first car advise

[klutch814]

okay i found a civic i like. i would have to take out a loan. i'm 16, 17 in June. i have a job. i have to pay for insurance, gas, and anything i do to it. do you guys think this is worth it? and what are some cheap affective mods to do right away? thanks

http://www.ivyauto.com/inventory/

its the 2000 red civic

 

[Ed[K*]]

the car itself "seems" legit and looks like its been baby'd,
so id go for it
but look out for the typical,
check everything! see if there are any leaks, cracks, faulty brakes, etc.
and test drive of course..

...and what are some cheap affective mods to do right away? thanks

effective? there are none. do not, i repeat, DO NOT go "cheap" by any means.
because no such things exist. the good stuff will cost you money and will be ideal
for prolonging the life of your car. the so-so stuff that you find on ebay will just bring
your car to an earlier demise. but if you can ever be so lucky as to find the "good stuff"
for a low price (not cheap) then go for it..

welcome and enjoy your stay. glwb as well

 

[klutch814]

thanks for the welcome man. it seems like a decent price to me for the amount of miles thats not alot for civic's around here. ive seen them go with 156k for 6 grand.

 

[Ed[K*]]

depends on whats in the car and whats been replaced/improved..
lol believe it or not, mine was 140k, with a bad radiator, and picked up for $1900
also a dx. i also now have an 05' rsx type-s with minor mods, crashed =/ (just rear-ended)
and picked it up for free lol...i guess it just depends on who you deal with as well, you know?

 

[klutch814]

yeah i gotcha dude. and rsx? god i love those thats what i learned Manual in. my buddy has one its twin turbo-ed but auto. what first mods you thing i should save for?

 

[steviezee47]

If you can handle it then go for it

 

[fredn]

It's red... such a pretty color on these cars. Looks so clean. Wow. Don't do cheap mods on that car... It's so nice.

 

[CDubs]

id say go for it, but like stated above check for the typical stuff like leaking and what not

cheap mods wont cut it..im talking suspension, engine, stuff like that but if you want a lip....i had an ebay one and was fine i dont see the pointin spending like 200 on a genuine lip thats probably going to get beat up but thats it, little stuff like that to mean dosent matter....just my 2 cents

 

[klutch814]

thanks guys. some stuff i wanna do is lip kit, rims, tint, exhaust, lower, kicker's all the way. and more its just a mini. wage job wont cut it ha.

 

[95coupeWI]

Just save up and do things one at a time, just be glad you have a job! hah

 

[klutch814]

i here ya there man ha

 

[Robin...]

If you can handle it then go for it

 

[BonyCatfish]

tint can be pretty cheap and rims can be found for a decent price, that's the first thing I did. I'd also look into a HID kit, but that is personal preference and you don't want to get the color wrong on those.
If you have never looked at audio prices before, check it out, it may make the most sense to get a starter set wired up and upgrade piece by piece rather than buying nice kickers etc right out of the hole, audio can add up quicker than you think. Whatever the subs/amp cost, think $200-800 for everything else. I thought I had my setup budgeted and it was a whole $200 more than I thought I'd pay when it was all said and done.

Also, this costs about $20 to do and I love the different look.
http://www.clubcivic.com/board/showthread.php?t=59115
(Cluster Lights Swap)