Honda Civic 1.4

mmalaka

Guys;

Today I am going to view this 1998 Auto Honda Civic about 50000Mile 1 lady owner; Full service History

What should I ask about??

Asking price is 4500

Any comments??

Regards

bazz26

A bit expensive for a car almost 10 years old. Mileage is also very low, make sure it has a service history to verify the low mileage.

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bazz26 wrote:

A bit expensive for a car almost 10 years old. Mileage is also very low, make sure it has a service history to verify the low mileage.

That is not expensive for a civic. I was offer 5 and a half grand as a trade in price for my civic which is a 99 and it has 73k on the clock

mmalaka

Yep I will check the service history

Any comments about the Honda Civic 1998 1.4???

Is it true that the insurance is higher on Civic than the other cars??

Evil_Clown

Civic is a great car can't speak highly enough of it
just make sure the usuals are all in order service history, timing belt, tyres etc
cartell.ie do some checks for around €100 i think if you require it

Is that one a hatch as they tend to go for more than the saloons

fifth

Yeah I have this car 'cept in manual, it's a 01. Got her for 6 grand with a trade in of an opel corsa. It's also a 1.4

Lovely motor! Very very reliable and quite comfortable!

Not sure about the insurance, mine wasn't any different to my other car.

Stephen

Older Civics do get a bit of insurance loading because of their popularity with boy racer twats, and the fact that they are quite easy to break into/steal.

Get an online quote and see what they charge you.

mmalaka

Stephen wrote:

and the fact that they are quite easy to break into/steal.

Is this applied to this car?? is it easy to break into/steal??

JHMEG

Most cars from that era are easy to break into, as they have weak locks (no deadlocks) and usually didn't come with an alarm. Most people will have had an aftermarket alarm fitted.

As for stealing, no, that ended with the previous model. The only way the '96 on model can be stolen is with the key.

Stephen

Dunno to be honest, but most early-to-mid 90s Jap cars had an awful reputation for security, and that definately included the older generation of Civics. I don't think they changed all that much until 2001, so it may still apply.

JHMEG

As I've said the locks are nothing special and there is no factory alarm.

There is a factory immobiliser in all euro models from late '95 (ie the 96 model, new shape, aka EK) on when the new shape came in. This is evidenced by the little green key symbol on the dash. It flashes 6 times after the engine has been shut off to indicate it's working.

Early Jap imports of this model did not have the immobiliser, and the better class of joy rider knows this. No key symbol on the dash. Avoid these ones.

mmalaka

Guys;

I saw the car; it has a full service histroy with the miles and everything; the normal service things nothings serious; I did a small driving test; it was ok i did not noticed any unusall thing; and the final price become 4000

Yesterday I was testing An Opel Astra 2000 1.8 I think the sound of the Astra was more quite than this one, is that normal???

Regards

McSandwich

I had a 98 1.4 auto Civic a few years back and loved it. It never broke down or cost me anything apart from petrol and servicing.

Fortunately, I never had any break ins - the extra alarm and imobiliser may have helped.

colm_mcm

is that the 3 door hatchback, the 4 door saloon, or the 5 door hatchback that looks like the Rover 400?

mmalaka

4 door saloon

colm_mcm

Buy it! Always thought the automatics were 1.6 though.

jayok

colm_mcm wrote:

Buy it! Always thought the automatics were 1.6 though.

The higher spec Auto was a 1.6 (1.6i ES to exact). But they did import a 1.4 also.

I send colm_mcn's if you want a reliable car, but the Civic.

JHMEG

jayok wrote:

The higher spec Auto was a 1.6 (1.6i ES to exact).

That was a CVT wasn't it?

OP, yes the Astra would probably be a bit quieter.

tripilampy

Hi,

i'm just after buying a 1.4 automatic Honda Civic, it is a Japenese Import and i can't find the fog light anywhere. Does anyone have any idea where abouts this might be? Surely, every car should be fitted with a fog light.

thanks

Stephen

They're not required in Japan but they are here.

C_Breeze

Stephen wrote: »

They're not required in Japan but they are here.

y

Stephen

y?

I was referring to the rear fog light only by the way!

C_Breeze

Stephen wrote: »

y?

I was referring to the rear fog light only by the way!

Sorry that post was meant to read:

You sure thats the case in Ireland because afaik it is only obligatory in the UK? - thats why all jap imports in england have a square rear foglight hanging off the back bumper - didnt know this was the case here though.

Stephen

I thought it was an EU-wide thing for rear foglights. Given our whole VRT regime I could see them being left out on poverty-spec cars if they could do it.

Stephen

It seems I'm wrong

http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1963/en/si/0189.html#ZZSI189Y1963A9

They're not required here so you'll pass the NCT without a rear fog lamp. If you have one fitted and there's something wrong they can and will fail you though.

C_Breeze

Stephen wrote: »

They're not required here so you'll pass the NCT without a rear fog lamp. If you have one fitted and there's something wrong they can and will fail you though.

Yeah , thats exactly what i thought the case was.

JHMEG

Where the fog light is on the Irish/UK model, there is an extra parking light. ie Ire/UK have 2 parking, 2 brake (same bulb) and a fog light (the corresponding "lamp" on the other side is blank). JDM has 4 parking and 2 brake.

tripilampy

thanks for all the info, puts my mind at ease, was driving me mad trying to find it!!

thanks again.