1995 Honda Civic LX Sedan (no trades)

[9ONA3OOZX]

Deal fell through on new car so i ended up having to get this fixed. Price adjusted accordingly.

$850 takes it

The motor still runs strong, there are so many new parts on this car, one could easily part the new stuff, sell the motor, and then scrap the rest and make well over $500.

PICTURES UP!

Here’s the details:

1995 Honda Civic LX 4 door

Flat black

5 speed manual. Clutch doesn’t slip one bit, but apparently is an aftermarket clutch and does chatter a little…is very grabby.

I purchased this car 2 and a half years ago from another board member…i forget his name/username, but he had a blue audi s4 and this was his winter beater before me. Apparently this is the car a user that goes by “DeathProof” was building, if i remember correctly.

Car was swapped with a D16 V-tec motor out of a similar year EX trim civic.

When this car was being “built,” the builder stripped most the carpeting out (aside from floormats) as well as the rear doors’ power window/lock motors. The front power windows and locks work just fine, as well as power mirrors.

About 204K on the body, and if i was informed correctly when i purchased the car, that sould mean about 140K on the motor.

This car has started for me EVERY time i’ve turned the key, never once leaving me stranded…i love hondas. Of course it burns some oil…but look on the plus side, top it off once a month if not less, and it’ll ALWAYS be running with fresh oil!

I trusted this thing to take me to Connecticut, past NYC to Philly, and back here to Buffalo all in one weekend…and the only time i had to take care of a problem was on the way back home from Philly when it started to overheat…was low on coolant due to the original radiator leaking, topped it off…no problems the rest of the way home.

New parts:

• Radiator/upper radiator hose (within past 8 months)

• Fuel tank hangers (within past 5 months)

• Front rotors/pads (within past year)

• Muffler (within past year)

• Spark plugs and wires (within past year)

• Clutch slave cylinder (within past 2 years)

• Clutch master cylinder (within past 2 years)

• O2 sensor (within past 2 years)

I’m probably forgetting some stuff, so i’ll be updating this i’m sure.

You can take your hands off the wheel at 80mph (not recommended), and it’ll go perfectly straight for you. Still gets 30+mpg on average. Vtec works…siqqq.

CD player works great, no antenna ever hooked up so no radio reception, but that’s an easy job. I personally never listen to the radio, so never bothered with it…only listen to CDs.

The bad:

• It’s a 15 year old buffalo car…of course it’s rusty. All the corners are rusty…and the driver side sideskirt got so rusty that the plastic sideskirt cover fell off, but i still have it…just never cared to zip tie it back into place. I’m sure a buyer could figure something out with it, or if it’ll help the sale, i’ll find a way to secure it back in place. It started to rust a bit through the driver side rear floor, and this got a bit scary because the rear left corner of the driver seat…the seat mount itself was starting to sag through a bit, so my dad and i put in 2 fresh 1/8" thick steel plates under that segment of the seat…so you have a fresh 1/4" of steel floor keeping you from falling through now.

• The fuse that controls the dash lights and nighttime running lights blew, replaced it…and the new fuse wouldn’t stay in the fuse box, just kept falling out. Tried different ways of securing it in there, and nothing worked, i think the wiring behind the fuse within the fuse box came jarred loose from so many times putting in and taking out the fuse. So to avoid all that, i just ran a line right from the battery to the lights, with a switch and fuse in place on my own. I’ll picture this later too when i get around to taking pictures.

• I don’t know if it’s a vacuum leak or what, but on cold starts, the car will idle high (about 2k rpms) for a bit, then surge a little between 1k and 2k rpms, until it starts to warm up…then the idle evens out and she purrs like a kitten.

• There appears to be no outside moulding around the windshield…but the car does stay dry on the inside, the only downside to this is that the lacking moulding isn’t pretty. But let’s face it…you’re not buying this car because it’s a looker to begin with.

The inspection will be up in February, but i WILL have it inspected for the buyer prior to sale. This car will pass inspection just fine, especially if you know someone that does inspections

And unless i can borrow another car from a friend/family member, i will not be able to allow this to be sold until the weekend of the 11th since that’s when i’ll be going to pick up my new car.

PM or text me with questions, as i’m sure there’s a bunch of things i’m forgetting since this all kinda just fell into my lap pretty fast recently…so i’ll be updating this as i remember things worth mentioning.

Andy - (716) 949-1458.

[9ONA3OOZX]

Just remembered a few things:

• new alternator belt (within past 2 months)

Tires all have plenty of tread, one is brand new since I got a flat last week, the rest id say have about 30% tread left. Bumpers secured at the corners with zip ties…it works.

Heat blows hard and hot.

And when I mentioned it having no carpets other than floor mats I should have specified that it’s not a quiet ride since all the sound deadening stuff is gone…it’s not necessarily LOUD, but not quiet.

