I'm looking to buy a car for my girl and we having a baby. I was looking to get a Honda civic 2005 for 3500 with 144000 miles on it. U nikkas think that I should go for it?
I got a question brehs
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Heafcliffe
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Hondas are good cars in terms of longevity but a nikka got questions:
-city or highways miles?
-one owner?
-yearly, what does that figure out to be? Almost 21k/yr (avg. 12-15k)
-what dem car facts looking like?
-more importantly, how long you plan to keep the car? short-term, then cool, but if we talking 3 to 4 years,
-city or highways miles?
-one owner?
-yearly, what does that figure out to be? Almost 21k/yr (avg. 12-15k)
-what dem car facts looking like?
-more importantly, how long you plan to keep the car? short-term, then cool, but if we talking 3 to 4 years,
Swagg Pitt
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That price seems suspect. I'm helping my friend get a whip in that price range, and the 05 Civics go for 6-7k.
Make sure its not salvaged
Make sure its not salvaged
I can't advise without seeing the car and test driving it.
The mileage is high, but at least that means you don't have a tampered odometer. The price is kind of low so something must be wrong. Ask the owner if there is anything wrong. Just test driving it will let you know. Ask for service records.
Check everything out. Everything. Open all doors. Check all outside door locks with the key. Operate all windows. Select everything on the heater and A/C. Open the hood. Operate all lights, ask the seller to use the warning, headlights and turn signals, and brakes while you are outside (kind of like a vehicle inspection). Adjust the mirrors. Adjust the seat backs and seat sliders. Attach and detach all seat belts. Engage the emergency brake. Look in the trunk and make sure the spare tire, jack and wheel nut wrench are there. Don't assume everything works.
Look at all the gaps between the door and body, trunk and body, and hood and body, bumper panel and quarter panel. From the factory, all the gaps are the same distance. When body work is done, it is very hard to get it perfect; so if you see a slight difference in gap, that means the car was in an accident and repaired. At least get a carfax. Ask how long the owner owned the car and if any body work was done. Smell the carpets. If you smell mold at all areas of the carpet, both front and rear areas, don't buy it.
Thanks brehs. I decided not to go with it. I'm looking for it to last at least 3 years so that car wasn't for me. Too many noises and I think it was the differential. I'm looking to get an 06 and up instead. Better body style and newer which gives me less chances of it breaking down. Any of u fellas got any experience with major world? I read all the reviews and they are horrible lol. But my brother in law bought his gti there and he swears on them
Demonface
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Honda Civic is actually a pretty good car . You could try Major World and see what they offer.
I found 2007 civic lx for 6900. Checked the carfax and it has 1 accident and 115,000 miles. What u fellas think
It's hard to tell without looking at it. Rear ender, offset front, side swipe, t-bone? I would have to know what kind of accident and what got repaired. Stuff involving major body repair like cutting out the damaged metal and welding in a new piece in an area where a cheapo can cut corners or maybe involve a poor fix like bad welds or way too much Bondo to cover up sloppy stuff. Bondo is fine when used to smooth minor stuff out, but not big stuff.
Test drive it. Inspect it.
Welcome to AutoCheck this is the auto report I got. I says it's a front end impact with another vehicle
Front end impacts can be thoroughly repaired. If it wasn't enough to deem it totalled, front-ends can be fixed. You just want to make sure stuff like sub-frames got fixed if they got damaged.
So front end impacts are easy fixes? I thought it was opposite lol. I gotta pos rep u for this help. So what do u think I should be looking to spend for an 06-08 civic and how many miles?
Not easy fixes. Just fixable.
Well, you can use Blue Book and Nada to get a ballpark figure. I mean, if you know how to fix stuff, you can buy cars with issues and haggle for a lower price. If you don't, well, it's not a bad idea to get a car in good running order.
I like Hondas and Mazdas, they work when you maintain them. American and European cars don't always work even though you maintain them.
When it comes to mileage, the average drive use should be 10,000 miles a year to keep it in the normal price range. You can buy a higher mileage car and get a lower price but there's some issues with high mileage cars that low mileage cars won't have, just because you've driven it more. Some car parts wear out no matter how well you maintain the car: brake pads, distributor cap and rotor, battery, spark plugs. Other parts will last longer but have varying mileage before dying out, like an alternator, water pump, brake caliper, brake discs. And other parts have a limited lifetime and for long term owners, should be replaced before it dies out: timing belt, drive belt, wheel bearings, struts.
I like Civics. Stay away from highly modified ones. You never what they did, that may have ruined it.
Yea I really don't know much about fixing cars and I'm not looking for a hooked up car so anything modified is out the question lol. It's just to get my girl around with the baby and to get her to school. That's why I think a civic is best for her. I got until May that's when the baby is born. Imma keep looking and take my time. Thanks a lot breh and if I find something I like ill post it in here and hopefully u see it and tell me if its good.