How Much Do You Think This Vx Is Worth!
 

THIS IS A REALLY NICE CAR FROM WHAT THE GUY HAS TOLD ME HERE IS THE DESCRIPTION...

HOW MUCH WOULD YOU PAY FOR THE CAR...?

1994 Honda Civic Hatchback VX Teal Green
166k miles

Excellent condition with many upgrades:

Body and Suspension
Original paint
15inch KONIG Imagine wheels
KUHMO Ecstra performance tires
Suspension tuned & lowered with EIBACH springs
2 inch stainless exhaust w/THUNDERBOLT muffler

Engine and drive train
1.5 VTEC gets excellent mpg
5 Speed Manual transmission
New clutch
New O2 sensor
New AC compressor
Die Hard Gold battery
Reconditioned brake system and brakes

Interior
Dual Airbags
All windows tinted with 3M street legal tint
Sport bucket seats w/all upholstery in good condition no rips or tears
New ALPINE AM/FM/CD unit w/Infinity speakers
Wired for bass and subwoofer system

All maintenance and warranty records are available.
I am the second owner!

How much do you think its worth?

here are 2 pics..

It's only worth what you're willing to pay. It looks nice though. Probably on the higher end of the KBB, or whatever you're using to price it.

look for rust, if there is none and the body is in great shape then 1500 for the car and 500 for the wheels and tires, also assuming the tires are in great shape.

if the tires are bald and the car is rusted out then half of these estimates.

there is a good chance the seller thinks the car is worth a lot more than that though. i tend to feel that people who lower cars without getting better shock absorbers tend to ruin the handling of the car.

He is asking 3500 for the car...is it worth it?

ehh i dunno, he prolly drove it hard judging by whats done to it. id check over everyhting really good. if he will let you see if he will let you do a compression check on it. tell tale check for a cars internals.

BRING IT TO A MECHANIC at any and all costs. I wish I had.

$1500???? Are you kidding? Who are you kidding? If the car is in sound condition I would say at least $3000. $1500... then I really got hosed....

lol cuz every civic (or any car ) i see with rims and a fart cannon they usually drive the hell out of it....

13/14 year old car... Honda or not isn't worth much. Even less with mods.

It has go fast mods. These devalue the car. Its probably been driven hard. I'd guess in good condition its worth more than $1500. If he had the stock parts I would offer between 2-2.5k.

ok, fair enough guys (not that I'm buying it, but still!)

Of course we're a bunch of cheapskates here. LOL
:)

I wouldn't, personally, buy a car that have been modified. Especially a vx, since you really have to push the gears to have all the power, because the 3rd gear isnt affective until at least 60mph, before that, its move, but not so fast. Still a lot of things are new, cluth o2 sensor, 500$ easy. Also the suspenssion is already done, but again, you should try to bargain it for 1500-1800$ MAX, if the motor has good compression. You shouldnt buy the car if you dont know if the compression is corect.

I would say this car is worth about $2200.

If it is without rust, and the compression is good, I could easily see this taking $2500-3000 if it really is as nice as it looks in the pictures.

In the PA area I live in, 92-95 civic hatchbacks do not come cheap. On top of that the VX or Si usually are the hardest to find with original engines in them. I have seen very clean inside/out civic hatches here go for almost $2000 without engines or trannies. If the car has been extremely well taken care of, it could easily be worth what he is asking.

In my opinion, the KBB value in no way tells how much a popular Honda is worth. The demand of the car has a huge part in determining the market value of a car. This is something KBB never seems to address.

if the car looked that solid with that few miles but was stock I would say $3,000 might be an ok price, find out what he has gotten for gas mileage for at least the last 3 tanks, if he is just guessing then knock a few hundred off the price, the wheels and wide tires are going to hurt gas mileage, so figure $400-500 to replace them, so knock that off the price as well unless he has stock rims, it's going to cost you at least $250 to fix the exaust back to something that will not attact theives, (riced cars attract attention from people looking for free after market parts) cops and hurt your gas mileage, make sure it has the stock transmition, if he didn't like how it drove then he might have replaced it with an SI tranny, and like was said befor do a compression test, you can buy or rent a compresion gauge and test the engine when it's warm, it should be 180-210psi and no less then 22psi differnt between cylenders.

I paid $4k for my 93 VX 6 months ago... $200 more than he was asking just to guarantee the sale. Been happy ever since and probably saved $1K in gas already (my commute is 100 miles a day). But it was a one owner with only 131K on it... it looked almost new, so I didn't hesitate at the price whatsoever.

With a car like the VX, you need to think about what you are gonna save and future value as well as what it is worth. I'm saving $100 a month... I can drive the crap out of it and still get $2.5-3K for it in a couple of years. So paying top $$ for a good car was a no-brainer for me.

Never mind the mods--treat it like it's stock.

If the seller were smart, he'd sell the wheels separate, anyway.

I'd say it would fetch $2500 EASILY. Could be closer to 3 grand depending on what part of the country you're in.

My 192k 92 CX that's in MUCH rougher shape than that car should be getting a $1000 offer on it tomorrow.

There is a "hatch tax" out there--especially on the clean ones. They're getting harder to find. Stock is definitely more desirable/valuable, though.

$2k tops.

I agree 100%. Any smart seller knows if they modify a car, you should return it to stock and sell all of the mods seperately.

The only problems I see with the car are the big wheels, the fact it is lowered, and the exhaust. If the car had the stock parts installed instead, it could fetch an even higher price.

The hatches are very hard to find in good shape. Almost all of them have been rice-i-fied. The coupes can be found at such a low price, and in better shape. I just wish they werent so heavy and ugly, and I would have probably bought one instead of my VX.

man i dont know why you guys think that this car could be worth more than $3k. its less than 20k from its 2nd timing belt change, every single bushing on it has to be tired, and all of the wear and tear items that have not been replaced yet will probably fail soon (shocks, cv joints, bearings, hoses, etc.) i mean really who would pay more than $2000 for that car even it. i bet it rides weird because it has lowering springs with oem shocks.

dont call me a cheapskate because i know how much a 13 year old car with an original msrp of $11k and 166k miles is worth.

to the op, if you are really thinking about buying this car, you can try to talk the guy down using all this negative criteria as you point out every single scratch, dent, and/or spot of rust. Also find out if the car has ever been in an accident. Bottom line, do not pay more than $2000 for this car.

lol all true, 166k is up there in miles, still has life but not more than $2000 worth... stand behind the car and have him start it up if its been sitting awhile(a day or so) if you see any blue or white smoke i wouldnt touch the car...

check for underbody damage, sicne its lowered and has no frame it can easily get a dent in the floor or somehting and cause either a rust hole if not already or will down the road.