dazed and confused
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dazed and confused
alright well here i sit waiting for honda financing to transfer title and get my car paid off. In the meantime I sit here almost broke with no car. I'm also sittin at home injured from the second accident in 2-3 weeks, so i've been searching like no other to find my car.
Looking for that 92-95 Civic. I can't decide if I want a hatchback or not. I look in mags and online, and i tell myself "yea they look good i could do a number on one of those" I see one in town and i'm like wow...i can't picture an ugly person in that. so besides that debate I'd want a 2 dr. 5 spd. screw the color cause i got a drum of candy apple in the garage.
Am i being to picky to try to find a car that old in good shape. What kind of dents should I accept for it's age, and how easy is it to replace or fix the dent?
The mileage really isn't important either when i'm looking ahead to do a swap. But could I also be accepting of an auto. trans. and swap that out with the engine when i get there? What's it take to swap the trans at the same time?
Still debating the b16a or b18c........sorry for the post but i'm stressing.....been looking for that ideal car for 2 weeks...bad thing is i dont even have the cash....buddies would give me a loan though.
Looking for that 92-95 Civic. I can't decide if I want a hatchback or not. I look in mags and online, and i tell myself "yea they look good i could do a number on one of those" I see one in town and i'm like wow...i can't picture an ugly person in that. so besides that debate I'd want a 2 dr. 5 spd. screw the color cause i got a drum of candy apple in the garage.
Am i being to picky to try to find a car that old in good shape. What kind of dents should I accept for it's age, and how easy is it to replace or fix the dent?
The mileage really isn't important either when i'm looking ahead to do a swap. But could I also be accepting of an auto. trans. and swap that out with the engine when i get there? What's it take to swap the trans at the same time?
Still debating the b16a or b18c........sorry for the post but i'm stressing.....been looking for that ideal car for 2 weeks...bad thing is i dont even have the cash....buddies would give me a loan though.
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From: Northern VA
been looking for 2 weeks? dood calm down, especially if you dont even have the cash for it yet. many people search for months with cash in hand looking for the right car. so you want a 5th gen civic coupe, color doesnt matter, engine mileage doesnt matter, and tranny wouldnt be hard to swap from auto to manual, just takes a little more time & money.
things to look for is excellent exterior, which may be hard to find in your area depending on if you get violent winters or not. a common place for rust to form on those year civics is on the rear quarter panel above the rear tires, so look out for that. dont worry about paint blemishes or such since your painting it a diff color, just worry about dents. and as far as the exterior, dont be too concerned with it because more than likely you will switch out the seats for something elese and probably replace carpet/floor mats/etc.
i think thats well over my usual .02 cents, any other questions just feel free to ask.
things to look for is excellent exterior, which may be hard to find in your area depending on if you get violent winters or not. a common place for rust to form on those year civics is on the rear quarter panel above the rear tires, so look out for that. dont worry about paint blemishes or such since your painting it a diff color, just worry about dents. and as far as the exterior, dont be too concerned with it because more than likely you will switch out the seats for something elese and probably replace carpet/floor mats/etc.
i think thats well over my usual .02 cents, any other questions just feel free to ask.
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Yeah sheesh. I've been looking for 1 year already 
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