Hello. First post here. Looking to buy a 96 GSR 4 door and was wondering what a good price would be for one of these. One in particular is green with 135k miles and seems to be all stock except for KnN or similar intake system. Had a lot of work done to it recently such as timming belt, watter pump, cam and crank seals, tensioner, all fluids changed, plugs and wires, brake pads and rotors, 2 c/v axles, new stereo/cd player and speakers (no amp or sub), tires and alignment. Body is straight with only minor scratches and door dings (no dents or repairs form any acidents or repaint and no rust) but has some minor peeling of clearcoat on trunk lid. Interior is in nice condition. Title is clean and it passes smog (California). The only other negative is that the passenger door lock tumbler is dammaged. Looks like the lock was vandalized but car was not stolen or broken into. Also is there anything in particular that I should look out for when checkig out this model Integra? Thanks in advance.

 

G3 GSR 4drs are not common...pretty rare actually. so people will inflate the prices of them. go to www.kbb.com and go from there

 

when every one is asking way over blue book value

 

Welcome to HAN, first off.. :cheers:

If you don't mind my asking, where are you located?
(I ask because it makes a difference in market prices; I'm going to assume you're on the west coast of the US.)

DB8s (the chassis code for a GSR sedan) were pretty rare in general, certainly in comparison to the DC2 (their two-door brethren). As such, they tend to hold a bit of a price premium, assuming they're in good shape.

But the issues you've mentioned will cost a bit to repair properly.

Given that you'd need to replace the door lock assembly on the passenger front door and the need to re-spray the trunk, I would offer $6500, assuming the owner has records to document all the maintenance done to the car and that there is no rust.

Check the trunk & rear wheel-wells carefully, because there is the possibility for the sunroof drain tubes to get plugged and spill into the spare-tire well.

Lastly, if the seller doesn't have maintenance records to back up what he says he's done, I advocate walking away. Regular maintenance is crucial to a long trouble-free life with a Honda. IMHO, if the seller can't be bothered to keep a file of reciepts, I have serious doubts about he or she may have really treated the car. :a:

So, assuming the car checks out and records are on-hand, start at $6500 and see what happens.

 

I'm near San Jose California. There seem to be a few GSR sedans always for sale arround here. Asking prices seem to be in the $6,000-$8000 range for decent cars and a little less for thrashed or salvage. The needed repairs on this car won't cost me too much because I am a mechanic and there is a body shop that owes me a favor or two.

I just don't know much about the GSR in particular as there are only one or two that I have worked on but they're never in for anything besides routine maintenance. I do work on a lot of Honda Civics so I am familiar with simmilar systems as the Integras.

Thanks for the tip on the drain tubes. Can they be cleared with compressed air? All the Camrys that I've worked on with cloged drains could be cleared this way.

Thanks again.

 

Happy to help. I haven't tried the compressed air method personally... but since the tubing and fittings are robust, I doubt you'd have a problem.

Since you've worked on the EG and EK Civics, you'll be right at home with suspension components, brakes, etc. I assume you know that the B18C1 has mechanical valve lash adjusters rather than hydros? It's not a deal-killer by any means, just another maintenance item.

Sounds like you're in good shape. Once again, welcome to the board.

 

I got my DB8 for $3100, but it did have 158k w/ clearcoat peeling. Distributor died, replaced for $150. Will be painting for about $500