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jonsaysthat -> Used Civic buying advice, which involves semi-serious repairs (5/27/2008 8:01:42 PM)
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Hi there. I was about to buy a 1995 Honda Civic DX, manual transmission with 156k miles on it, but unfortunately found out about some obscure, but serious mechanical problems:
- an oil leak behind timing cover, because of which the mechanic said he would have to replace the water pump, timing belt, and bearing
- leak from the oil pan, so the oil pan would have to be replaced
- rear brake drums are warped
- front brakes are warped
The timing cover issue seems to be the biggest problem, and that runs in the range of $500 or so from what I heard the mechanic say.
I was wondering, with this said, is it worth making at least the timing cover repair and buying this kind of car that is in otherwise good condition, especially if I were to take a cross-country road trip later in the summer? Or should I keep on looking around? I'm just looking for perspective, to see if there might be other major repairs to be done like this down the road, whether it's an investment buying at this age. Thanks very much.
-Jon
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