Good buy/Bad buy

[MisterCMK]

Regardless, you are looking at a car that has been flogged hard. For a tranny to have a syncro going out at only 88k means that it hasn't been treated nicely. It just seems to me that you are buying someone else's problems. If you are willing to put the money and time into it to fix it right, thats great. Do remember though, a car like that will be a money pit and you will have to put in a lot of time to fix it.

[JN607]

Would you happen to know how much a syncro and lifter would run me though?

[MisterCMK]

I have no idea.

[blindsp1]

inspector01;164497 wrote:
DSM's aren't something that you tinker with, it is a full time job, or you have to have a full time job to pay for someone else to tinker with them.
agree 100%

[blindsp1]

MisterCMK;164502 wrote:
Regardless, you are looking at a car that has been flogged hard. For a tranny to have a syncro going out at only 88k means that it hasn't been treated nicely. It just seems to me that you are buying someone else's problems. If you are willing to put the money and time into it to fix it right, thats great. Do remember though, a car like that will be a money pit and you will have to put in a lot of time to fix it.

and who's to say the motor is in just shit condition like the tranny...

[JN607]

That's true, I just sent him an e-mail asking him to make a quick vid of the car idling and then another one of the car driving so I can listen to the car and see what's up...He says it runs and drives so if he messages me back and tells me that it doesn't drive, than it's going down the tubes. When I get the vid's I will post them...assuming he makes them.

[MisterCMK]

Why not just look for an unmodded vehicle that isn't a pile of crap?

[thurmanmerman]

I have a 91 honda civic wagon that you can tinker with for cheap and its in town and you can look at it. UNMODIFIED!

[inspector01]

i have a del sol that you can test drive and all.

[Rexwagon]

its a pile
just look on car soup u can prolly find one that runs for cheap

[KA-T_240]

Buy a unmodded car and save alot of time messing with other poeples ghetto mods and stuff like that. 100% is IMO the only way to buy a car unless you know the car.

[MisterCMK]

That and have you looked at where this car is? The damn thing is in California. Thats a long ways away to buy a car without driving it or anything.

[JN607]

Yea, your all right...I'm not sure I would be interested in the civic wagon because it's the wrong year and wrong style. I'm looking for a 96+ Civic hatch and it's got to be a 5spd or a GST-GSX 5 spd with a good price...of course with the DSM I won't find anything for the price range that I'm looking in...

[3_Series]

Save your money and get something worthwhile, aka not a civic or DSM.

[MisterCMK]

3_Series;164577 wrote:
Save your money and get something worthwhile, aka not a civic or DSM.

:werd:

[JN607]

Good news, I didn't buy that DSM...lost it by 200 bucks! Phew....that was a little to close. haha If I were to buy it, I would have had to force my parents into buying my car which is why I am looking on ebay...to force my parents into giving me what I want for the car...They won't let me post it in the paper until after graduation which won't be until May 27th so as soon as the 27th comes and goes, it's in the paper it goes and the price is going to be 7000 whether the people of fargo like it or not. It's worth it because it's going to get a kid through college and the first five years of their life.

[MisterCMK]

Good choice. Personally, I would look for something around town here or even in the cities rather than going across the country for a vehicle. Have you considered anything other than a DSM or Civic? PM me if you want help or whatever looking for cars.

[JN607]

I would kill for a Mazda RX7 or a Toyota Supra TT, but both those cars retail value's are through the roof...so there's no chance in hell that I would be able to afford them.