Honda Car Forum

This is the ultimate Little Old Lady's car. It is my mother's car and
she is giving up driving at 82. I need to figure out what to ask for
it and/or what to sell it to her neighbor/neighbor's daughter for.


The car is a 1990 Civic DX(?) certainly the bottom of the trim line.

4 on the floor
Light bluish silver.

No options
No radio
No antennae
No AC
No PS
No PW
No PL
No tach
No cigarette lighter

If you don't need it, it ain't got it. At least it won't break.

Vinyl interior has a couple small holes in driver's seat. Otherwise
interior is VG to EX.

Body has a broad dent in one door that looks like it could be popped
out. A couple of moderate rust areas in front of rear wheels but it
seems to be just cosmetic at this point. Otherwise paint and body are
VG despite never being garaged.

Tires are ten years old, 3 M+S, 1 other. Lots of tread but they
should be replaced.

Brakes look brand new in front. However, there is a slight vibration
when braking at high speed (~60). I am kind of hoping that it is tire
related. Didn't open up the drums but rear brakes and hand brake work
very well.

Engine runs strong and seems smoother now that I have been driving it
every day and got some fresh gas in it. I want to put some injector
cleaner in the gas to see if that improves it further but I dont
really know how smooth it ever was. It is not bad, just not like the
GS-R. It has a problem with the idle when the engine and weather are
warm, it alternates between normal, surging and hyper (~2200 rpm).

Transmission shifts well. Clutch is light and smooth.

Everything else pretty much works like new. I will probably get it
caught up on maintenance I can do myself and fix a few cheap items and
get quotes on the others

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satyr #1953
Chairman, EAC Church Taxation Subcommittee
Director, Gideon Bible Alternative Fuel Project
Supervisor, EAC Fossil Casting Lab

Gordon McGrew wrote:
>
> This is the ultimate Little Old Lady's car. It is my mother's car and
> she is giving up driving at 82. I need to figure out what to ask for
> it and/or what to sell it to her neighbor/neighbor's daughter for.
>
> The car is a 1990 Civic DX(?) certainly the bottom of the trim line.
>
> 4 on the floor
> Light bluish silver.
>
> No options
> No radio
> No antennae
> No AC
> No PS
> No PW
> No PL
> No tach
> No cigarette lighter
>
> If you don't need it, it ain't got it. At least it won't break.
>
> Vinyl interior has a couple small holes in driver's seat. Otherwise
> interior is VG to EX.
>

The fact that it has vinyl seats indicates that it's a standard model
(usually noted as "STD") not a DX. This should make a difference when you
get quotes from http://www.kbb.com or some other source.

Eric

Gordon McGrew wrote:
> This is the ultimate Little Old Lady's car. It is my mother's car and
> she is giving up driving at 82. I need to figure out what to ask for
> it and/or what to sell it to her neighbor/neighbor's daughter for.
>
>
> The car is a 1990 Civic DX(?) certainly the bottom of the trim line.
>
> 4 on the floor
> Light bluish silver.
>
> No options
> No radio
> No antennae
> No AC
> No PS
> No PW
> No PL
> No tach
> No cigarette lighter
>
> If you don't need it, it ain't got it. At least it won't break.
>
> Vinyl interior has a couple small holes in driver's seat. Otherwise
> interior is VG to EX.
>
> Body has a broad dent in one door that looks like it could be popped
> out. A couple of moderate rust areas in front of rear wheels but it
> seems to be just cosmetic at this point. Otherwise paint and body are
> VG despite never being garaged.
>
> Tires are ten years old, 3 M+S, 1 other. Lots of tread but they
> should be replaced.
>
> Brakes look brand new in front. However, there is a slight vibration
> when braking at high speed (~60). I am kind of hoping that it is tire
> related. Didn't open up the drums but rear brakes and hand brake work
> very well.
>
> Engine runs strong and seems smoother now that I have been driving it
> every day and got some fresh gas in it. I want to put some injector
> cleaner in the gas to see if that improves it further but I dont
> really know how smooth it ever was. It is not bad, just not like the
> GS-R. It has a problem with the idle when the engine and weather are
> warm, it alternates between normal, surging and hyper (~2200 rpm).
>
> Transmission shifts well. Clutch is light and smooth.
>
> Everything else pretty much works like new. I will probably get it
> caught up on maintenance I can do myself and fix a few cheap items and
> get quotes on the others
>
> --
> satyr #1953
> Chairman, EAC Church Taxation Subcommittee
> Director, Gideon Bible Alternative Fuel Project
> Supervisor, EAC Fossil Casting Lab

Gordon, IMHO, you have one of those vehicles that's going to be worth
more to the owner than to anyone else. If a Honda fan was looking for
specifically your type of vehicle, I think you should be happy with
$1,500-$2k. Buff it out and throw some new PepBoys tires on, so it's
really ready "needs nothing/drive home today". If you're patient,
you'll find that person who really wants the car. To me, you got a
diamond. But it's worth only what someone's willing to pay- I know
you've heard that before.

fixing the dent would be more than the value of the car.

