I'm just wondering how much my Civic is worth. A good amount of money has been dumped into it and it still has some problems. I'm wondering if I should sell it or just ride it until it dies. Pictures can be found in my profile photo album.

1998 Civic DX Sedan
About 171,500 miles
Automatic

Known Issues:
-Transmission slips going from 2nd to 3rd and it makes a lot of noise and every once in a while it clunks/slips a bit on the 1st to 2nd shift
-Some oil is leaking underneath, but its not dripping yet (rear main seal I believe)
-Transmission leaks a little, again, no dripping yet
-Clunk when getting the steering wheel back to center (steering rack? tie rod end?)
-Handling is very loose while going over 50MPH (been checked over and has been deemed healthy and tight)

What's been replaced/added:
-Exhaust manifold about a year and a half ago
-Flowmaster muffler about a year ago
-New front brakes and rotors about 3 months ago
-New rear wheel bushings about a year ago
-AEM SRI about a year and a half ago
-Four new Yokohama tires about 3 months ago
-Whole car repainted a little over a year ago

 

with the problems it has... i'd pay u 7-800 dollars if i wanted to buy it. why don't u swap the motor? get a D16z6 with manual tranny...

 

But the transmission alone needs about that much put into it.

 

The average buyer isn't going to DIY fix it.

 

according to kelly bluebook, the private sale price should be between $2000-3000 (fair to excellent). Assuming if the buyer has to fix all those problems, maybe knock off another $500ish?

 

So about $1500-2500 is a fair estimate?

 

more then half the time you will not get kelly bluebook pricing. for you car