1993 Honda Civic. 1.6 liter, 5 speed. 265,xxx miles. I have put 83,xxx miles on it myself, the rest were from previous owners. DAMN/ADV price $600. Trades welcome, suggestions at the end of this post.
Good:
It gets me to work and back every day. 85 miles round trip.
It gets 35+ mpg when driven gently.
Has a trailer hitch and pulls my little 4x8 trailer w/a bike just fine.
Bad:
It looks awful. The clear coat is peeling badly and there are a couple of small rust spots starting.
The windshield is broken.
The mid-pipe in the exhaust is rotted out. It has been patched several times and needs replacement.
AC does not work.
It’s just generally well-used. Will surely need TLC at some point. I’ve been sort of ignoring it, knowing that I’d be replacing it sooner or later.
I’ve had to top up the coolant a couple of times in the last year. Maybe once every couple of months. I've done nothing to diagnose. There is no smoke and no coolant in the oil.
I’ve had to top up the clutch master cylinder about once every 6 months for the 4 years that I’ve been driving it.
I had to top up the brake fluid for the first time the other day. I did brakes when I first got it, but haven't touched them since.
I put a radiator in it a few years ago and I replaced both CV shafts about 1.5 – 2 years ago. I replaced the muffler a year or two ago too. Other than that, I haven’t had to do any work to it.
It looks better in the picture than in person…
Again, trades are welcome. I'll entertain anything but I'd specifically like a crf/xr 70, ttr90, etc. for my daughter; an old trials bike (or new!); good lawn tractor; MX bike; dual sport; etc.
In fact, I've come to enjoy parking it as close as possible to cars that are parked on/over the parking space lines.
