Hi fellas...
I purchased this car on the cheap (250.00) The car is clean, and the air blows cold, 209,000 miles. I know it needs some work, and I have done a basic tune up, still need to do the O2 sensor, battery, and pull the throttle body for cleaning (Dual Point PGM-FI), with b15 engine...no oil burning yet, either. and it needs both CV axles, and brakes all the way around. In your opinion, is this car worth dumping money into, or am I just looking at yet another money pit? It runs OK, bit of a rough idle though. How long do these things hold up? Never owned a Honda before...

 

If you do good maintainance, don't drive it like a racer and keep an eye on the important parts then they last fairly well. Mine lasted till 270,000 before it needed a valvejob so i swapped in a used rebuilt engine and replaced the basics, all in all i dumped in 3k for basic stuff. so with the cost of purchase I spent 4k in 3 years... not bad i think.

 

run it into the ground. you will be surprised how long it can hold out. i had an 88 civic dx i just sold with 250,000. I didnt fix anything except to keep it running after 185000 miles. if it runs then let it be. just my opinion on how to save money.