretty much all the other si's being sold. Most of them,stock, are being sold for about 9k-10k. So according to autotrader, my friend is only making about 3k off of his mod's, which sounds bout right. It was my friends idea that I research this anyway.

sorry if it sounds like im being difficult. I'm just trying to deliver all the facts while soaking in the advice.

 
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You have to remember that autotrader prices are a bit jacked too with expectancy for the price to drop... at least a bit. Nobody really pays full price for a car. You can find a not-as-nice SI civic for a lot cheaper. It seems like you have your mind made up though. But it does seem like there are a lot of people that think its too much. Can't argue with numbers!

Just remember. It's up to you and your situation. Nobody here knows how much money you have or can afford to spend. So it's entirely up to you! All we do here is try to give you our opinion! It's the best we can do, the decision is ultimately yours!

Best of luck to you!

 
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just buy it if you really want. 10k is not that bad for a modded civic si.

 
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I know right....