WTB CRX HF or Civic VX
 

I am located in eastern pa I am looking for a CRX HF or Civic VX to drive for work.. I am looking to spend 1500 or less.. I can deal with some defects in the car as far as dents etc.. My main concern is getting a dependable good running car.. I will do some driving for the right car.. Any help would be great for a noob
thanks fellas
jim

Well, you have to be lucky to find one for that money. Would have to be from an individual that isn't aware of the fact that these models are in high demand...Good luck!

Oh wow I figured that I could come across one that was alittle beatup for that money.. oh well I guess Ill have to be really lucky...

Hunt craiglist and be ready to jump if you see one. I've occasionally seen CRX HF's for less then $2K, but unless they are basket cases, they go fast.

Clean VX's in CA (i.e. no rust) can easily go for over $3K.

hey thanks I did find a cheap CRX DX for about 600 with some rust.. no too bad though I am going to look at it on monday.. I was wondering about milage on it surly you get better than the epa suggested 27 city 32 Hwy
right??
thanks
jim

To really save $, get something like the DX you're looking at and put a VX engine or HF engine in it. It's a project, but you'll end up with a cheap, reliable car. You could probably get a VX engine and HF tranny for around 500 or 600 bucks.

The other advantage of doing so is the higher models of CRX's have a few more perks (clock, better seats, etc)

I saw that alot of people put a HF tranny into a DX and there mileage when into the 40-45MPG range... Perhaps that is what I will do.. If I cant locate a whole HF or VX Model Anyone ever put VX rims on a CRX?

First off I wanted to give you my 2 cents as well. I do think your $1500 range is rather low if you want a really good condition (cosmetic/mechanical) CRX HF that is stock. You'll have to settle for one that is either beat up or has very high miles, or both. You'll have to live with the crap interior or crap exterior unless you dump more money into fixing it up...I had to get nicer wheels and seats to get mine to where I was happy with it.

I looked for months all over the country for a nice stock HF, I personally went to San Francisco, Los Angeles, Sacramento, Washington DC, and Virginia to see and buy mine...unfortunately my commute was so short I wasn't benefiting from it's intended purpose and sold it. But my point is you better be ready to travel for what you want.

Anyway if you're curious to see what condition I had mine up to and what price I sold it you'll find the link to my ad below.

Oh and as soon as I posted it on Craigslist I had a ton of emails on it and sold it within hours to the first person that came out to see it for more than my asking price...just goes to show you how fast they go so be sure to heed others advice here and JUMP on something if you see it. I'm not sure what kind of performance/mpg you'll get with a DX with a HF transmission as I looked into that too but decided there was no beating the original from Honda.

See my ad here: https://www.gassavers.org/showthread.php?t=5338

But for now here's pictures of my old CRX HF with the VX wheels on it and it looked great in my opinon.

Good luck in your search guy!

Passenger Side View 1
https://img104.imageshack.us/img104/7735/img3621pt4.jpg

Passenger Rear View 1
https://img102.imageshack.us/img102/2285/img3620iy8.jpg

Passenger Front View 1
https://img146.imageshack.us/img146/6541/img3622rs2.jpg

Drivers Rear View 1
https://img77.imageshack.us/img77/7996/img3625yo9.jpg

I paid $2K for my 90 HF with 172K miles on it. It does not look as clean as 70dimer's car does in his photos. It has no rust (from CA) but the interior is pretty thrashed, it needed new axles, brakes, timing belt, etc. After all that though, it has been an incredibally reliable car.

I was more patient, probably could have found one cheaper, but this one popped up on craigslist 15 miles from where I live and that was worth a few hundred to me considering the PIA of having to drive into LA, San Diego, or further, and risk having the thing break down on the way home and eat the savings in towing costs.

