"BadLuckShleprock" <me@physicist.net> wrote in message
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> I bought a 1987 Honda Civic Wagovan (manual transmission, carburator)
> yesterday. My other car was stolen from my gated apartment complex
> last week, and since it was uninsured against theft, I was desperate
> for a vehicle to get around. (I'm in Los Angeles, and it's
> practically impossible to get around here without a car.) Now I'm
> afraid I may have made an $1100 mistake.

sounds *to me* like it just needs a tune up and carb adjust. course, it
might be something else. how many miles are on it? did the previous owner
have anything done?

id ask around about a reputable local independant honda mechanic, or at
least a mechanically knowlegeable frind who can bump up the idle speed, and
check everything else out.