as i look at the pics, a few things seem off. the front bumper is a pre 98 model one. and the motor is a LS(non vtec), it would say on the valve cover if its VTEC. the rear bumper and tails do represent the 98 style though. the car looks clean though. if everything checks out, its not a bad car to get. check the VIn number. 10th character- Identifies the model year.
For example:1997(V), 1998(W), 1999(X), 2000(Y), 2001(1),