2 years ago when gas was still cheap I bought my vx for $1,900 with 204,000 miles, front engine damage and some rust, and I still feel like I got a really good deal on it based off craiglist and carsoup ads in this area.

https://nbtsc.org/%7Eryland/cars/inde...ideshow?seq=14

I also have a 1985 crx hf that I paid $700 for 3 years ago with rust, miss matched door, low compression and grinds in 2nd gear, and again, I haven't seen one that cheap that you could drive, I have looked at a few tho, one that the drivers seat was falling thru the floor for $1,200, if you only have $1,500, I would say you might have to settle for something that needs ALOT of work, or has a compromised body.

Hey thanks.. for the advice and or help.. That car is super nice I would be afraid to drive it in the east with all the snow and ice.. Did the VX wheels make much of a difference in MPG??
Ill keep looking for one
jim

Well they did because the wheels I replaced where heavy cast 15" wheels. So I saved lots of weight and my mpg did go up...but seeing as I replaced the 15" wheels relatively soon after I got my crx I didn't take detailed gas logs until after I had the vx wheels and I got around 43-44mpg average and 50+mpg on all highway trips.

I have a CRX HF that you might be interested in. I wasn't going to post it for sale just yet, but there's a chance I'll be able to part with it a little earlier than I had originally anticipated. Let me know if you're still looking.

yes I am interested.. LMK what you would like to do.. if you have pics email them to me at Also send me your phone number or gimme a call... I will pm you my number

I do have a couple of pictures of my HF that I'll try to post. I've been away for the holidays, but I should be back soon. In the meantime I'll just send you whatever pictures I have. My AOL email address is cypressdowns@aol.com Where shall I send these pictures?

my email is texascyclone@verizon.net How much were you looking to get.. gimme a call if you like My home # is 5704622948 and cell is 5705900845
lmk
thanks
jim

Check Kelley Blue Book Values First!
 

Don't let sellers rip you off! I checked the Kelley Blue Book value of a 1991 CRX HF w/ 150K miles (www.kbb.com), and here are the results, for private-party (non-dealer) values:

Excellent
$1,800

Good
$1,500

Fair
$1,150

You're $1500 offer for a good 1991 CRX HF with about 150K miles is perfectly decent. I've made the mistake in the past of paying higher than blue book value for a car simply because it was "hard to find" (a 1996 Camry Wagon). Since then I refuse to listen to other's BS. Unless it's a classic car, do not pay more than KBB value for it!

CRX's don't go for KBB prices. If I could get CRX's Si and Civic VX's for the prices they show in KBB I'd take a dozen. KBB does not take into account at all that first of all a CRX is already collectible as it is and on top of that any extremely economic car such as VX's and HF's are getting more and more sought after. If you find one of these anywhere near KBB you may count yourself lucky and the owner probably didn't know about its real market value...

I understand what you're saying, but I don't see the point in paying $2000 or more above KBB for a Civic VX when I could get a Civic DX (same year, number of miles, condition, etc.) for closer to the KBB price even though it only gets 36 mpg highway vs 49 mpg highway. It would take a long time to justify the increased cost.

I currently drive a 1995 Accord Wagon LX (manual) that I bought for $3500 four years ago. At the time (it had 114K miles) the blue book value was about $4000. I would have paid up to that number, but not more. Suppose Honda made an HF version of the Accord Wagon w/ manual in 1995 that got 43 mpg highway versus my current 30 mpg. Of course I would prefer the HF version, but I would not have paid $5500 for it (because of the high demand for it) even though I'd save a couple hundred dollars every year on gasoline.

My point is that it doesn't make financial sense to pay WAY over the blue book value for a car when you can get a similar car close to the blue book value that doesn't get quite as good gas mileage.

In that case I think you should contact this guy and set him straight!!!
https://reno.craigslist.org/car/528903005.html

Make sure you post on here what his reply is too ok? :)

I don't think that the Si model ever got 49mpg - in 1980 or any other year. Last I checked the Si got about 30 (stock), EPA estimates. The one in Reno claims 43-49 - so right there he's not telling everything if it's an Si.