Advice for buying used Accord/Civic, please?

if something were to happen to my 98, id definately consider getting a
91 Si.

 

The 1988 and 1996 changes were more than just fresh sheetmetal.

The 1988 model replaced all of the carburator engines with fuel injected
engines. The famed double wishbone suspension on all four wheels
was also included in the 1988 models. Wheelbase was also increased
compared to the 1984 model.

The 1996 model came with engine changes, and a longer wheelbase for
the hatchbacks. Most notable was that the HX replaced the VX, with
more power, but worse fuel economy (the HX was not that much better
than the regular Civics).

 

The 1988 and 1996 changes were more than just fresh sheetmetal.

The 1988 model replaced all of the carburator engines with fuel injected
engines. The famed double wishbone suspension on all four wheels
was also included in the 1988 models. Wheelbase was also increased
compared to the 1984 model.

The 1996 model came with engine changes, and a longer wheelbase for
the hatchbacks. Most notable was that the HX replaced the VX, with
more power, but worse fuel economy (the HX was not that much better
than the regular Civics).

 

Didn't the original poster indicate looking for a car with a manual
transmission? In that case, reliability and durability of the automatic
transmission would not be an issue.

 

Didn't the original poster indicate looking for a car with a manual
transmission? In that case, reliability and durability of the automatic
transmission would not be an issue.

 

Are you sure about this? I thought that you still get a carbureted engine
in a 4th-gen Civic, and that '92 was the first year that all Civics got fuel
injection.

 

Are you sure about this? I thought that you still get a carbureted engine
in a 4th-gen Civic, and that '92 was the first year that all Civics got fuel
injection.

 

Since I'm alway going off topic:

Did ya know that the 05 Civic can do over a 1000Km per Tank? I think the
Reverb's body
kit might have helped...

http://www.canadiandriver.com/articles/pw/50-litre.htm

Pars

 

Since I'm alway going off topic:

Did ya know that the 05 Civic can do over a 1000Km per Tank? I think the
Reverb's body
kit might have helped...

http://www.canadiandriver.com/articles/pw/50-litre.htm

Pars

 

If true in the US, that would only be for the base model 70hp engine
with 4-speed manual transmission; the DX/LX/Wagovan 1.5L 92hp engine
and the Si/4WD-wagon 1.6L 106?hp engines were fuel injected.

 

If true in the US, that would only be for the base model 70hp engine
with 4-speed manual transmission; the DX/LX/Wagovan 1.5L 92hp engine
and the Si/4WD-wagon 1.6L 106?hp engines were fuel injected.

 

in the u.s., 88-on are all fuel injected. the 1.5l 88-91 models has a
dual point throttle body injection unit that /looks/ like a carburettor,
but isn't! the 1.6l has 4-point injection.

 

in the u.s., 88-on are all fuel injected. the 1.5l 88-91 models has a
dual point throttle body injection unit that /looks/ like a carburettor,
but isn't! the 1.6l has 4-point injection.

 

True, but original post specified Automatic transmission.

 

True, but original post specified Automatic transmission.

 

I owned a base model '91 Civic, and it was fuel injected. Fuel injection
from that era came in two flavors: Dual-Point Throttle Body Injection,
which was on the D15B1 and D15B2 motors, and a port-injection system
that was on the D15B6 motor in the HF (High gas mileage) model, and on
the Si. The HF motor had only 8 valves, while the rest were all 16 valve
engines.

I saw three of these motors when I did a swap at 225,000 miles. The
D15B1 motor was original, the yard gave me an HF (D15B6) motor by
mistake, and I traded it back to them for a D15B2 motor, which was a
direct bolt-in and plug-in replacement. I got over 40 MPG with the
setup, and drove it another 40,000 miles before buying my Accord 5 years
ago, and sold the civic to a friend. He still has it, and it has nearly
300,000 miles on it. With gas prices what they are, I might offer to buy
it back

 

I owned a base model '91 Civic, and it was fuel injected. Fuel injection
from that era came in two flavors: Dual-Point Throttle Body Injection,
which was on the D15B1 and D15B2 motors, and a port-injection system
that was on the D15B6 motor in the HF (High gas mileage) model, and on
the Si. The HF motor had only 8 valves, while the rest were all 16 valve
engines.

I saw three of these motors when I did a swap at 225,000 miles. The
D15B1 motor was original, the yard gave me an HF (D15B6) motor by
mistake, and I traded it back to them for a D15B2 motor, which was a
direct bolt-in and plug-in replacement. I got over 40 MPG with the
setup, and drove it another 40,000 miles before buying my Accord 5 years
ago, and sold the civic to a friend. He still has it, and it has nearly
300,000 miles on it. With gas prices what they are, I might offer to buy
it back