why is it so hard to find a clean em1 for the right price?? it seems like everyones either asking too much or they sell too quickly. does anyone know how many there are in australia and roughly how much they're worth?
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why is it so hard to find a clean em1 for the right price?? it seems like everyones either asking too much or they sell too quickly. does anyone know how many there are in australia and roughly how much they're worth?
cause they aint exactly a common main stream coupe like bmw's or nissans. As far as sales go, id say not many sold here, which is one of the reasons why they dropped the coupe in 2000.
pricing would be from anywhere of 8k - 12k depending of pricing, but at the end of the day the seller will always tryn justify his/her pricing vs what the buyer thinks what its worth, all about coming to an agreement
wt's yr right price then?
if i m getting a car again i dont mind paying an extra grand for ones in better condition
ppl sells their car cheaper than avg for reasons
end up u need to spend more $$ on the cheaper ones than the decent ones
eg. minor fixes, finding missing interior bits etc
sure there r cheap deals but those chances are taken by the owners close frds, not you or me
for a decent EM1 u need to hv abt 11k intial budget
including rego, transfer fees, a full service and shits
just my 2cent
My price range is around 8 or 9 k and I've been speaking to people selling and it seems like ive got enough its just so frustrating to see one sell because I know another one might not come along for ages
i think its just the car is starting to get old and there's is less and less overall civics left on the road.
took me awhile to get what i wanted.
Is this your yellow ek? How long did it take you to find what you wanted?Quote:
Originally Posted by manonastick
Took me like 2 months to find the right ek for me. I was randomly looking on carsales one day and found the limited indy 300 civic and always wanted a yellow ek but i know ek's in Australia weren't offered the ek9 yellow stock from factory and indy 300 civics were the only thing sold in Australia with the phoenix yellow from factory. I was only lucky to get this because the ad was only put up a 1 day up before and the owner already had a few calls. Its fun when you drive cxi around and people think its a ek9 ;DQuote:
Originally Posted by yeahSCOTTT
Back onto the topic, where are you looking at for em1s? Have you tried like ebay or gumtree ? or sometimes typing the car model into google and take you to some ads you won't usually see. hope it helps
what do u consider a clean em1? 1 that has low kms or 1 that may have high km's but a clean engine? i personally dont think 8-9k is enough for a clean, low km em1. i personally bought a em1 about a month ago, after searching for about 2months for a lil over 10k, mind u it had only 107000 km's on the clock and log books 2 back it up. it was a white 1 that was completely stock, dunno if u saw it on car sales or not. personally i think maybe consider findin a clean ek4 as there usualy cheaper then em1, same engine n all tho
theres a few in melb im sure, if your willing to fly/drive down here.
8K is a little too cheap mate. Wouldnt let mine go for that price.
i was talking to a bloke who was selling his and he was asking 10 but ended up taking 8,8 and it was extremely clean and then another guy in sydney would have sold me his for 8 but i couldnt get there to drive it back the first one had done 150k kms and the second had done 116k kms
if u cant drive it back then just send it back lol
sending a car from NSW to VIC is abt $600
thats wt i was told.
yeh but who would buy a car without looking at it first?
rofl what?Quote:
Originally Posted by yeahSCOTTT
his saying go look @ it and if you cant drive it back then just send it back...
but i said i couldnt get there? if i could get to sydney id just drive it back..
well then you should change the title to "why is it so hard to find a clean EM1 for 8K within my area no where else in Aust".
i didnt say i couldnt get to any car interstate its just i could get to that car that was interstate
not stood
u mad?
why would i be mad? because i dont understand what you said on your previous comment?
i think your the mad one here that cant find a clean EM1 for 7-8K
or maybe im not?
you want tip top EM1 for god price, it's certainly do able.Quote:
Originally Posted by yeahSCOTTT
Just have to wait till the perfect deal comes along, keep waiting, good luck.
Don't want to wait, pay more, don't want a shit one, pay more.
want to look for a good one, but don't want to do much leg work.....
