Let's talk about 'realistic' car values for things like.... my 91 civic sedan. Autotrader/craigslist has some fairly high pricing posted for civic & like vehicles... like $4k for cars with ~200k miles. It appears that people are asking more for them now, but are they selling at that price?

Here's mine:
- 91 civic sedan dx; 1.5/5-sp/no ps
- drivetrain maintained, 214k miles. (~20-30k miles on timing belt & water pump)
- ac recently went out (severe leak)
- water leaks in trunk when we get hellacious rain
- new tires ~1500 miles ago
- new front struts & springs earlier in 2013


Thoughts on value? I'll withhold my opinion until a few posts are achieved.

5/6/2013 1:58:18 PM

I wouldnt pay more than $1200 for it.

no power steering would suck...and no AC in the summer heat.

water leaking = rust


no history as far as the engine goes and any issues it has had or NOT had.

5/6/2013 2:18:26 PM

it is a beater! however no power steering was a factory specification, btw. It doesn't really 'suck' per-se, but the feel is totally different than normal.

5/6/2013 2:22:37 PM

yeah i think 1k for anything that runs reliably

2k for something that everything works right on

and after that it has to have desirable traits other than running.

5/6/2013 2:31:45 PM

What kind of shape is the paint in? (I would imagine pretty bad).

I don't think $2000 is unreasonable, especially if its on its 2nd clutch. That car will last forever.

[Edited on May 6, 2013 at 4:23 PM. Reason : k]

5/6/2013 4:22:26 PM

top of cab is more or less gone, hood and trunk are going; I've replaced the clutch 2x since I've had it. Once after replacing transmission (fragged spider gears), and once around 2010.

I'm not really out to try to up-sell the thing, just curious.

5/6/2013 4:27:30 PM

Civic prices are retarded.

5/6/2013 4:39:14 PM

^good for those who have a civic, eh?

5/6/2013 4:46:55 PM

I'd ask 3000 for it, probably get 2200-2500.

it's a civic.

5/6/2013 6:33:52 PM

^

5/6/2013 7:09:53 PM

I'd put fake vtech badges on it, a fart can, and huge tach and shift light and ask 4 for it

5/6/2013 7:28:06 PM

i'd expect it to bring in $1500 as long as it looks okay.

5/6/2013 7:55:45 PM

since this thread has been a success in my opinion - here's my estimated value: Post for $1500, settle for ~$1200.

5/6/2013 8:10:52 PM

Id post 2 and settle 1.5

5/6/2013 9:09:37 PM

that being said, I'll give you $400 for it today.

5/6/2013 10:54:34 PM

he's not a crackhead. he's not going to take $400 for it unless the tranny goes out.

5/7/2013 1:57:44 AM

I'm I do believe that was a joke. Possibly mocking garage for saying something is worth more than any if us would actually cough up our own money for it.

5/7/2013 6:59:19 AM

^

you guyssssssss.

5/7/2013 7:29:13 AM

It was a joke, I don't need a beater, I just need to put my beater back together

(unless you'll take $450 for it today?)

5/7/2013 8:11:41 AM

^^ lol that doesn't mean your car isn't worth that... just means we're a combination of cheap bastards and people who like to take advantage of people who don't know cars.. (i don't mean selling lemons or anything just... making a buck or two)

5/7/2013 8:48:42 AM

'bout treefiddy

5/7/2013 2:19:29 PM

bicycle you stupid fuck

if u r niggling about a few hundred here or there, u can't afford a car even if u can "pay" for one.

get with the future

5/8/2013 9:42:58 AM

niggling?

more like niggerific.

5/8/2013 9:56:02 AM

Quote :

"bicycle you stupid fuck if u r niggling about a few hundred here or there, u can't afford a car even if u can "pay" for one. get with the future"

Says the alias to the man with 3 paid for cars....

5/8/2013 10:15:05 AM

5/8/2013 10:57:05 AM

^^ that coment made me total my vehicular assets... Damn I have some money tied up in cars.

5/8/2013 11:07:52 AM

Id honestly ask 1800 for it if you are willing to settle for 1200

you will get lots of lowballs and if you start out a little higher you might hit on that price.

Theres not a ton of difference in 1800 and 1500 when talking prices.

5/8/2013 12:56:59 PM

Quote :

"^^ that coment made me total my vehicular assets... Damn I have some money tied up in cars."

True...

Then at some point you start realizing that things like a set of cheapest coilovers is the same price as intercontinental flight and the money you spend on revamping your suspension totally can buy you a 10-day trekking trip in New Zealand. This is why I tend to leave cars stock unlike 6-7 years ago.

5/8/2013 6:12:12 PM

or you realize anything you could add to the car is likely to be some half ass shit because the rest of the car wasn't built with it in mind.

5/8/2013 6:41:55 PM

^eh, different strokes.

most all modifications are half-assed when viewed with the purest of engineering sense; so I just say fuck it and roll on.

5/8/2013 8:04:21 PM

Man posts "MINT 86 MR2 For $3,450" on Clist.

I go check it out...

Struts are shot
Front tie rod ends are shot...
clutch M/C is leaking like crazy. dripping in driver floorpan and the front trunk area. It's gonna be hell cleaning it all up.

Rust all along the rear bumper underneath, and a nice rusted hole the size of my fist on the rear passenger wheel well.

NO AC

THIS ISN'T MINT!!!!

Did have a nice new exhaust, no leaks, new economy tires.

5/8/2013 9:20:36 PM

I actually meant equity. I have 5 cars paid for and they are worth a pretty penny. Then y'all go down some I'm cooler than you cause I don't mod my car path and for the most part I agree but then I also think its boring to drive a car that is exactly as fast as it was published to be.

I pretty much love everything I've done to my cars because after my jeeps I really think them through asking the " do I want to listen to rattles in the suspension or the loud hum of tires?

Most everything with the galaxie is for reliability/drive ability and will increase the value of the car. Which is pretty much the reason I quit working on the Subaru I was considering spending 7k to finish the car that will still only be worth maybe 7 k.

5/9/2013 5:25:35 AM