1998 Civic Ex

[Deathcab]

Hello,
I am looking for everyone's opnion here. Tommorw I am going to look at a 1998 Civic EX. The guy wants 3700 for it. It has something like 50K miles on the engine, 16 inch rims, and a catback exhaust. Do you think thise is a good deal? It is a 2D ex which means it has a y8 right? The only thing im worried about on this car is that it is going to be way underpowerd.

Also what should I look for when Im driving/looking at this car defects wise? Anything honda prone to break? Also where is the engine code stamp because he said it the engine was swapped so I want to see what engine is in it.

 

[Silver Bullet]

check if the driver window is in its track because it tends to fall out of place.....

 

[JohnS.]

^^ that's one of the popular problems 6th gen's have.

As for an engine stamp, it should be located just under the left side of the headers as shown below:

Mine says D16Y8 but you can't read it cuz my car is really dirty

 

[Deathcab]

ah thanks but does it sound like a good deal? 3700?

 

[Rand0m]

^ if your worrying about it being "underpowered", the answer is yes --- in which case, a civic isnt the car for you....unless you plan on spending lots and lots of money to make it "sufficientlypowered"

but it sounds like a good deal

 

[Deathcab]

I jsut test drove the car, The body is real good on it and hte engine in a y8. Is that a decent engine? it has around 20K miles on the new motor. heres some pics

It is kinda ricy but I will fix that. I think its a good base for my first car though.

 

[TomatoRed]

i just bought a 98 civ ex like 2 weeks ago for 5500 with about 85k, so id say 3700 was a great deal! do be sure to watch for the window thing though- mine fell off the track for no apparent reason last week. Good luck with it!

 

[EH2 GSR 7232]

doesnt look or sound too bad... I think I see a hint of altezza's though which will have to go lol. but I mean if the swap was done right it should be ok. do you know what model car it is cause it looks like an EX and if it's a y8 motor thats what they came with

 

[Deathcab]

It is an EX but they swaped another y8 into it. only 150K on body. And yeah there are altezza's. I hate them and they will be the first thing to go, belive me. I think Im going to go for it. It was so different driving it then the new scion. The shifter feels real wobbly. Are all of the shifters like that?

 

[Silver Bullet]

wa part of pa are u from...and wa do u mean by wobbly

 

[TheWingMang]

ah thanks but does it sound like a good deal? 3700?

That sounds cheap. Make sure nothings wrong with it.

I got my 98 EX sedan a year ago for 5000, and that was a steal with 118,000 miles.

 

[Deathcab]

Im about an hour and a half away from Allentown. Lake wallenpaupack? Ring any bells? And About the shifter i dont know It felt loose haha I can't explain it. Hopefully when I get it ill just throw in a short shifter and that will fix my problem.

 

[Arcane Hayter]

Its a fair deal, take it.
No but really it sounds good man, car doesn't look overly ricey.
Can't ever get no love for the Altezzas, I rock 'em but whatever.

 

[mule]

man that sounds like a pretty good deal. what happened to the first engine? that might be something you want to ask. but other than that , very solid car and good mpg in todays world.

 

[Partizan]

Sounds like a good deal. I got my 96 ex coupe with 93k miles for 4900

 

[TheWingMang]

Im about an hour and a half away from Allentown. Lake wallenpaupack? Ring any bells? And About the shifter i dont know It felt loose haha I can't explain it. Hopefully when I get it ill just throw in a short shifter and that will fix my problem.

Allentown does, but never heard of Lake Wallenpaupack. The shifter is probably fine, the stocker just feels loose. I got a skunk2 short, cleared that right up

 

[Deathcab]

Allentown does, but never heard of Lake Wallenpaupack. The shifter is probably fine, the stocker just feels loose. I got a skunk2 short, cleared that right up

I live about 30 mins outside of scranton.

 

[TheWingMang]

I live about 30 mins outside of scranton.

Which direction? I'm about 1.5hr (..I think...) to the East

 

[postal21]

When I got my car beginning of summer 2003. it was 7200 with 74,000 miles. 3700 bucks sounds nice.

 

[x98CiViCEXx]

Ah a fellow EJ8 owner! Watch the inner window seals. Mine started to peel and melted to the window