alright ive been searching for a civic for a while. i finally found one but not sure if its worth the buy. a 1997 hatch dx. it has a 1.6L some damage inside and exterior and skirts are missing. they want 1500 for it ? good buy ? im new to this so help me plz lol

 

Try to post some pics of it. A picture's worth a thousand words...maybe even 1500.

 

Also: include what area the car is in

 

i dont have a picture but im just asking as performance wise like is the engine powerful enough to drive and add stuff to without swapping it ?

 

If you put enough money into the engine then yes you wont have to swap it.

 

That really depends on what "powerful enough" is for you. The most accurate metric would be an hp goal or a 1/4 mile run time goal. Even if you could specify a 0-60 goal or another car (make/model/trim) as a point of comparison.

 

How many miles are on it?

 

well assuming that your car is the sixth gen. hatch back than it probably has a B16b-vtec type Rengine in it which for a civic is a really good start when trying to soop it up. It is much easier than anyD series engine. If the engine has over 150K than I would rethink it but it definetly has a good size engine to start messing with.

 

Nope its in america, so it has a d series motor

 

what?!?! haha...dude, it's a dx, not an R.


Try to get some more info on the mileage, maintenance records, and make sure to test drive it and have a mechanic look at it. We really can't tell you if the car is a good buy without seeing pictures and having some more info on it. The price seems resonable to me, but they could be hiding something, you never know.