You guys seem to swear by Civics for good speed and a reliable / cheap car. That said...

Even an intake and an exhaust will make a Civic a little more fun. Talkin 5th gen Civic here, not the new shit

>Good speed
No. The 90s ones have awesome suspension and chassis, but you're gonna have to do some work to the engines if you wanna be fast.
>reliable/cheap
Yes.

i seriously doubt my 2001 civic with 160k miles was a priority vehicle.

Not OP, but my taurus is kill due to saltbelt life. What should one look for when considering a civic? In NH most of them are either 220k+ or rusty. Got a little less than 2k atm.

Would like a 5th gen hatch, but from what I see they got ricer tax on them.

Actual OP here, in similar condition, got a little over $2k but figure I can haggle some Craigslist sellers down from $3k max.

To respond to your question though, I'm not worried about buying a Honda with over 200k miles on it. I've heard of people going 400k+ on them so mileage isn't too much of an issue in my eyes.

A 3k civic isn't actually a good one unless if you're way lucky and some grandparent just wants to get rid of their extra grocery getter. You're going to pay 4k-5k for one worth owning in most cases and good luck finding any hatch that isn't rusted out at 220k miles or heavily molested by ricer mods.

That said a good civic or accord is a wonderful vehicle to have if you can find the rare good example that was actually cared for. People loved to thrash them and never change out fluid other than oil every 6k miles because of the indestructible Japanese car meme.

It probably was. 2001 - 2004 Hondas were most prone to failure.

>A 3k civic isn't actually a good one

I don't wholly doubt this, but the east coast has some decent deals come through

delaware.craigslist.org/cto/d/honda-civic-si-1991/6256123349.html

I saw a 06' Civic for 2200$ on CL but it got snapped up(I won't be in the area to buy it until mid September)
>The next 06' honda I can find is going for 2950$
>I only have 2000 to budget for my first car
Now all I can find is an 02' Accord for 1900$ and a white 1996 civic with scratch marks all over the front fender for 2000$(where do these people get off)
The 96' civic seller reposted the ad without the scufmarks and the description is
>Very very clean 5 speed
Do these people expect people to come and lowball them?

And how does Veeky Forums feel about American econoboxes w/ manuals?
I saw a Saturn Ion 3 for 1800$, but I was told to stay away from ameriecono boxes in general

>tfw there is a gap in my dash where the airbag is covered now because i assume jimbob at honda broke a clip or something because it wont fucking stay down

I also saw a few 00'-05 Jetta's which is the original car I wanted but timing BELT's, water pumps, cracked oil pans and general unreliabilty of the brand scared me away from buying a used one

I heard Geo prism's are pretty good since they are just captive import corolla's that got rebadged.

I had an SI a few years back. Was a pretty fun car.

>forgetting the JDM cupholders and ashtrays

got mine replaced free. 2001 ex with around 210,000mi when I got it done.

>needing airbags

Well, do you not have a face??

nh.craigslist.org/cto/d/1990-honda-civic-hatch/6254233431.html

nh.craigslist.org/cto/d/turbo-1994-civic-hatchback/6248262496.html

nh.craigslist.org/cto/d/havehonda-civic-dxs-for-trade/6267229587.html

nh.craigslist.org/cto/d/1992-honda-civic-hatchback-dx/6281405160.html

>tfw will never be able to gumutapedeathmatch in the NE due to everything being either beated and riced for $3500, or $600 for one with a shit engine.

in my area, civics/corollas are cheap to buy but are expensive as fuck anyways because of retarded insurance rates.

Insurance rates for civics/corollas arecomparable or even more expensive than sportier cars because more people get into accidents (and insurance fraud) with them.

any econobox is good though, even Ford is probably great now since they're basically Mazdas anyways

>Geo prism's
I didn't find any on CL
also
>American economy cars
I think I threw up in my stomach when I saw the reviews

>The Geo/Chevrolet Prizm (Chevrolet Prizm starting 1998) was a compact car derived from the Japanese domestic market Toyota Sprinter, itself a version of the Toyota Corolla, and jointly developed by Toyota and General Motors. Produced from 1988 to 2002, the Prizm was sold exclusively in the United States and succeeded the 1985–1988 Chevrolet Nova, which was also derived from the Sprinter.

>All Prizms were built at NUMMI (New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc), a joint venture company between Toyota and General Motors in Fremont, California.

It's literally a corolla with a chevy badge

Go to dealership to get them replaced. They replace it with another frag bag, on the way home get t boned and die

who doesnt have takata airbags???

It's what you get for buying a shit fucking German car

This. Found a great 95 Civic hatchback and managed to get it for $500 Canadian Maple syrup money. Insurance was fucking $233 a month. That, plus the lack of airbags (apparently People actually sorry for your safety when you drive a shitbox with no safety features) forced my hand and I had to sell it.

Not a day goes by that I don't miss it. Hooned it around like a bitch. Still searching for another one.

Love my 8th Gen tho, just can't Hoon it too much since it's still a fairly new, non shitbox car