Stock gt vs stock civic is no comparison. The gt has more power will last as long as the stock civc if both are kept the same. Any engine as long as its not raced and well maintained will last long.

It all basicly comes down to how you take care of your car. Obviously a stock civic that races all the time won't last last as long as a stock civic used as a economy car.

I have a 98 civic and my dad has a 00 gt. We both drive like old ladies just so we don't have to buy cars for another 10 years or so. I haven't raced my car since April cause I'm not about this attitude with showing off money. So in that sence my stock civic will last long. My dad does the same with his car. The main diffrence between our cars besides the price/power/gas etc etc is that the mustang has more of a safty factor then the civic. Obviously when you put in lighter this and that or gut things out then the safty factor goes down. I would be scared if i got in a crash with my civic. 5 grand diffrence in price though.

The best thing to do is use 1 car for daily driving and 1 car to race. Why use the race car for daily driving when your just wasting gas and may possibly get in a crash loosing your whole investment.

I would get a used 85 mustang which is about the same size as a civic itself and almost as light and put a LARGE v8 and modd/race. I'm more into saving my money instead but, if I were to race then I would do that.

I have to throw in this joke that was on the "Killed" thread that I still can't stop laughing from.

"I've got a great idea for keeping the Hondas and Acuras from clogging the tracks.......lets check greencards at tech inspection"