Hi.
I've followed the forum for a long time and this is my first proper post. I've been saving for an 8th gen Civic ever since I started driving about a year and a half ago.
Over here in Ireland 8th gen Civics haven't been very popular and its pretty hard to find a good used one with the right spec and engine size.
Up until recently Civics have been far beyond my budget but since the new year a few 2006 ones have popped up that have got me intrigued.
Only just a few hours ago I came across a lovely Black 2006 1.8 ES 5door for only €3990. The average price of other Civics usually start at at least €5000 for just base model 1.4's which I've no interest in. In fact I've been trying to specifically track down a Black 1.8 ES. The are only 2 other Civic's currently being sold by other dealers for about the same price which are the same color and spec but they're both higher mileage (ones 150000 miles and the other's 170000 miles).
The car I'm looking at has had 2 previous owners and has 140000 miles, which seems a bit high but I reckon its worth it.
My own mileage is about 7,000 which is low, so I wouldn't be putting too much strain on the car. I really only drive up to work on Sunday nights, stay in accommodation and then drive home on Friday evenings. The car remains parked up most of the week.
Also a good point is that the car is being sold by a registered Honda dealer which is also SIMI registered (Society of Irish Motor Industry, it means they have a good reputation and must maintain certain standards), so I'm expecting that the car should be in pretty good nick. Obviously it's fully serviced and freshly NCT'd. (Irish for MOT)
So what do you guys think about the high mileage? Should I go for it? I'm gonna have a look at it tomorrow afternoon, I'm gonna check for usual stuff (FSH and all that), is there anything else I should look out for with these cars? Any tips ye can give me would be much appreciated.
Cheers,
Murph
I've followed the forum for a long time and this is my first proper post. I've been saving for an 8th gen Civic ever since I started driving about a year and a half ago.
Over here in Ireland 8th gen Civics haven't been very popular and its pretty hard to find a good used one with the right spec and engine size.
Up until recently Civics have been far beyond my budget but since the new year a few 2006 ones have popped up that have got me intrigued.
Only just a few hours ago I came across a lovely Black 2006 1.8 ES 5door for only €3990. The average price of other Civics usually start at at least €5000 for just base model 1.4's which I've no interest in. In fact I've been trying to specifically track down a Black 1.8 ES. The are only 2 other Civic's currently being sold by other dealers for about the same price which are the same color and spec but they're both higher mileage (ones 150000 miles and the other's 170000 miles).
The car I'm looking at has had 2 previous owners and has 140000 miles, which seems a bit high but I reckon its worth it.
My own mileage is about 7,000 which is low, so I wouldn't be putting too much strain on the car. I really only drive up to work on Sunday nights, stay in accommodation and then drive home on Friday evenings. The car remains parked up most of the week.
Also a good point is that the car is being sold by a registered Honda dealer which is also SIMI registered (Society of Irish Motor Industry, it means they have a good reputation and must maintain certain standards), so I'm expecting that the car should be in pretty good nick. Obviously it's fully serviced and freshly NCT'd. (Irish for MOT)
So what do you guys think about the high mileage? Should I go for it? I'm gonna have a look at it tomorrow afternoon, I'm gonna check for usual stuff (FSH and all that), is there anything else I should look out for with these cars? Any tips ye can give me would be much appreciated.
Cheers,
Murph