the private party value for the car retails from $2400-$3400 and the final price was $1850 with a cd player in it instead of the tape player it originally came with. i know it has fairly high miles, but they are mostly highway and for cryin' out loud its a Honda!
even if the motor decides to die withing the next year, highly unlikely since it runs great, i can then swap a new motor...
just for comparison in pricing, my buddy got a 92 civic CX and its spitting a lil bit of oil out of the exhaust for 2 grand...