Hey guys,
just bought my first civic this past Saturday. I've been saving up cash here and there for a few months because I was going to start corrections academy this year and my gas guzzling 5.0 4x4 mountaineer is picking my non-employed pocket.
I knew exactly what I wanted when I started looking (EX, Sedan, 5Spd, 96-99 oh yeah...and with AC)
I finally found one in my price range Saturday, the problem was it had 185,000 miles on it but I figured what the hay I'll go look at it cause he only wanted 1,800 and swore it drove like new. I show up to look at it and find out that it has a pretty decent system (subs, amp, decent aftermarket speakers) an aftermarket exhaust that doesn't sound like a fart can, lowering springs (not my favorite part) and an AEM intake. The guy mentioned none of these things in his ad and he was older so I doubt he cared but they sweeted the deal in my eyes. It also runs great and shifts smoothly, has tires with less than 6,000 miles on them and a couple new parts under the hood. So the bad parts and what got me this car for only 1,600 was the fact that it had so many miles and it has been pummeled by hail on the roof/fenders/back section (mainly on the drivers side) and the paint is faded bad up on the roof. he had already started working on fixing the hail damage by replacing the hood but the rest of it, though there is a lot I know I can fix. And I planned to paint the thing anyways
My Question:
I want to upgrade this motor, header and things (still learning..things) would it be a good idea to put money into rebuilding this motor first because it has so many miles on it or should I just put money in performance pieces since it runs great and rebuild later?
thanks guys
just bought my first civic this past Saturday. I've been saving up cash here and there for a few months because I was going to start corrections academy this year and my gas guzzling 5.0 4x4 mountaineer is picking my non-employed pocket.
I knew exactly what I wanted when I started looking (EX, Sedan, 5Spd, 96-99 oh yeah...and with AC)
I finally found one in my price range Saturday, the problem was it had 185,000 miles on it but I figured what the hay I'll go look at it cause he only wanted 1,800 and swore it drove like new. I show up to look at it and find out that it has a pretty decent system (subs, amp, decent aftermarket speakers) an aftermarket exhaust that doesn't sound like a fart can, lowering springs (not my favorite part) and an AEM intake. The guy mentioned none of these things in his ad and he was older so I doubt he cared but they sweeted the deal in my eyes. It also runs great and shifts smoothly, has tires with less than 6,000 miles on them and a couple new parts under the hood. So the bad parts and what got me this car for only 1,600 was the fact that it had so many miles and it has been pummeled by hail on the roof/fenders/back section (mainly on the drivers side) and the paint is faded bad up on the roof. he had already started working on fixing the hail damage by replacing the hood but the rest of it, though there is a lot I know I can fix. And I planned to paint the thing anyways
My Question:
I want to upgrade this motor, header and things (still learning..things) would it be a good idea to put money into rebuilding this motor first because it has so many miles on it or should I just put money in performance pieces since it runs great and rebuild later?
thanks guys
