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dabouncerx24 · 01-02-2005, 01:42 PM

Personally, after just finishing 3 months of looking for a good Integra (which I found, a 94 with 100k for $4000), I would say do not get one that's already been fixed up. Sure the aftermarket parts looks good and you'll save money on them, but it's sure as hell that the engine has been raced and the original body has been carved up. When I was looking for cars, you won't believe how much shit I saw under the hood even though the body is nice, or vice versa.

I live in SF, so cars are pretty expensive here. But if you take the effort to go look for a stock one and fix it yourself, it probably won't cost that much. It feels much better to feel the performance parts piece by piece (no I don't mean hugging or touching them).

Oh yeah, the guy said "NO ENGINE MODS". You don't even know if he just put all the stock things back in, another thing to consider is the seller him/herself. The ideal seller you want to meet is probably an old lady with a bible in the backseat. But if the seller is a young asian male (sorry :P)...then it's just natural you know that you can't trust what he says about not racing or no crashes etc.

01-02-2005, 01:42 PM	#9
dabouncerx24 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 548	Personally, after just finishing 3 months of looking for a good Integra (which I found, a 94 with 100k for $4000), I would say do not get one that's already been fixed up. Sure the aftermarket parts looks good and you'll save money on them, but it's sure as hell that the engine has been raced and the original body has been carved up. When I was looking for cars, you won't believe how much shit I saw under the hood even though the body is nice, or vice versa. I live in SF, so cars are pretty expensive here. But if you take the effort to go look for a stock one and fix it yourself, it probably won't cost that much. It feels much better to feel the performance parts piece by piece (no I don't mean hugging or touching them). Oh yeah, the guy said "NO ENGINE MODS". You don't even know if he just put all the stock things back in, another thing to consider is the seller him/herself. The ideal seller you want to meet is probably an old lady with a bible in the backseat. But if the seller is a young asian male (sorry :P)...then it's just natural you know that you can't trust what he says about not racing or no crashes etc.