Civic-EG.com Forum 3.3.1

- Wed Apr 15, 2009 6:36 pm #110835 miles? condition? year? these 3 questions come to mind when trying to figure out what eg i want and what will be the best starting point for a project/daily car. ANY ADVICE?

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- Wed Apr 15, 2009 6:45 pm #110838 Well depending on whether you want a hatch, sedan, coupe or a del sol, an "EG" only comes in 92-95 years.

The miles don't really matter as long as the car isn't acting weird when you drive it. My first coupe had 210,000 miles on it when I bought it and I drove it for almost two years and it ended it's life at 285,000. People can change the motor out and put a different one in and the miles will not be the same as the cluster so you aren't going to be sure the mileage unless it's a stock motor and the owners haven't replaced it.

As for condition of the car..what are you exactly looking for? Full on project or a project that would just need a little TLC? I mean, if you want a full out project you can find a shell and go from there and do all the work or if you want something not that dramatic then a running car that maybe needs new interior or just needs a good wash.

Really hard question to ask because there's so much info out there to look at before getting a car. Hopefully this will help a little bit. I know the other members here will chime in and help out. That's what we are here for.

- Wed Apr 15, 2009 6:54 pm #110842 im looking for a not so crazy job but looking to make it into a great eg full out greatness... and im definetley looking for a hatch. ANYONE HELP

- Wed Apr 15, 2009 8:05 pm #110854 you should look for rust. Look in the rear quarter panel, if its a hatch look in the rear glass door. It also depends on what you want to spend, less problems with the body means more money for other things.

Bori-

- Wed Apr 15, 2009 8:14 pm #110857 Yeah I would recommend when you go to look for a hatch that you find one that doesn't have a rust issue. When trying to find a hatch be aware of the title..I don't know about other people but I mainly buy clean title cars. Some that are salvage title could be due to theft, or accidents. If it's because of an accident make sure you check the frame. It's not worth it to buy a hatch that looks alright from the outside but has frame issues when you pop the hood. Hatches are probably going to be more expensive than coupes, at least when I've looked they have always been more expensive lol.

There was a guy here selling a hatch that was all banged up, missing stuff and he still wanted $2500 for it. Which in my opinion is too much for something that looked that bad. It just depends on where you find good deals.

- Wed Apr 15, 2009 9:23 pm #110865 hopefully "greatness" doesn't mean "riceness".

600whp Turbo 84mm LS/Vtec Drag Hatch

- Wed Apr 15, 2009 10:22 pm #110876 hel no riceness is not what im going for "simple is more" is my theory

- Wed Apr 15, 2009 10:35 pm #110878 what about the avatar? is that your car??

600whp Turbo 84mm LS/Vtec Drag Hatch

- Wed Apr 15, 2009 10:44 pm #110884 nah thats what i would like my eg to look like...like i said i have a mazda 3 hatch that i really dont like but made the mistake of getting and i'm just now getting into having an eg alot more seriously and am going to have one by this time next year but am trying to get advice on what to look for before i go ahead and make another mistake

- Wed Apr 15, 2009 10:49 pm #110885 sorry man... would consider that hatch "rice"

600whp Turbo 84mm LS/Vtec Drag Hatch

- Wed Apr 15, 2009 10:52 pm #110886 ok so define rice then so that i dont confuse the 2 becuase ive heard alot of different opinions

- Wed Apr 15, 2009 11:03 pm #110890 body kits = rice imo

600whp Turbo 84mm LS/Vtec Drag Hatch

- Wed Apr 15, 2009 11:11 pm #110891 got you what else would qualify as a ricer.... i know if you have like 3 fuckin wings its a ricer and shit but its hard to tell...i guess keeping something as original as possible is the best way to go or with little modification

- Thu Apr 16, 2009 12:52 pm #110980 the car he had as his avatar was not rice. All it had was a rear lip and the type r wing. and it wasn't even an "EG" it was an "EK" hatch

- Thu Apr 16, 2009 1:25 pm #110985 Any hatch with no moon roof would be your best bet. I've had 2 with moon roofs and one without and I think there is a problem with the drainage on them cause it causes rust in the rear quarters. The one that I have with no moon roof (DX model) has not a spot of rust.