Honda Car Forum

ok so my neighbor has a '00 honda civic coupe. she didn't change the oil and the engine locked up, and the muffler is gone. as far as i know those are the only things wrong w/ it. she wants $1000 for it, good deal or bad?ok so my neighbor has a '00 honda civic coupe. she didn't change the oil and the engine locked up, and the muffler is gone. as far as i know those are the only things wrong w/ it. she wants $1000 for it, good deal or bad?*mileage is good cuz it has been sitting for about 2 years.

sounds good, but make sure nothing else is wrong with it before you buy it.

sounds like a good dealdepends how many miles on it thoughstupid people buy a car then dont even take care of it.

yep, it's good

Me personally, i LOVE honda civics.

Have a mechanic check it out first before deciding to throw down the $1K for it.

I did some homework for you..........took me 1 hourbook value is $ 6000 with 85,000 miles (do not know your mileage)there are 6 different motors for this carcost of car...........................$1000............... ..........$1000used motor cost..........from $ 500..............to ........$1000motor shipping/delivery $ 100.........................$ 100installation cost.....................$ 800..........................$ 800exhaust system replaced $ 175..........................$ 175towing vehicle to service place.$ 125..........................$ 125_______________________________________________ ____totals.......... ..................low... 2700............high..$3200 buy the carfind a shop to install the motor for $800 +-go to http://car-part.com for a used motor, have your vin number ready to find the same motorask for delivery to the shopask shop to replace exhaust system alsoyou will own this car for half book value when done, certainly worth the effort!!

Are we talking about a seized engine here?

Is the car running?

A broken muffler is relatively easy to fix. An engine seizure is another matter.
Perhaps you should take Soggy Waffles advice and get someone to check
it.

A car with a seized engine is worth little or nothing.