I’ll bet the tinkerers here don’t want that to get around. How many old Civics would live on if the starting price was $500?
Is that a scrap price for a catalytic converter? Doesn’t make sense when I can buy one new for $110. The hood, one fender, and one door are nearly perfect. That could have got me something more, but then I don’t want to piece it out.
How about a different perspective: This car used to get 45 MPG reliably. Compared to the recent 30 MPG at $4/gal, that $450 saved in a 10,000 mile year makes you consider a rebuild, doesn’t it?
I enjoyed this car for almost 16 years. It actually means something to me that it might get a new lease on life.