Al
05-24-2006, 10:43 PM
My integra is an LS hatch, 5spd, grey interior, grey exterior. It has about 189k on it and the only modification is the lower silencer box has been removed.
There are a few minor issues, none of which affect its reliability: antenna stuck in up position, right rear speaker does not always work (bad connector behind radio), front right half shaft clicks while turning, exhaust rattle (heat shield), etc... The only issue that I am not going to deal with is that you cannot 'jam' it into third anymore, it needs to be eased into third. Normal driving is not affected, only when shifting into third when the revs are over 6 k in second gear, it gets a bit rough.
I would also like to take care of some of the issues before I sell it.
I bought the car a little less than 2 years ago and have put 65,000 miles on it since. I have been using it for pizza delivery, but the number of cold starts was minimal because the car never cooled down between deliveries.
The value of this car seems to reside in a variety of aspects. One of the biggest is that it is good on gas. It is rated for 31 mpg in stick, but yesterday, I topped it off around noon, drove from the Mobile at Moorland and Blue Mound to Cedarburg (33 miles), then drove to mequon (8 miles), drove 58 miles delivering pizzas, then drove to hwy 100 (21 miles) and did a lap there (5 miles). At $2.89/gal, I put $10.40 (3.6 gallons) in my car to top it off. This means I managed 34+ mpg with city and hwy combined.
[125 miles / 3.6 gallons = 34.722 mpg]
Besides economy, this car is potent. 140 hp on a 2700 lb car is a very decent power to weight ratio. The suspension is firm, which makes it handle very well. It can easily outrun civic EXs with intakes, headers and exhausts. People do not believe me when I say it is stock.
I'm thinking $2000 is a good price. <<< this is what I really want to get for it.
I'm primarily interested in doing the belt myself (it would be fun!) than out of necessity. The current belt was installed at 92k, so it does have some life to it.
There are a few minor issues, none of which affect its reliability: antenna stuck in up position, right rear speaker does not always work (bad connector behind radio), front right half shaft clicks while turning, exhaust rattle (heat shield), etc... The only issue that I am not going to deal with is that you cannot 'jam' it into third anymore, it needs to be eased into third. Normal driving is not affected, only when shifting into third when the revs are over 6 k in second gear, it gets a bit rough.
I would also like to take care of some of the issues before I sell it.
I bought the car a little less than 2 years ago and have put 65,000 miles on it since. I have been using it for pizza delivery, but the number of cold starts was minimal because the car never cooled down between deliveries.
The value of this car seems to reside in a variety of aspects. One of the biggest is that it is good on gas. It is rated for 31 mpg in stick, but yesterday, I topped it off around noon, drove from the Mobile at Moorland and Blue Mound to Cedarburg (33 miles), then drove to mequon (8 miles), drove 58 miles delivering pizzas, then drove to hwy 100 (21 miles) and did a lap there (5 miles). At $2.89/gal, I put $10.40 (3.6 gallons) in my car to top it off. This means I managed 34+ mpg with city and hwy combined.
[125 miles / 3.6 gallons = 34.722 mpg]
Besides economy, this car is potent. 140 hp on a 2700 lb car is a very decent power to weight ratio. The suspension is firm, which makes it handle very well. It can easily outrun civic EXs with intakes, headers and exhausts. People do not believe me when I say it is stock.
I'm thinking $2000 is a good price. <<< this is what I really want to get for it.
I'm primarily interested in doing the belt myself (it would be fun!) than out of necessity. The current belt was installed at 92k, so it does have some life to it.