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Re: First car questions.
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Sat, 22 October 2005 03:36
 
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I'm 6foot2. I've driven almost exclusively Civics and Corollas from the 70's and early 80's. Never felt cramped, never had headroom issues - even in the 76 Civics.
250,000km is a lot. Even a low revving 6cyl would be wanting a new rings and bearings at that point. They'd also want an auto trans rebuilt. If the car is otherwise immaculate and it's a manual(manuals last longer), Talk their price down and budget for a rebuild. If it's looked after it wont simply blow up oneday, it'll just gradually get more smokey or rattley. At a point you'll decide to rebuild it. It might take 2 years before that point.
They're fairly economical, but I dont think they're quite as economical as the honda's of that era. I should warn you, I'm an equal fanboy of honda and toyota. If I was looking at early 90's cars though, I'd be looking at an MR2 or the 92-96 civic. There's something about that shape I just love and the magical b16a just makes me drool 
Anyhow, good luck. Try and take someone that knows their shit with you.
[Updated on: Sat, 22 October 2005 03:38]
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First car questions.
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GravityMX | Sat, 22 October 2005 02:49 |
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Conquest | Sat, 22 October 2005 03:15 |
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myne | Sat, 22 October 2005 03:36 |
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