<![CDATA[Good buy/Bad buy]]>So this is the Hatch that I noted earlier in my Flying lip post. I am so close to buying it, but I want to know what you guys think. Would this be a good project or would it take more money than it's worth. There are a couple others that already run and are in the 3-4 G's range but they don't have all the extra parts. They are for the most part straight stock. I just want a clean hatch, but at what cost you know what I mean?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=005&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=150112067787&rd=1&rd=1

]]>https://fargostreet.com/topic/10198/good-buy-bad-buyRSS for NodeThu, 28 May 2026 12:20:34 GMTMon, 16 Apr 2007 14:09:26 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Good buy/Bad buy on Wed, 18 Apr 2007 13:36:16 GMT]]>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.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/154528https://fargostreet.com/post/154528Wed, 18 Apr 2007 13:36:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Good buy/Bad buy on Wed, 18 Apr 2007 02:32:12 GMT]]>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.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/154463https://fargostreet.com/post/154463Wed, 18 Apr 2007 02:32:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Good buy/Bad buy on Wed, 18 Apr 2007 01:44:38 GMT]]>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.

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

:werd:

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/154409https://fargostreet.com/post/154409Tue, 17 Apr 2007 21:29:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Good buy/Bad buy on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 21:27:31 GMT]]>Save your money and get something worthwhile, aka not a civic or DSM.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/154408https://fargostreet.com/post/154408Tue, 17 Apr 2007 21:27:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Good buy/Bad buy on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 18:52:38 GMT]]>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...

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/154384https://fargostreet.com/post/154384Tue, 17 Apr 2007 18:52:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Good buy/Bad buy on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 18:25:04 GMT]]>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.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/154381https://fargostreet.com/post/154381Tue, 17 Apr 2007 18:25:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Good buy/Bad buy on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 18:20:31 GMT]]>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.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/154379https://fargostreet.com/post/154379Tue, 17 Apr 2007 18:20:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Good buy/Bad buy on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 18:10:34 GMT]]>its a pile
just look on car soup u can prolly find one that runs for cheap

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/154373https://fargostreet.com/post/154373Tue, 17 Apr 2007 18:10:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Good buy/Bad buy on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 18:07:02 GMT]]>i have a del sol that you can test drive and all.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/154371https://fargostreet.com/post/154371Tue, 17 Apr 2007 18:07:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Good buy/Bad buy on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 17:43:27 GMT]]>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!

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/154369https://fargostreet.com/post/154369Tue, 17 Apr 2007 17:43:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Good buy/Bad buy on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 17:32:29 GMT]]>Why not just look for an unmodded vehicle that isn't a pile of crap?

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/154368https://fargostreet.com/post/154368Tue, 17 Apr 2007 17:32:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Good buy/Bad buy on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 16:43:34 GMT]]>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.

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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...

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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%

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/154356https://fargostreet.com/post/154356Tue, 17 Apr 2007 16:12:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Good buy/Bad buy on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 14:14:14 GMT]]>I have no idea.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/154337https://fargostreet.com/post/154337Tue, 17 Apr 2007 14:14:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Good buy/Bad buy on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 14:07:49 GMT]]>Would you happen to know how much a syncro and lifter would run me though?

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/154335https://fargostreet.com/post/154335Tue, 17 Apr 2007 14:07:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Good buy/Bad buy on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 14:00:02 GMT]]>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.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/154334https://fargostreet.com/post/154334Tue, 17 Apr 2007 14:00:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Good buy/Bad buy on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 13:57:02 GMT]]>Well, I wouldn't have any problem fixing the tranny because my dad worked on airplanes for the coast guard for 13 years so he's bound to know something about them. We also have a three car garage so we could easily get this car up and running...

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/154332https://fargostreet.com/post/154332Tue, 17 Apr 2007 13:57:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Good buy/Bad buy on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 13:54:43 GMT]]>

JN607;164495 wrote:
Well, I'm looking for a bit of a project that I can tinker with and that seems like a good base. How much would a syncro and a lifter cost me and what is involved in replacing one?

Valvetrain stuff is pretty easy if you know what you are doing. Why did the lifter go out though?

As far as the transmission, I am not sure how much that would cost. Unless you have a garage and are mechanically inclined, you will need to have someone else replace that syncro.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/154331https://fargostreet.com/post/154331Tue, 17 Apr 2007 13:54:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Good buy/Bad buy on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 13:53:22 GMT]]>Lol...yea with all the horror stories that I've heard of with those cars it would be almost crazy to go out and buy one, but I've always loved those GSX's and I would not mind getting one.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/154330https://fargostreet.com/post/154330Tue, 17 Apr 2007 13:53:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Good buy/Bad buy on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 13:50:16 GMT]]>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.

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/154329https://fargostreet.com/post/154329Tue, 17 Apr 2007 13:50:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Good buy/Bad buy on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 13:44:54 GMT]]>Well, I'm looking for a bit of a project that I can tinker with and that seems like a good base. How much would a syncro and a lifter cost me and what is involved in replacing one?

]]>https://fargostreet.com/post/154327https://fargostreet.com/post/154327Tue, 17 Apr 2007 13:44:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Good buy/Bad buy on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 13:36:51 GMT]]>That car needs a transmission rebuild and a tune. It was running on a SAFC which is just a bandaid. The fact that it needs a syncro tells me that it has been beaten on, especially considering the fact that it has 88k. The seller also says that it has some engine problems. I wouldn't buy it, but thats just me. I would look for something that doesn't have any problems.

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