HondaNewbie
10-06-2002, 05:09 PM
My neighbors (northern New Jersey) have a 4th gen Civic hatch for sale. It's a base model, red, 5 speed, grey plastic upholstery, black bumpers. I don't know the exact year, I couldn't see the mileage (probably mid 100s), but it is in superb condition. There's a rip in the driver's seat, otherwise the interior appears near-mint, as does the paint, the silver-painted steelies look mint, and the car shows extremely minimal wear. The car looks 3 years old, not 11-14 years old. They're asking $2000.
I'm probably not in the market for this car right now, but it might be an intriguing second car.
I figure sport springs, shocks, sway bars, would cost about ~$1200, so I'm wonderin' how much more would it cost to bring the 0-60 time down to, say, 7-8 seconds, and I dunno, a 1/4 mile in the high 15s? Something reasonably fast for daily driving but not too crazy. :bandit: Could this be done for a reasonable price without sacrificing too much reliability?
How much does a clutch/tranny re-do run on one of these puppies? (anticipating the end of the tranny sometime after the perf. mods)
I'm interested in creating a minor sleeper, not too interested in swapping the rims or changing much of the appearance.
Sorry if this is annoying super newbie stuff.
I'm probably not in the market for this car right now, but it might be an intriguing second car.
I figure sport springs, shocks, sway bars, would cost about ~$1200, so I'm wonderin' how much more would it cost to bring the 0-60 time down to, say, 7-8 seconds, and I dunno, a 1/4 mile in the high 15s? Something reasonably fast for daily driving but not too crazy. :bandit: Could this be done for a reasonable price without sacrificing too much reliability?
How much does a clutch/tranny re-do run on one of these puppies? (anticipating the end of the tranny sometime after the perf. mods)
I'm interested in creating a minor sleeper, not too interested in swapping the rims or changing much of the appearance.
Sorry if this is annoying super newbie stuff.