It's been my experience in the past two years that I've owned my Integra that most of the Integra crowd is much younger than I am. With that said, I have an 18-year old daughter that I'm making plans to send off to college in August. She lives with her mom and is currently driving an early 90's Ford Explorer. I don't feel good about sending her across country with that POS, so I'm looking around for something a little newer in the Honda/Acura family. She loves my car and would love to have one like it. I don't have the money to buy her one like mine, but with what she has saved, and what we could get for her Exploder ($1000-$1500), and what family members are willing to contribute we could probably buy her a car for around $5000-$6000.

Recently, while searching through online car classified ads I found a '95 Integra LS. It's an auto, so I wouldn't have it myself, but for her it would be fine. The biggest selling point for a car that is out of our price range is the fact that it has been listed as having 34,000 miles on it. I got a CARFAX report and the odometer section says the following:

Truth in Mileage Check:
OK - Not Actual Mileage Title
OK - Exceeds Mechanical Limits Title

Odometer Rollback Check:
OK - CARFAX found no odometer rollbacks for this 1995 ACURA INTEGRA LS (JH4DC445XSS015861). Rollbacks reported in this section originate from readings collected by a DMV or other verifiable source.

Mileage Consistency Check:
OK - CARFAX found no inconsistent odometer readings in the mileage history of this 1995 ACURA INTEGRA LS (JH4DC445XSS015861).



I guess my question is this... am I to believe that a 1995 Integra could really only have 34,000 miles on it?

Thanks,

JD

 

I guess anything is possible with the mileage there.

Since you're on a somewhat limited budget and I'd say it's a pretty good assumption your daughter isn't really concerned with performance, perhaps a Civic that's a bit newer would be a better idea.

For your money you could definitely get like a '98 Civic EX which has pretty much the same features as an Integra LS although it's not quite as powerful.

 

Yea, anything is really possible for the mileage. If it's from a dealer/certified seller, usually they dont sell high mileage cars due to earlier mechanical failures, so if they are certified its usually a safe bet. If she knows how to drive manual you should maybe look into manual, it might be a lttiel cheaper.

 

my friend bought a 95 gs-r with only 34k.... very possible. good find!

 

We've talk about other Honda models... she may welll have to settle for something other than an Integra. She's okay with the Civic Coupe, likes the Accord Coupe better, but neither of these hold a candle to how she feels about the Integra. She is not concerned with performance, she is not an accomplished stick driver. I just think the mileage on the Integra in question is almost too good to pass up.


The car is from an Acura dealer, but no mention is made of this being an Acura Certified Used Car. I told her I'd like to finish teaching her to drive stick soon... she's open to that.

Thanks for the replies...

JD

 

if mileage is the concern, get a civic... i had a 93 ex coupe 5 spd. and i got 45 hwy mpg and in the 30's for around town. my integra sucks, i get about 26 around town and around 30 hwy.

 

my friend has a 88 crx with 200,150 miles on it, still running, just shows with proper oil changes and maintinece hondas keep going!

his is about to blow up tho :P

 

Reliability is the biggest concern. She is currently driving a '92 Ford Exploder.

 

integra = stolen or being broken into.... i wouldn't get a integra.

 

it wont get stolen or broken into if u park it inside the garage that and i'd get the black type r in the backround of the picture