So, I'm thinking about getting a rice burner

[jimbob200521]

It's got just under 84,000 miles on it, the body is in excellent shape, and it has a lot of work done to it. The suspension is completly redone, its got stablizer bars in the trunk and engine, its got performance drilled/slotted rotors, CAI, brand new 17" Rims & tires, cat-back exaust, and a lot of other engine work done to it I don't remember off hand.

The asking price is $12,700, and I have a trade in that I expect to about $2,500 out of. I've test driven it, and it suffice it to say it moves quickly. If I can talk them down, do you guys think this car is worth it?

I found a pic of a car that looks exactly like it with the exception of the rims: Link

 

[vi edit]

Almost $13,000 for a 6 year old slammed civic with 84,000 miles? And you are considering it?

BWAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[SlowSpyder]

$12,700 for a nearly 7 year old economy car with over 80,000 miles seems high to me.

 

[dotcom173]

thats a lot of miles for that price. mods add hardly anything to the value. he'd be better off parting out the car, then selling it stock. but ya, might be a little high. plus u have to factor in the percentage of "beat-to-shittageness"

 

[giantpinkbunnyhead]

Run. Away. FAST.


Do you think a car like that has much life left? Cars like that are raced and generally abused. BAAAD idea. 84K on that thing.... probably more like 200K on a standard vehicle.

 

[sygyzy]

If you are going to make a joke, or worse yet, a racial one, why not get it right at least? What the heck is a rice burner? You mean a rice rocket? What's a rice burner? A car that burns grass found in Africa and Asia?

 

[CTrain]

Nah, too much.
Even if thats a Civic Si.

I bought the same 2000 Civic Si stock with 90K miles and over $1000+ worth of audio stuff professionally installed for $7300 about a yr ago.
LINK

 

[Alex]

Originally posted by: SlowSpyder
$12,700 for a nearly 7 year old economy car with over 80,000 miles seems high to me.

i wouldn't do it... just buy a newer civic and mod it if you want... +80k miles is A LOT!!!

 

[fs5]

I would never buy a modified car to be a daily driver.

 

[Xionide]

Buy one stock and mod it yourself. It has been abbused and you would learn a lot more if you did it on your own.

 

[Iron Addict]

wow. 13k?... do u like to piss ur money away?

 

[jimbob200521]

Originally posted by: CTrain
Nah, too much.
Even if thats a Civic Si.

I bought the same 2000 Civic Si stock with 90K miles and over $1000+ worth of audio stuff professionally installed for $7300 about a yr ago.
LINK

It is a Civic Si

 

[OS]

KBB online valuation tool has a option now for noting modifications and it lowers the value.

 

[308nato]

Rice burner is racial? Good thing he's not buying a VW.

 

[ViviTheMage]

dont do it.

sounds like the person before you ripped that car at some high speeds.

if you can talk him to 8000 or so...maybe! hahaha

I paid 7.5 for my 2000 jetta 1.8t, stock. beautiful. 80k miles, but the guy who owned it was a VW mechanic, so he fixed it all!

 

[0roo0roo]

those cars look aged now. esp with the new civics style. its driven by a ricer..beaten to death. its been modded, reliability gone. its 6 years old..its best years are behind it. stuff has started to wear and will start to fail and will become your problem. its over priced. mods are expensive sure, but i don't think it tranlates into resell value.

 

[swtethan]

if you have 13k to spend, why not put 3 more in and get a s2000

 

[vi edit]

Originally posted by: 308nato
Rice burner is racial? Good thing he's not buying a VW.

Got Kraut?

 

[OS]

Originally posted by: swtethan
if you have 13k to spend, why not put 3 more in and get a s2000

16K for an s2k only buys a beat up 2000-01 model.

 

[swtethan]

Originally posted by: OS

Originally posted by: swtethan
if you have 13k to spend, why not put 3 more in and get a s2000

16K for an s2k only buys a beat up 2000-01 model.

how are you so sure?

 

[chambersc]

"rice burner" reeks of immaturity

 

[OS]

Originally posted by: swtethan

Originally posted by: OS

Originally posted by: swtethan
if you have 13k to spend, why not put 3 more in and get a s2000

16K for an s2k only buys a beat up 2000-01 model.

how are you so sure?

Cause i went shopping for one last year.

All the cheap ones I called up had a salvage title.

 

[swtethan]

Originally posted by: OS

Originally posted by: swtethan

Originally posted by: OS

Originally posted by: swtethan
if you have 13k to spend, why not put 3 more in and get a s2000

16K for an s2k only buys a beat up 2000-01 model.

how are you so sure?

Cause i went shopping for one last year.

All the cheap ones I called up had a salvage title.

sad.... so 20k would be okay?

 

[thomsbrain]

run away.

 

[batmang]

hrmm., id stay clear from it. not only was it prolly beaten around a lot, think about insurance cost and how easy it could be stolen. that model si was one of the most stolen cars ever.