As they age, they can be a problem.. particularly if they're neglected or abused.

Frankly, the automatic-equipped cars are nowhere near as satisfying to drive.

I deal with LA traffic in my manual DC4, so if I can handle the worst traffic in the USA with a clutch, you have no excuse. :chuckles:

 

I agree that going with the 98 is a safe bet. As long as it checks out 90k is not alot of miles for a honda. If you are concerned about the safety of your integra you can always put a hidden fuel cut switch somewhere. You also could do something like Lojack. That way if it is stolen they can find it quickly. Plus I think they give you an insurance discount if you get Lojack.

 

both are nice cars for the price and with that amount miles either one it a heavy hitter your money your choice over all invest in a alarm for your car and invest in a clutch lock which prevents the clutch being engaged in any way.....

 

Thanks for all your help guys, you've all been really helpful. I thought the $8000 Integra was a manual, but it turns out that it's an automatic, so both cars are auto (I'd prefer manual).

There is one other 'tegra in my area that is a manual. It's a '94 with 55k miles for $4500 (asking price). I'm not sure I want to touch it because (1) it's 13 years old and (2) when I carfaxed it, they said it was in an area that had flooding.

What do you guys think about the age?

Also, will a mechanic be able to determine whether or not it's suffered flood dammage?

 

^.... i would be really careful... cause 55k miles for $4500.... it seems like it probably was flooded.. check for salvage title

 

Stay away from that car.
It's probably a refugee from Hurricane Katrina or Rita.
Also, for a 13 year old car, that mileage is seriously suspect. :eh:

Keep searching for a clean manual DC Integra.. they're out there.

As a rule of thumb, I would limit your search to owners who have kept full records on the car. The key to a happy Honda is routine preventative maintenance. If the previous owner has kept the paperwork in order, it gives you a fairly accurate insight into their ownership mentality.

Also, when it comes to issues like timing belt replacements and other mission-critical hardware replacement, you have proof-positive that the work was actually performed.

 

That's really good advice; thanks. I guess I'll just have to be patient. It'll be worth it if I get exactly what I want for a good price.

 

Just out of curiosity, where are you located?
I would expect it to have some impact on the number of cars available in your market.

If you had the time, you could go shopping out here in SoCal and take your pick. Plug 91330 as a ZIP code into Autotrader.com and see what comes up.

 

I'm in Florida. You would think there'd be a lot of them here, but I guess there are too many retired ppl, hahaha.