Just got I think a great deal on a 2001 civic ex 4dr 5 speed. Car only has 42K on it. Picket it up for $4000. I think it has original timing belt. I talked to the service tech and he said it could go 105,000 miles. What do you guys think?

I sold my 1992 Accord Ex with 182K for $2000. The accord I've owned since new and it was in good mechanically shape. It did have rust on both rear quarters.

 

i think it could go longer than 105k lol no worries there. so do you have any plans for it? want to throw some pics up?

 

I had a 1992 exl i loved it....had everything in it...i miss it....*sigh*

anyways! good find...yes pics are good....and lets here what you plans are

 

lets see it! =D

 

I'll post pics by the weekend. My wife has to show me how to. I'm not very computer literate.
I must admit the 92 does seem to ride better but this seemed like to good a deal not to do it. We paid 16k for the 92 when new and sold it for 2k so it cost us less than $700 per year. As far as plans for the car I don't really have any. This is my daily driver. My play car is a 2004 corvette ZO6. I've owned it since new and when I put it away for the winter the odometer had just turned 13k.

 

I would still replace the timing belt. The recommended service interval is 7yrs/105,000mi. and the car is older then 7 years.

 

I talked to the service tech before I picked the car up because I was concerned about the timing belt. He said I could go at least a couple of years. On vehicles that he has changed with low mileage but 7 or 8yrs he said the belts still looked fine. I wonder if there's an easy way to check it?

 

in this case, post pics of the civic AND the Z06 together.

 

Posted pictures in the photo gallery. A couple of timing belt questions. At 42k would you also change the water pump? What's the cost at a dealer to do the timing belt?