Hey guys, Im new to the board and trying to get my first Integra, but need some good advice from you all....

I am looking into buying a '95 LS (133K miles) and it seems to be a pretty nice car. You can see it has had some body work done to it and Carfax shows a fender bender a while back. Apparently, the previous owner (1 lady owner) didnt change the timing belt and it snapped. So, right now it is getting the whole topend from a '96, new belt, water pump, and cv axle (1). The car looks to be in very good condition, interior is perfect, brand new tires for $4995.

So I guess my question is, do you guys think its ok to buy? Is there anything bad about buying a used car that the belt has broke on? I wondered about the pistons and compression. Please help!!!

 

try lookin for a GSR....

 

i wouldn't pay more then $3 for that car. $5000 is a ripoff for that. my 96 GSR (stock) only blue books for $5900 but i could get more then that for it. keep searching, there are better deals out there

 

:werd: thats abit steep for the ond. of the car i'd try and talk em down or search for another better deal

 

Welcome to HAN.

I'm with kfar09. There are better cars out there. And don't confine yourself to one area. Drive a car a thousand miles to get it home if you have to. That's my opinion. I know I would drive a long ass way if it meant getting the right ride at the right price.

 

That engine has a lot of miles and I wouldn't buy a car if the timing belt actually snapped on it. That can really mess stuff up. I got my LS with 74k miles for like 17 hundred dolars more than what she is asking with no accidents and maintnance records. I actually had to race to get the money cause some other guy was getting his money to buy the same car. He showed up as I was driving out of the parking lot. Wait until you find a good car at a good price it will be worth it

 

If the previous owner didn't think to replace the timing belt, then I'll bet a lot of other service items were skipped due to negligence.

There are enough Integras on the market now, that you can afford to be picky.
Keep looking.

 

thanks for the responses. I was hoping you would say it was a good deal :/

I have been looking for about 3 weeks now and havent had much luck. I search through the autotrader.com daily and most the cars I see out there are around the same price. Is there a better way of finding one? Thanks

btw... they do have a stack of papers 3 inches high of records if that makes a difference.

 

Yep, also got my GSR for 6k 87k on the Clock. Bargain them down a grand or so, or just look into others.

 

amc5..doesn't sound too good to me either. I recently purchased a 96 GSR, very very well maintained all stock with 60K miles for $6200, but it did need new tires...