330,000k's.. buy or not buy

[mike0094]

My friend is looking at buying a used 98 prelude VTI-R, its in great condition and is only 7-8.5 grand, its pretty much perfect but its got around 330,000 kms...given the k's is the car still worth it? i know hondas are bullet proof but is 330 a little much? i doubt it will have full service history either

take a look guys so you's believe me! heres the link for it on the website http://www.carcity.com.au/details.asp?stk=3066&dlr=mercer&loc=

see look 330,437 k's and it looks like its fu*kn new

[simonnowis]

It would have to be in excellent condition to buy it for that much for a car with such high K's.

[MWAKU]

spend a bit more get better piece of mind

[mike0094]

It would have to be in excellent condition to buy it for that much for a car with such high K's.

its in great con...couldnt belive it when i read 330,000 on the dash..if its been serviced well shouldnt it be finee?

[EK1-4SHO]

its fine but get him to drop the price otherwise spend few more k and get a proper one

[slimx]

for how much ?? u can buy it .. but if hes asking as much as the other preludes no way

[shadou]

get the engine checked over, at those kms usually a few things will be worn or requiring replacement; comp test is a must, and get a trusted mech to look over the car before committing to the purchase

[6thgear]

as above. though with that many km's the guy must have been using the lude as cab, or doing a lot of country runs!

[NaChOs]

Damn!!! 330,000 kms is heaps !!! but yer as above posts

[hisoka]

cant you get them for around 7 grand with like 150ish on the clock.

saw couple last year when i wanted one

[flipfire]

Id take it for 4 grand

[Latino CRX]

yeh dude u really gota go boostcruisin on there ass and make them drop the price with that many k's .. like others said u can prac pick up one for near that price with way less K's ..

[Rollsta]

cant you get them for around 7 grand with like 150ish on the clock.

saw couple last year when i wanted one

That would be for non-vtir models.
Vtir generally go for about 11-13k (after haggling of course)

[hisoka]

my bad, thought we were talking about integras

[Lukey]

my teg has 271xxx

still going strong :thumbsup:

[xntrik]

How do you clock that many Km's for a 98 model.
Based on average (20,000kms a year) it should have at MOST 240,000 kms.

Lol.

[xntrik]

my teg has 271xxx

still going strong :thumbsup:

Its easy to say that when you own the car, and not buying something at that Kms.

[Lukey]

point.

[mike0094]

How do you clock that many Km's for a 98 model.
Based on average (20,000kms a year) it should have at MOST 240,000 kms.

Lol.

lol i know its werid, ill take a photo of the k's on the dash and post it on here so ppl belive me!

[wittles]

not worth anywhere near that much...

[Mikecivic78]

As a general golden rule, dont buy a car with over 270,000km on the clock, unless you are ready for a rebuild or a swap.

[WATAJK]

As a general golden rule, dont buy a car with over 270,000km on the clock, unless you are ready for a rebuild or a swap.

was about to say.

If your planning to keep the car for along period and wanna fix it up
Make him bring the down the price more so wen the engine shits itself, rebuild it ;)

Depends on the reason your buying the car though

[gumus89]

Seeing as it is a huge amount of kays it might mean that they are mostly highway kilometres.
And we all know highway kilometres are good kilometres.

[dinorider]

see look 330,437 k's and it looks like its fu*kn new

It looks Fu*kin new because it's being sold at a dealer.

These dealers have contracted car detailers that know all the quick tricks of the trade to polish out defects and clean out the interior.

Example. When I lived in Perth I knew a friend who bought a car with faded paint on the roof from a 2nd hand dealer. But it wasn't noticeable during the sale because a thin layer of sunblock was smeared over the roof to make it look shiny!

Also the car may have been garaged all its life. Which is the way it should be. I don't understand why people in the suburbs buy a house with a double garage, fill the garage up with useless junk and park their cars on the driveway where sun, rain, hail and bird crap drop on it all day.

Most importantly, don't EVER judge a car by its looks alone.

[morgs202]

Hmmmm. If you do get it checked over by a good mechanic, post up how it went. I for one would be really keen to see what sort of mechanical condition a 'lude with those sorts of k's would be in!

[ton3z]

dont judge a car by it's shell

[Nismo3oi]

get this http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=126010

[fromdeeeast]

to be honest that car isn't perfect, it has been in an accident front and back by the looks of it.

Thats probably why it "looks" perfect, but in reality I wouldn't go near it

[Niche14]

im with mwaku, spend a lil more for a better one orrrrrrr, bargain around and try to buy it for 4,850, i think you can, its possible

[CB7_OWNER]

Never seen many BB6 in white colour before =S Not worth the buy for so many km's even if its mechanically perfect when you buy it.. problems are bound to arise very soon after. just so many km's..

[pieee]

With those kms, check that if its blowing any smoke from the exhaust, if the smoke is blue then walk away from that thing, I had this posted to me when i was looking at a car with high kms

look for cracks in strut tops, cracks = replace @ $140ea
bounce car and see if shocks are dead, bouncing = worn shocks
rev to 5,000rpm to see if rings are gone, blue smoke @ high rpm = worn rings
attempt to start cold to see if valve stem seals are gone, blue smoke @ start up = worn seals
look under oil cap for excess sludge, excess = too much time between oil changes
look for tears on drivers seat, torn = no rwc

[pinoy-boi]

dats alot of km's. a friend of mine bought a vti-r lude abt 2 years ago nd only paid 10k with only 155,000kms on it. so im sure if u keep looking nd just hold off for now, u will find a good deal. and actually i think my friend wil be selling his lude soon, nees 2 upgrade