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I wanna buy a Honda Civic, about $7k to $10k is my budget.

What will that amount of money buy me and which ones are the "pick of the
bunch"? I'm after a 4 door sedan, preferably manual with airco.


And does anyone know the difference between the different models like GL,
GLi, VTi, SI etc ?

Maybe there's a website but all the Civic websites I've seen are for
overseas models not Australia where we didn't seem to get all models made.

Any advice on this car would be much appreciated.

thanks guys!

Charlie

"Charlie Boon" <charlie_b@downunder.com.au> wrote in message
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> I wanna buy a Honda Civic, about $7k to $10k is my budget.
>
> What will that amount of money buy me and which ones are the "pick of the
> bunch"? I'm after a 4 door sedan, preferably manual with airco.
>
>
> And does anyone know the difference between the different models like GL,
> GLi, VTi, SI etc ?
>
> Maybe there's a website but all the Civic websites I've seen are for
> overseas models not Australia where we didn't seem to get all models made.
>
> Any advice on this car would be much appreciated.
>
> thanks guys!
>
> Charlie
>
>

May I ask, why the **** do you want a Lancer?

ask at www.ozhonda.com

for your amount you are going to get a 92-95 model.
buying private is a lot cheaper.

i would stick to vti or si, as engines are better.

most engines would be sohc vtec's, although i have a dohc d16a8 (ZC) in my
92 si hatch (same as sedan). there are some dodgy 1.5 carbs around too

what do you want the car for ?

cheers

paul
"onezero" <onezero@SPAMskoolshooting.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Charlie Boon" <charlie_b@downunder.com.au> wrote in message
> news:db217c6f266838bdce4bbdc8662a3beb@news.teranew s.com...
> > I wanna buy a Honda Civic, about $7k to $10k is my budget.
> >
> > What will that amount of money buy me and which ones are the "pick of
the
> > bunch"? I'm after a 4 door sedan, preferably manual with airco.
> >
> >
> > And does anyone know the difference between the different models like
GL,
> > GLi, VTi, SI etc ?
> >
> > Maybe there's a website but all the Civic websites I've seen are for
> > overseas models not Australia where we didn't seem to get all models
made.
> >
> > Any advice on this car would be much appreciated.
> >
> > thanks guys!
> >
> > Charlie
> >
> >
>
> May I ask, why the **** do you want a Lancer?
>
>

Charlie Boon wrote:
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> I wanna buy a Honda Civic, about $7k to
> $10k is my budget.
>
> What will that amount of money buy me and
> which ones are the "pick of the bunch"?
> I'm after a 4 door sedan, preferably manual
> with airco.
....

OK, that money should buy you the November '91 up to
September '95 model. You might find a newer one, but I
doubt it'd be in very good condition. There's absolutely
nothing wrong with the model prior, they're an exceptionally
good car for their age, but you'd want it to be absolutely
spotless and at the lower end of your price-range.

Equipment levels in 4dr sedan form are;
'91 - '93 GL - 74kW twin-carb SOHC 1.5 engine. Power
windows & mirrors, power steering, central locking, cloth trim.
'91 - '93 Si - 96kW DOHC EFI 1.6 engine. As above, but more
powerful engine, 4-wheel discs, tilt adjust steering.
'93 - '95 GLi - 74kW EFI SOHC 1.5 engine. Same as GL above,
but with EFI engine. Driver's side airbag from August '94.
'93 - '95 VEi - 66kW EFI SOHC VTEC 1.5 engine. As above,
but with VTEC-economy engine; uses less fuel. Driver's side
airbag.
'93 - '95 VTi - 96kW EFI SOHC VTEC 1.6 engine. Same as Si
above, but with VTEC engine & sunroof; less revvy & zingy,
but beefier torque-curve (less need to rev, but a bit less
fun IMHO; more suited to auto transmission than Si engine).
Also got driver's side airbag from August '94.
'95 - Special Edition. Exactly the same as GLi, but they
all had airconditioning as standard (A/C optional on all
other models).

As an indication, my sister sold her 12/91 auto + A/C +
alloys immaculate 160k kms gunmetal Si for exactly $10k,
about 18 months ago. Prices should've dropped a bit since
then, but it was snapped-up very quickly.

In terms of reliability they're all much the same. Si is
probably the most fun, but the VTi's a bit less work to keep
it on-song. Equipment levels are very, very close; the only
real differences are engines.


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