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[Assault800]

Hello all, looking at buying a civic as a commuter car, found a 1998 DX hatch.
just wondering how long these engines will last. It's got 199,000 KMS on it now.

also, what kind of highway MPG will i see? its the 1.6L
3 hour daily round trip, so good MPG's is a must have

 

[00siboy]

A 98 DX will get almost 40mpg if its in tip top condition. I don't know what KMS is, is it kilometers? I know that DX's with over 150-200k miles can still get pretty good mpg.

 

[Assault800]

yeah kilometers. us canadians eh

its roughly 120,000 miles.

 

[00siboy]

I'd snatch it up. 120,000 is good for a Honda. BTW is it an auto or manual?

 

[Assault800]

That one was an auto. Found a cleaner looking 97 which is the manual.

 

[00siboy]

Cleaner is always better, whats the mileage on the 97? Manual would get better gas mileage than the auto. Really its just up to you.

 

[Assault800]

Mileage is a little more, but I think manual would be better.

Think...

 

[ReedMann]

Mileage is a little more, but I think manual would be better.

Think...

Get the manual. You won't regret it.

 

[Assault800]

That's what I figured. Just gotta learn to drive stick then I'm good to go.

 

[R3dline]

honda 5 speed is easy as hell to drive.

 

[emerican]

^ this if its cleaner id do ahead and get the manual

 

[Assault800]

yeah it looks a lot cleaner from the pics. but who knows what its like in person. heres a link to it if anyones interested.

http://winnipeg.kijiji.ca/c-cars-vehicles-cars-trucks-1997-Honda-Civic-Hatchback-Safetied-W0QQAdIdZ344013781

 

[emerican]

looks pretty good besides that one spot above the tire

 

[Assault800]

Yeah I'm not worried about that. Looks like a bit of surface rust. Very common up here with our winters and salt trucks in winter.

 

[JohnS.]

Yeah if you drive in salty winters, rust shouldn't be a surprise. My car is loaded with it. I have 225k miles on my car and it still runs strong. Definitely shows wear but it's hanging in there! One of my friends recently swapped out a D16 out of a 96-98 civic with over 300k on it and it was running better than mine.

As long as a car is properly maintained, it can last a long long long time.