Lil Dre

Alright, so im looking for a cheap car, because of problems with my eclipse, and i see this 93-95 civic hatch with a for sale sign. So i went and talked to the guy for a lil bit, and he told me it had a ls swap, and a few other mods, like it was lowered, had rims, and other small mods. not the car isnt in good shape, the front bumper isnt on correctly, it needs a paint job, it needs brakes, and a new starter. On the bright side, it comes with skunk exhaust, but currently runs straight pipe. So what do you guys think, is 2.5k a fair price? Because I was thinking more on the lines of 1.5k to 2k

Dreaming_S2k

$1500 to $1750 imo.

I had a 93 hatch that I bought with a full B18C1 (GSR) swap, that was in roughly the same shape, and I bought it for $1800.

g0g3tt4

92 to 95
My DD is a black 92 Si.
Whats wrong with the Eclipse?

whiteflash

My guess? Everything in the engine bay, except the engine. Those DSM engines are bulletproof, but everything around them is made of glass .

Syn

And even the engine in the 2g DSM is prone to crankwalk

Lil Dre

The engine isnt the problem, its everything else, just like what was said, lol. I would take the time to get it fixed, but when they quoted me close to 1k just for the A/C, thats when i knew i needed a new car. Love the car, just need a change.
When I saw the civic hatch, I knew I had to have it, but not at 2.5k. Im thinking about offering him 1.5k and seeing where it goes from there? I think he thinks the swap is worth more than it really is

metros

I would see the swap as a negative if I was just looking for a beater DD. I don't want some half-ass swap job from someone that doesn't know what they're doing. Thats how you get ridiculous problems that are hard to diagnose. My $.02.

Chris_Lum

it depends, OP, where are you located? Civic hatchbacks in SoCal don't sell for the same price as they do in Montana.

Lil Dre

Florida^
Oh, did i mention that it needs a part made for the clutch to work? Lol but the engine is a b18 with type r head. I contacted him yesterday and he's saying " ive got other people interested", which im sure is just a sales pitch haha

SeanSerino

Sounds like a huge headache. Even if you get the car for $1500, you are going to need to fix a lot of stuff on it, so the car will prob end up costing you $3-4000. If I were you, I'd just buy a stock Civic and keep it stock.