# What should i do....trade civic?? **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [August 12, 2007, 5:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-should-i-do-trade-civic/191754 "2007-08-12T17:27:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BoYnEz21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecae2f/32.png) [@BoYnEz21](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BoYnEz21)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2007, 5:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-should-i-do-trade-civic/191754/1 "2007-08-12T17:27:42Z")
I have a silver 99 civic ex with 17inch rims, mugen style lip, painted side skirts, short throw shifter, header, high flow cat, apexi catback exhaust, diamond plate floor mats, silver painted trim pieces, aem short ram air intake, painted valve cover, and smoked taillights…only 76000 miles on a stock d16…it’s slow but looks nice I found a 93 or 94 hatch with 194000 miles on the car and only 60 something on a b16…it has a t3/t4 turbo, 450cc injectors, front mount intercooler, walboro 255 fuel pump ect…black rota 15 inch slipstreams, carbon fiber hood, and its lowered Now…i’m a college student…i work my as much as i can while in college but i really don’t have enough money to keep puttin into my civic So…should i trade or should i just keep puttin money into my car? ---
**Author:** ![LilGreenB18](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lilgreenb18/32/3362_2.png) [@LilGreenB18](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LilGreenB18)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2007, 5:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-should-i-do-trade-civic/191754/2 "2007-08-12T17:30:20Z")
**_TRADE_** ---
**Author:** ![bgblockelcamino](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bgblockelcamino/32/5997_2.png) [@bgblockelcamino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bgblockelcamino)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2007, 5:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-should-i-do-trade-civic/191754/3 "2007-08-12T17:33:38Z")
keep what you have. wait till you are done or can afford it. i would not daily a turbo car ---
**Author:** ![yamaha](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/yamaha/32/5929_2.png) [@yamaha](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/yamaha)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2007, 5:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-should-i-do-trade-civic/191754/4 "2007-08-12T17:42:39Z")
Jeff speaks the truth. Enjoy what you have, since this is your only daily driver, you do not want a boosted application. ---
**Author:** ![slowcamaro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/slowcamaro/32/5975_2.png) [@slowcamaro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slowcamaro)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2007, 5:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-should-i-do-trade-civic/191754/5 "2007-08-12T17:45:50Z")
> [@If dealing with dumb people wasnt enough...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/if-dealing-with-dumb-people-wasnt-enough/31832/27): > > i would not daily a turbo car ---
**Author:** ![TXcivic96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@TXcivic96](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TXcivic96)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2007, 6:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-should-i-do-trade-civic/191754/6 "2007-08-12T18:01:33Z")
never buy someone elses project ---
**Author:** ![Pewter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pewter/32/5936_2.png) [@Pewter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pewter)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2007, 6:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-should-i-do-trade-civic/191754/7 "2007-08-12T18:01:39Z")
> [@If dealing with dumb people wasnt enough...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/if-dealing-with-dumb-people-wasnt-enough/31832/27): > > keep what you have. wait till you are done or can afford it. i would not daily a turbo car ---
**Author:** ![munster\_ek](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/munster_ek/32/5977_2.png) [@munster\_ek](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/munster_ek)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2007, 6:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-should-i-do-trade-civic/191754/8 "2007-08-12T18:04:44Z")
I wouldn’t trade a 99 for a car that’s 6 years older. Even if it is swapped, turbo’d, etc. If you’re strapped for cash now…that hatch isn’t going to help your situation. ---
**Author:** ![wrayzor](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/wrayzor/32/6021_2.png) [@wrayzor](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/wrayzor)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2007, 6:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-should-i-do-trade-civic/191754/9 "2007-08-12T18:09:30Z")
all of the above ^^^^ ---
**Author:** ![BoYnEz21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecae2f/32.png) [@BoYnEz21](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BoYnEz21)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2007, 7:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-should-i-do-trade-civic/191754/10 "2007-08-12T19:45:16Z")
well thanks everyone…i guess i’ll just lower my car and maybe save up and do a swap next summer and then eventually turbo a beater hatch or somethin…it’s just that i hate having a slow civic cause people think i’m just a stupid ricer that doesn’t know anything and it pisses me off haha ---
**Author:** ![trigun7469](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9fc348/32.png) [@trigun7469](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/trigun7469)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2007, 1:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-should-i-do-trade-civic/191754/11 "2007-08-15T13:05:54Z")
> [@If dealing with dumb people wasnt enough...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/if-dealing-with-dumb-people-wasnt-enough/31832/25): > > 17inch rims, mugen style lip, painted side skirts, , diamond plate floor mats, silver painted trim pieces, painted valve cover, and smoked taillightss Honestly you wasted a lot of money on some worthless mods, lowering you car doesn’t make you go faster by the way it just adds to the rice. Sell all the stuff above save and buy some Skunk 2 or koni coilovers, get energy bushings, you car will handle awesome after those mods. ---
**Author:** ![Pewter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/pewter/32/5936_2.png) [@Pewter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Pewter)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2007, 1:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-should-i-do-trade-civic/191754/12 "2007-08-15T13:22:07Z")
lowerd cars adds rice??? lowerd cars cut throw the wind = faster!get a clue KID! ---
