im thinking about buying a 96-00 civic and i was wondering if its a good choice and worth it because of
*relibility-obviously it is, but how many miles do you have on your current civic?
*mods, are the mods generally cheaper than modding other cars?
*dealing with the haters, so many civic haters out there

i said long term cause i plan on getting the car and putting at least 5k in mods into it so i want to know if its worth it

 

it's a good car, probably the better ones if you don't want some of the larger civics they make now-a-days, and yes, it will last a long time and are easy to work on and fix, so i say yes

 

amazing longevity, but don't expect it to be fast without swapping or turboing...thats IT. No matter what you do to the stock engine...it will really never be fast unless you do lots of work.

 

i dont want the car to be THAT fast
just planning on doing basic stuff like catback, headers, intake, pully, cam gears, short shift kit.
just enough power to get me on the freeway without making traffic

 

ha ha ha

 

get an EX and a short shifter with poly bushings...you'll love it.

 

if you want the max power out of a civic go for a 99-00 civic si or any years upwards. you will not go wrong with a civic for reliability and mods

 

dido, that was my major mistake, i already had my dx ready to go, but i could have waited and pitched in a little more money and bought an si, i was so stupid back then....

 

i would reccommend a civic, im 17 and as my first car i love it, although ive had it for a few months i am happy, they are reliable and easy to work on and parts are cheap. so i would go with one if i were u, jus becareful with what u buy

 

or you coujld get a del sol DOHC VTEC model...it had the b16a3....and is a very fun, light, great handling convertable...