Need help on buying a civic!

[silverdragon]

I found a pretty nice civic but its a canadian civic. Its a 96 si which is a EX here. I was looking for the vin number under the hood but i couldnt find it. The guy said that the canadian civics dont have the two vin numbers under the hood. I figured that all civics should have the two VINs. can someone help me out? thanks

 

[RacerAce6]

wish i could help, mine was made in canada but its not canadian or something like that

 

[Mike1ch]

I found a pretty nice civic but its a canadian civic. Its a 96 si which is a EX here. I was looking for the vin number under the hood but i couldnt find it. The guy said that the canadian civics dont have the two vin numbers under the hood. I figured that all civics should have the two VINs. can someone help me out? thanks

Just look at the vin number on the top of the dash, and you can also find it on one of the doors where it tells you the weight of the car

 

[silverdragon]

Thanks you guys... Should i also worry about rust since its from canada?

 

[2kstreetcivic]

Thanks you guys... Should i also worry about rust since its from canada?

hell ya, its snows there and where there is no there is SALT and that will rust a car...so check it

 

[Gotrice284]

well when i bought mine the vin# is everywhere in the engine bay, on the engine, inside my door seem, theres alot of places,thats for mine but in your case I dont know.

 

[DirtyD]

what province is the car from? because some provinces do not use salt while some do.

you only need to worry about certain provinces

Ontario, maritimes provinces(New brunswick, etc.) and Alberta (I think) are bad provinces

Manitoba, the warm parts of BC, Saskatchewan are all good ones.

 

[DirtyD]

if the car is canadian the VIN should start with a 2

 

[wake_rider]

make sure you check the interior of the wheel wells really good. If you even see a spec of rust, I'd think twice about buying. If there is any rust there, then there is probably rust in places you cant see.