Sell it cheap to the neighbor kid and make a friend. (300-500)

Gordon McGrew wrote:

> This is the ultimate Little Old Lady's car. It is my mother's car and
> she is giving up driving at 82. I need to figure out what to ask for
> it and/or what to sell it to her neighbor/neighbor's daughter for.
>
> The car is a 1990 Civic DX(?) certainly the bottom of the trim line.
>
> 4 on the floor
> Light bluish silver.
>
> No options
> No radio
> No antennae
> No AC
> No PS
> No PW
> No PL
> No tach
> No cigarette lighter
>
> If you don't need it, it ain't got it. At least it won't break.
>
> Vinyl interior has a couple small holes in driver's seat. Otherwise
> interior is VG to EX.
>
> Body has a broad dent in one door that looks like it could be popped
> out. A couple of moderate rust areas in front of rear wheels but it
> seems to be just cosmetic at this point. Otherwise paint and body are
> VG despite never being garaged.
>
> Tires are ten years old, 3 M+S, 1 other. Lots of tread but they
> should be replaced.
>
> Brakes look brand new in front. However, there is a slight vibration
> when braking at high speed (~60). I am kind of hoping that it is tire
> related. Didn't open up the drums but rear brakes and hand brake work
> very well.
>
> Engine runs strong and seems smoother now that I have been driving it
> every day and got some fresh gas in it. I want to put some injector
> cleaner in the gas to see if that improves it further but I dont
> really know how smooth it ever was. It is not bad, just not like the
> GS-R. It has a problem with the idle when the engine and weather are
> warm, it alternates between normal, surging and hyper (~2200 rpm).
>
> Transmission shifts well. Clutch is light and smooth.
>
> Everything else pretty much works like new. I will probably get it
> caught up on maintenance I can do myself and fix a few cheap items and
> get quotes on the others
>
> --
> satyr #1953
> Chairman, EAC Church Taxation Subcommittee
> Director, Gideon Bible Alternative Fuel Project
> Supervisor, EAC Fossil Casting Lab

With 25k on the clock, there could be plenty of life left in the car.
Sounds like it needs tires -$250 and should have timing belt replaced
-$500(?)

Ask $2500 or more.

p.s. nothing good can come from selling this car to your neighbor's
daughter.


Gordon McGrew wrote:

> This is the ultimate Little Old Lady's car. It is my mother's car and
> she is giving up driving at 82. I need to figure out what to ask for
> it and/or what to sell it to her neighbor/neighbor's daughter for.

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"TomP" <-roadcyc@socal.rr.com> wrote in message
news:444A52E1.6213C20F@socal.rr.com...
<snip>
> p.s. nothing good can come from selling this car to your neighbor's
> daughter.
>
Excellent point - things would probably be okay for the first couple months,
then they'd get sticky whenever anything went wrong... which always happens
with any car. Sell it to a stranger.

Mike

Gordon McGrew wrote:
> Everything else pretty much works like new. I will probably get it
> caught up on maintenance I can do myself and fix a few cheap items and
> get quotes on the others

id give it a full tune, all filters, etc. then see what kbb and edmunds
say about it. sounds like an excellent commuter!

off the top of my head, i think itd get about $3000 to $4000 in southern
california.

merlotbrougham@hotmail.com wrote:
> diamond. But it's worth only what someone's willing to pay- I know
> you've heard that before.

there are enough hondaphiles around the USA that would drool over a
practically "new" honda like that... especially that configuration, with
the hatch.

toss it on ebay for $1995 starting bid, see if anyone bites!

tips:

do NOT ship (duh)
CASH on pickup
have all paperwork on hand

..... wrote:
> fixing the dent would be more than the value of the car.
>
> Sell it cheap to the neighbor kid and make a friend. (300-500)

helllll no. theyll rice it out. neighbor kids always do.

TomP wrote:
> With 25k on the clock, there could be plenty of life left in the car.
> Sounds like it needs tires -$250 and should have timing belt replaced
> -$500(?)
>
> Ask $2500 or more.
>
> p.s. nothing good can come from selling this car to your neighbor's
> daughter.

they always rice it and/or wreck it. then you have to see it all the
time, and itll leave a hole in the pit of your stomach. best to sell it
via ebay to someone out of the area.