**Author:** ![fmfkid250](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fmfkid250/32/5973_2.png) [@fmfkid250](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fmfkid250)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2007, 1:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-should-i-do-trade-civic/191754/13 "2007-08-15T13:36:58Z")
Do it! daily driving a boosted car is what its all about. I blew up 4 motors in 1 summer and loved every part about it…It went fast too!!! Keep your ride stock I wouldent even recomend an intake or exaust _issues_ ---
**Author:** ![BoYnEz21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecae2f/32.png) [@BoYnEz21](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BoYnEz21)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2007, 8:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-should-i-do-trade-civic/191754/14 "2007-08-15T20:20:43Z")
wow trigun your very nice…i’m askin a simple question no need to get rude…and u say i wasted my money on alot of worthless things…the only thing that cost alot of money were the rims and i got a good deal on them…the rest of the stuff wasn’t expensive at all and fmfkid where at in finleyville do you live? my g/f lives right by there in peters and heres another question…i know a couple people who turboed their d/d civics and only ran about 10psi and their cars each had double the miles on them than mine does and they never had any major problems with them…so how come everyone on here keeps telling me to stay away from getting a boosted car or boosting mine? ---
**Author:** ![bgblockelcamino](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bgblockelcamino/32/5997_2.png) [@bgblockelcamino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bgblockelcamino)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2007, 8:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-should-i-do-trade-civic/191754/15 "2007-08-15T20:48:36Z")
it si just advice. you can drive a turbo car daily but have a back up plan if the car breaks down. I am under the impression that you need the car for school/work everyday. ---
**Author:** ![fmfkid250](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fmfkid250/32/5973_2.png) [@fmfkid250](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fmfkid250)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2007, 7:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-should-i-do-trade-civic/191754/16 "2007-08-16T07:57:11Z")
> [@The last movie you've seen, and rate it.](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-last-movie-youve-seen-and-rate-it/27425/128): > > wow trigun your very nice…i’m askin a simple question no need to get rude…and u say i wasted my money on alot of worthless things…the only thing that cost alot of money were the rims and i got a good deal on them…the rest of the stuff wasn’t expensive at all > > and fmfkid where at in finleyville do you live? my g/f lives right by there in peters > > and heres another question…i know a couple people who turboed their d/d civics and only ran about 10psi and their cars each had double the miles on them than mine does and they never had any major problems with them…so how come everyone on here keeps telling me to stay away from getting a boosted car or boosting mine? I live Sorta by the sunoco, to get a decent kit worth useing you better be prepared to dish out $2000 for a kit that is going to last any lenght of time… there is always issues with anything after market…so if you dont have time or money to fix them just wait untill you do have time and money…Murphys law remember that! P.S. pics of G/F is now required \<—thread highjacked untill shown ---
**Author:** ![Dougiefresh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/71e660/32.png) [@Dougiefresh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dougiefresh)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2007, 8:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-should-i-do-trade-civic/191754/17 "2007-08-16T08:12:58Z")
> [@If dealing with dumb people wasnt enough...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/if-dealing-with-dumb-people-wasnt-enough/31832/27): > > keep what you have. wait till you are done or can afford it. i would not daily a turbo car yeah dont fuck up your rotation with college and limited working hours and shit with a turboed car… why do you think his car is up for sale/trade? bet any money its because its been an ever lasting headache and he is done with it and wants something he can count on like a non turbed civic! not trying to knock on this dudes car but thats the truth i will tell you that ---
**Author:** ![IHeartBoost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a5b964/32.png) [@IHeartBoost](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/IHeartBoost)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2007, 9:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-should-i-do-trade-civic/191754/18 "2007-08-16T09:21:57Z")
Boynez21 I think I saw your car listed on Craiglist yesterday. If I were you I’d keep it and lower it. Maybe some 16" or 15" wheels as well. Can’t remember what you had on there but it looked like 17s ---
**Author:** ![dyingwish](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dyingwish/32/6041_2.png) [@dyingwish](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dyingwish)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2007, 9:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-should-i-do-trade-civic/191754/19 "2007-08-16T09:23:07Z")
Doug is probably right, that is one of the most common reasons someone lets go of thier project. Problems. My advice is this: Given the questions you are asking, I’d say you don’t know enough to troubleshoot a problematic car like that one, so I’d avoid it until you’ve built up some knowledge, saved some loot, and planned for possible problems. Keep the reliable DD, school is going to keep you busy enough, play afterwards. ---
**Author:** ![BoYnEz21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecae2f/32.png) [@BoYnEz21](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BoYnEz21)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2007, 6:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-should-i-do-trade-civic/191754/20 "2007-08-16T18:34:01Z")
ok…well maybe i’ll just buy a pos beater and turbo it so i can learn more about it…but my one friend used a 14b turbo, made his own manifold, got a shop to custom make his i/c piping, used injectors off the same eclipse he got his turbo from and he ordered oil lines, bov and got a chipped ecu and i forget where he got his i/c from and spent under 700 dollars on the whole thing…he ran like 10 psi for 2 years without any problems it wasn’t the prettiest setup but it worked and it was cheap…i’m not disagreeing with you fmf but i’m just saying that i’ve heard people boosting their cars for alot cheaper than 2000 bucks [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-should-i-do-trade-civic/191754.md?page=2)