CRX questions & Civic

[checkers]

Well I just sold my EG too cheap But anyway I'm new to cars & was wondering which should I get.
I saw a sweet CRX 90 model at a dealer going for $6999 it's advertised in the Trading Post & a nice JDM EF3 Civic on Firesport.

Anyways would I be getting ripped off with the crx? My EG breeze had some issues & was annoyingly slow so I want something a little zippier but still cheap on fuel.
Also the CRX was a 2 seater, I thought they were 4 seaters...
Thanks

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[RMN15N]

Well I just sold my EG too cheap But anyway I'm new to cars & was wondering which should I get.
I saw a sweet CRX 90 model at a dealer going for $6999 it's advertised in the Trading Post & a nice JDM EF3 Civic on Firesport.

Anyways would I be getting ripped off with the crx? My EG breeze had some issues & was annoyingly slow so I want something a little zippier but still cheap on fuel.
Also the CRX was a 2 seater, I thought they were 4 seaters...
Thanks

Links:
http://www.autotrader.com.au/iteminf...ubs_Used+Cars_

http://firesport.ipspace.com/?sectio...=show&id=97599

Get which ever one you want to get,
with the CRX if its AUDM model which it should be, motor would most probably be a SI $7000 is not worth that price
yes the 89-90 model CRX is a two seater,

the JDM EF3 would be the same as the CRX motor but jdm version would have an lsd gear box

either buy a cheap car and do an engine conversion?
or buy one thats alreayd been done or just a stocker,
b16a's are so far the most common and popular engine conversion.
the B16a is found in many civics starting from the EF3, EF9,EF8,EG6,EG9,CRX DELSOL,EK4, etc

[checkers]

Thanks for that. Well when I saw the crx it's pretty immaculate all stock, how much you rekon I should bargain it for?
I thought I saw a 4 seater crx last time. Thanks.

[panda[cRx]]

Get which ever one you want to get,
with the CRX if its AUDM model which it should be, motor would most probably be a SI $7000 is not worth that price
yes the 89-90 model CRX is a two seater,

'stock' audm crx's can still sometimes sell for up to like 9-10k (jdm models 10-11k)
7k isn't too bad but i'm sure you could bargain them down.

[RMN15N]

if the car is still pretty good, offer him about 6k, thats a more reasonable price for the car, after all it is a 90 model car. about 17yr ish year old car

[Bayani]

Agreed. It's stock. 7,000 is steep.

I got my first one, a Si with a front-end SIR body conversion for 5,000 Private sale.

Have you taken it for a test drive? Do you know who the previous owner is? Or at least age/gender?

Sometimes they can be a very rough guide to how the car will stack up in the future.

If log books are supplied, take a good look at them, see if it really does add up.

7,000 should get you an CRX in great shape, probably no accidents; nothing missing, smooth running engine, with reasonable Km's on the clock; pref. with a log book.

[Bayani]

Also, Whilst AUDM CRX's are 2-seaters,
In Japan, their JDM CRX's are 4-seaters.

[checkers]

Thanks for that Bayani. But I think CRX's have gone up since you got yours as most of them on carsales are 6-10grand. Unless they are very over priced.
Thanks then, I'll check out both cars.

[Jarkz]

They both look like pretty nice cars. If the CRX has a B16A I would purshase that over the Civic Si. You can extract decent power from the D16A8 though.

[checkers]

Thanks for the input. I've decided to get the crx because it's stock & I like the shape better.
But at the moment there is a 90's Jap import (immaculate too) similar k's etc... but it's a 1.5 dual carbie model, it's around 7grand too.
I'm not too familiar with the carb engine so is it any good?
Thanks

[RMN15N]

nugget and a half mate..
carby's are not fuel injected.

[SiReal]

mmm...Civic Si. They're still quick for 6K. u could probs get it down to 5k imo. considering the body looks crap, the shocks will die (ghetto lowering), no rego.