I'm lookingto buy a usedhonda civic, manual transmission. how long do 7th generation civics usually last? is it totally not worth it to buy a car over 100k? here's the car i'm looking at: http://atlanta.craigslist.org/car/497177079.html

I don't know much about cars, so any info would be greatly appreciated.

 

well im at 169,000 with a 96 auto and its runnin strong.. soo id say it would last you quite a while. might not be much help.

 

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It depends if the maintenance was kept up and it was not driven hard. I have own my 97 Civic since new and I have 285,000 miles. I only replaced the manual transmission because it was noisy. In fact, I only replaced it when my only clutch went out at 230,000 miles. Is was making some noise for about two years before that I had it replaced.

 

I work at a honda dealership and we have a 92 accord with 532k miles (original engine.) ^^

 

a well taken care of civic will last into the next ice age

 

my 95 civic sedan has 201k miles on it and its still runnin.

 

so basically if everything checks out (maintenance, carfax, exterior, etc.), it should be a good buy?

 

Pretty much, a car is only as good as the car owner makes it to be, meaning.. If you baby it, and take great care of it, it'll last FOREVER. I have a 01 Civic LX, and it has 108k miles on it, and it runs amazing, it sounds like its brand new, and i've had no problems with it, at all.

I've seen some guy with a Toyota Tacoma, and he had a little over a MILLION miles on it.. It was unbelievable! I was shocked. Usually, I think the average Civic runs up to 300~400k miles, or from what i've heard and seen.

 

In my humble opinion there isn't a better car made. Honda's are legendary for their reliability, longivity and quality. As a matter of FACT Honda has never made a bad product from lawn mowers to whatever!