okay I realize you guys get these all the time and you can't give much of an opinion without seeing the car but bare with me. This is my first time buying a civic and I have about 2000 cash to work with,

the suspect:

1997 Civic EX sedan (what I've been wanting)
5 speed
AC
power everything works
new tires
after market cd player/amp
good interior
decent exterior (bubbled tint scratches ect)


the debbie downer is that its pushin almost 190 thousand miles.

the guy is asking $1800


is this a good deal? I'm sure I could probably talk him down a couple hundred maybe, I'm supposed to go check it out this evening but in his words it is an "excellent running" car. which I NEED because I have to travel 60 miles back and forth to school twice a week


any thoughts are appreciated

 

Check the timing belt/water pump service records as I would be looking to replace them every 90,000-100,000 miles.

Check maintenance records. If the records are up to date and the car has had regular oil changes etc, it seems to be a good deal. Hondas run forever is well kept. I have ~185,000 on my motor. It has been supercharged for the past 20,000 miles and I drive 40 miles total for work Mon-Fri. Just stay on top of things, and the car will treat you well.

Without seeing the car myself, I would offer ~1500 and go from there.

 

i sold mitch (94chb) my 97 automatic for $800, and it had right at 200k on it. take it for what its worth.

 

damn good car, doesnt burn any oil and trans shifts great. car now has 218,000 and ive only had to buy 1 tire, 1cv axle, brake pads, oil change, alt belt.

and its only been a few months that ive owned it oh and now has a dent in the hood from a man that backed into it, and his insurance company paid me $1,500

 

thanks guys, I went ahead and bought it this morning . I'll be posting about it in another thread soon