Opinions on this Civic deal

Cream Soda · #1 06-25-2005, 11:10 AM

I was lookin around for a Honda Civic and I found this, any opinions? Good deal? Better to just buy new? This is from an individual seller not a dealership (is it risky to buy from someone rather then a dealership?)

-2005 Honda Civic LX
-$14.950 (or best offer)
-Automatic
-Less than 3,000 miles

I don't know too much about cars so I wanna get as many opinions as possible, thanks.

jakethebake · #2 06-25-2005, 11:14 AM

I just recently drove a 2005 Civic rental and it was the biggest piece of crap I ever drove. Maybe it was just the one i got, but I was the first driver of the car (it had 7 miles on it). I hated it. That's my $.02 on the car itself.

Buying from an individual is fine. Since it's a 2005, it should still be under warranty. Make sure this is the case. Also make sure you get the CarFax on it to make sure it hasn't been wrecked. Even if they seem fine, they're never the same once badly wrecked. Make sure to ask the seller why they're selling it.

EDIT: And make sure you check the bluebook on it. And haggle with the seller. Don't ever pay the asking price.

Cream Soda · #3 06-25-2005, 11:22 AM

Thanks for the response jake.

The guy whos selling it is English and he said he got the car for his daughter but she went back to England and now he has 5 cars. And yes the car is still under warrenty.

Cream Soda · #4 06-25-2005, 06:15 PM

jake what makes you say the one you drove was a piece of crap?

I checked the bluebook on it and its $15,100.

jakethebake · #5 06-25-2005, 06:19 PM

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jake what makes you say the one you drove was a piece of crap?

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I just really really really didn't like the way it drove. It had no pick-up at all, and the handling just felt weird. Like i said, though, it may have just been the one i drove. I mentioned it to a friend of mine who has one, and he still really likes his.

zephed · #6 06-25-2005, 07:43 PM

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jake what makes you say the one you drove was a piece of crap?

I checked the bluebook on it and its $15,100.

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I just really really really didn't like the way it drove. It had no pick-up at all, and the handling just felt weird. Like i said, though, it may have just been the one i drove. I mentioned it to a friend of mine who has one, and he still really likes his.

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They are rev to the moon before you get power engines. Not a whole lot of low-end torque.

scrub · #7 06-26-2005, 12:18 AM

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I just recently drove a 2005 Civic rental and it was the biggest piece of crap I ever drove. Maybe it was just the one i got, but I was the first driver of the car (it had 7 miles on it). I hated it. That's my $.02 on the car itself.

Buying from an individual is fine. Since it's a 2005, it should still be under warranty. Make sure this is the case. Also make sure you get the CarFax on it to make sure it hasn't been wrecked. Even if they seem fine, they're never the same once badly wrecked. Make sure to ask the seller why they're selling it.

EDIT: And make sure you check the bluebook on it. And haggle with the seller. Don't ever pay the asking price.

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The civic isn't a particularly powerful car to begin with, and it's much less powerful if you don't keep the revs high enough.

I wouldn't want to drive a civic without the EX engine or a stick, but I'm extremely happy with the manual EX I just bought. It took a few weeks to get used to the higher revs, though.

scrub

cpitt398 · #8 06-26-2005, 12:40 AM

I have had a Civic EX for almost 3 years now. Great car no problems. I got mine new (2002) during the summer of 2002 for 14995, so if you wait a month or so you can probaly get a better one new for the same price.

Before this car I had a thunderbird supercoupe (3.8 six cylinder with a supercharger) so getting used to the power difference took a little bit. But in reality I don't really need a fast car and the problems that go along with it.

zephed · #9 06-26-2005, 05:57 AM

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getting used to the power difference took a little bit. But in reality I don't really need a fast car and the problems that go along with it.

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Like what, speeding tickets?

scrub · #10 06-26-2005, 06:23 AM

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getting used to the power difference took a little bit. But in reality I don't really need a fast car and the problems that go along with it.

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Like what, speeding tickets?

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Brutal gas costs, higher insurance premiums...

scrub