Just wait until a stock, clean one comes on carsales.. with the owner under valuing it due too not knowing much about the rarity of 99' - 00'' Coupes
And in the mean time I can cure cancer, crack the davinci code and call Jesus and ask when he's coming for a visit next
your the one who cant find a em1 smartarse
OP keep looking, if u keep high standards, it will make things even harder, average kms is around 100,000 - 150,000kms, so long as the engine is healthy and the paint is in good nick, should b ok, kms dont mean squat if the cars been abused.
just pay a bit extra for a nice clean EM1. i did..
i got a white em1 for sale , cheap to
lol sorry mate didnt notice u said u cudnt get there...
option 1 - wait for the deal that might never come up, keep waiting
option 2 - wait until the mkt value gets cheaper
and btw dont compare the price of syd with melb
there ALWAYS great deals up there
second that...Quote:
Originally Posted by mugen_ctr
yea mate wt shows on the clock is reali on the clock only
even digital odo can be winded back now (true, no shit)
healthy engine, straight body, good paint are far more important
http://www.carsales.com.au/all-cars/...d=1334B8A1AD96
i think this is the one you've always been dreaming for.
LOL, even if it had all that gear in, its still a civic at the end of the day ahahhhahhaha....Quote:
Originally Posted by dr1ftaX
That can't be serious.Quote:
Originally Posted by dr1ftaX
Haha the old c30 with the 5 monitors, my dream car!
"Will straight swap for Hyundai Excel or Holden Barina with cash on top.
$30000, heavily negotiable. Will take $14000 if price is right.
Will only pick up private numbers."
its obviously fake must be a guy that sold his car and still had the ad to play with lol
That's the one that I wanted to buy in Sydney for 8k but I couldn't fly up
what a classic !
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Full aluminium exhaust installed at Cabramatta BP Petrol Station
I love the bit with brand new tired from fiji (2 years old)
get on it quick! you've found yourself a bargain.Quote:
Originally Posted by dr1ftaX
hes mad he doesn't have a EM1 like usQuote:
Originally Posted by Mr.Em1
lmzo.Quote:
Originally Posted by yeahSCOTTT
fck oath just get a ej8
when jesus visits you tell him to bring you an em1 for 8k
Or i could just get an ek4? Why would I buy an ej8?
because you bitch like a little girl.Quote:
Originally Posted by yeahSCOTTT
hahahahahhahahahaah!Quote:
Originally Posted by bludger
Sorry winny red mad ****
mad cant find clean EM1 for 7K.
real mad is mad YEAHHHHHHHHSCOTTTTTTTTT YEAHHHHHHHHHH BUDDDDIIIIIIIIIIIIIIE REAL MAD CANT FIND EM1 for 7K.
get a CRX you dud
I'll do that the day you stop being retarded
most EK4s out there hv high mileage as if they were used as a cab lol
again, u need to be lucky to find one in good nick, low kms for 8k
but yeah a 8k clean EK4 is comparatively less impossible than a 8k clean EM1
get a EJ8 on a serious note
hey scotty i got something for you
Come on guys grow up and chill out.
Shake hands and go have a west coast
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ready told him man in my first post get a ej8 if you cant afford a em1...dem youngins dont listen all they want is a em1,dc2r,dc5r.
+1 to ej8, though it may not have a b16a2 or rear brakes, the two are essentially same, minus the face lift parts. Though many doubt the ej8, if u mod it tastefully, it will end up being as good if not better than a em1. I know, cause i have an ej8 :D
Nothing wrong with d-series, slap a turbo kit later on, an u b laughing, though that is what my plans are lol.
apparently only 500 of these genuine EM1's with the B16A2 where released / imported to Australia from the USDM.
so hence the reason why ppl hang onto these, if the engine blows - then upgrade to B18's or the new K series.
You will find it hard to find an EM1 with below 170thou clicks, considering the age of the car. if you find a car that has less than that ..then klms either been played with or someone just doesnt drive LOL.
i got my EM1 last yr same time, it had 190thou on the clock and paid 7g's for it when he was originally asking 11G's and just got desperate to buy his new car....but the condition of the car was immaculate inside and out,
if you know what to look out for (as in additional costs for repairs/replacements etc) then you can bargain with the seller with the additional expenses you got to spend on top of the car.
i had to get timing belt, new cam seals, vtec solenoid seals, all fluid changes which costs me 500 so in theory i spend 7500 ..for peace of mind.
good luck ...in EM1 hunting.
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