. All gages work (temp, oil, etc.)

There is a small part of fuel line right by the tank that’s exposed to the elements and of course it rotted and sprung a fuel leak, which I repaired by just cutting away the bad section and hose clamping in a fresh section of fuel injection line. Only problem I had after that was that I must have overtightened one of the clamps and it broke and the hose came off…quickly put on a new clamp, not a problem since.

[91MR2]

This ad makes this car sound like a nightmare…but…

I have personally driven this car on many occasions, and have know Andy for many, many years. He’s about as upfront (maybe too upfront, even) as anyone I’ve known, and this is a great, albiet ugly, car. It drives straight, runs strong, and has terrific brakes. Basically, it will do everything it needs to for many years to come. Had I not just bought another car this week, I’d have already bought it from him.

[articzap]

@91MR2

have know Andy for many, many years. He’s about as upfront (maybe too upfront, even) as anyone I’ve known, and this is a great, albiet ugly, car.

Agreed. Andy is a great guy and wouldn’t lie. I’ve been in the car and can vouch for everything Andy has said.

Thumbs up to a great guy!

[Jam]

high idle when cold is normal on a honda, mine usually sit at 2k for a few minutes then simmers down when its warmish

glws, this thing sure has been passed around. deathproof to static iirc then to you

[9ONA3OOZX]

THAT’S who it was…Static. Cool guy from what i remember, was an easy purchase. This car’s come a LONG way since i had it though, it was in good shape when i bought it from him, and now with all the maintenance i’ve done it’ll last for many more years to come.

[Jam]

still have the z? i havent seen you post in a super long time

[9ONA3OOZX]

Yup still have the z…decided to put it on hold and put my play money to work elsewhere traveling a lot rather than into a money pit. It’ll get done eventually, but I’m done with making depreciating toys a top priority in my life lol.

[Baker]

In for pics as i was t-boned today and probably have a totaled car on my hands.

[91MR2]

You don’t need to see pictures. It looks exactly like you think. You’re buying this car bec. of how well it drives, not looks. And it drives amazing. This car will sell in a week…

[Static]

Hey Andy glad to see you got a lot of good use out of this. It’s not pretty but was always rock solid reliable for me and sounds like it was for you as well. It’s well worth the money for a mechanically sound Honda. GLWS

[Deathproof]

I had no part in gutting this thing or rattle canning it flat black, just bought it that way for a winter bomb. But I did replace a smoked clutch/tranny(input shaft)/pilot and TOB. The clutch was an aftermarket one with a new flywheel that went in about 165k. It shuddered when new and is still fine at 204k so it isn’t a problem, just annoying.

This car is haggard looking but it is a beast. It actually wasn’t bad rust wise when I had it but the previous owner pretty much ruined it in the looks department.

Also, the tranny I put in was from a DX/LX car so it has longer gears than the EX trannies. The gear change was noticeable but I’m sure it helps it get even better gas mileage, and its not like someone is buying this for speed anyway.

[Oasis24-7]

and im spent lol glws

[9ONA3OOZX]

Thanks for all the kind words from some, and informative posts from others!

Unfortunately it’s hard to find time to take good daytime pictures since it’s hardly light out this time of year…but wednesday I don’t work til 1, so if I have time between arranging the new car purchase and work I’ll try to take a few pics.

[9ONA3OOZX]

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[9ONA3OOZX]

Only the rear quarters look a bit rough due to rust…the front aren’t all that ugly. And I’m sure with a little more patience than i have, and a bag of zip ties…someone can do a much better job of properly tying up the rear bumper at its corners.

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[9ONA3OOZX]

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The silver doorbell is your horn…and the switch next to it is the one i rigged to control the running lights, both hooked up to the same power source, with a fuse spliced in the line just to be on the safe side…i have extra fuses too. I’ve been using this horn/wiring setup for a few years and only have had a fuse blow once…because i got a little carried away with the horn use, as you can imagine…since this is the horn setup: (this is an older picture, there’s since been a new radiator, clutch slave cylinder, and spark plugs/wires put in…and the manifold heat shield is gone since it rattled a bit)

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It’s hilarious and loud…if the car doesn’t get you enough weird looks, the horn(s) will.

[Jam]

Willing to part the horns?

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Also- Ok super weird question but you didn’t go to the sabers pre-season game this year where they played the flyers and won by like 10-3 did you?

[9ONA3OOZX]

I don’t remember who they played/the score, but i did go to the last of the preseason games…does that help? And the horns are like $20 at harbor freight i think…i bought one, and it was only loud enough for me for a week or two, then i had to get more…and they were doing a buy 1 get 1!

[Jam]

Wrd dude I parked right next to you in my gf’s element, you followed me through the parking lot lol. My gf said your car was ugly, I said it fucking ruled. I remember the sticker on the rear windshield haha. Glws