Ok, so I'm lookin at a 1989 Civic hatch, it has 218,000kms on it now, the body is mint, no rust, no dents, garage kept, whats your opinion on this? He's askin $1800 for it, (its out here in Calgary)

 

$1800 is alright if the body is mint...check it out nicely though...coulda recently got a ****ty paint job that will cover the hidden rust until u drive it for a few months

 

yeah i would inspect the wheel wells on it. check and see if any of the body panels are slightly off. that could mean it may have been in a accident cause they never get it aligned right. drive it also. see how it handles. let go of the wheel and seee if it pulls realy bad to one side. lots of things to check when buying a used car.

but seems to be a great car if its still mint and only has 218K's and if its original engine.

i would grab it for $1800 for sure if he claims its alll mint

 

Check the floor.

 

Sweet, thanks for the input guys, I think I'm gonna pic it up tomorrow, thanks for your advice on everything, I'll post some pics of it when I get it. Thanks again guys.

 

take a magnet and check the 1/4 panels etc, check the floor, check the strut towers under the hood for rust, check under the hood, drive it slow crank the wheel lock to lock listen for clicks, always check everything, i got gayed on my first car cause i knew **** all, now i know a little better

 

i thought they didn't use salt out west?? i remember hearing that a while ago... something like ontario is the only province that still does?? i could be wrong

if they dont use salt though then its unlikely to have rust

 

Your right Rick, we don't use salt out here, you see a lot more older cars driving around that are in pristine condition, definatly not like when I lived in Waterloo. Or anywhere in Ontario for that matter, we use sand and a mix of a certain chemical that isn't hard on the enviroment.

 

Ontario sucks then eh !



:angry:

 

yah straight up.......salt sucks major *****, doesnt ontario notice how bad it is. It just kills me when i look at my red car and i see white...

 

they use it cause its cheaper then sand... and since our wonderful government wastes all our tax money we have to pay out the *** again cause they can't afford to use sand

 

Hit the nail on the head there again Rick, our premeire out here is pretty good about most of these things.......its also nice not having to pay and PST out here either.

Well, I'm about to go and pick up the car, you guys have been really great in helpin me out and all, I really appreciate it.

I'll post some pics of her when I get it home. And let me know what you guys think of it.

Thanks again.

- Lennon

 

Yeah get some pics of it for sure. ANd dont forget the engine swap on that baby. Your gonna have to get one.

 

one word as to why in Alberta they get the expensive sand ....OIL they can afford it

 

I paid $2600 for my stock 91 HB

 

Yo, about this sand vs salt thing and salt being cheaper---- do they not notice how much damage salt causes TO THE ROAD!! Spring time there are pot holes EVERYWHERE! thanks to the salt. shouldnt' that factor into the cost?

 

Okay, about this salt vs. sand issue, it isn't about cost but for safety believe it or not.

Ontario gets more percipitation than Alberta, Quebec is also bad along the river. Montreal is worse than Toronto which is worse than Calgary.

MTO controlled highways (including the 400 series) as a general rule use Sand. City's generally use salt. So, in Toronto, the city streets will be covered with salt and the 401 with sand (but depending on the situation, they can also use salt).

At temperatures between 0 and -10, salt if very effective and has good de-icing properties. Yes, better than sand. That means, if salt is used, the roads will clear up faster from snow. If the roads clear up faster, there are less accidents (usually).

Out West, the temperatures are generally colder and below -10 salt is pretty much useless. Actually, when it gets colder than this, ice becomes sticky. What does sand do? It actually is there to add traction to the existing snow/ice. It is not there to melt it.

Also, since there is less snow to start with, there is less of a need to apply sand... Which means less damage to car bodies.

Now in Montreal, they use a hybrid of salt and sand. If you go there, the cars are much dirtier than in Toronto. Their cars are not only white but brown as well. I am not sure if you realize but sand is very abrasive. I think the cars there get the worst of it.

So, does this make sense?

 

what he said. Down to -21 degrees or so, salt works much better than sand does. Sand is just as bad for your car as salt is: you can't wash away stone chips, you CAN wash away salt.

The only reason there is a move in motion to stop using as much salt on the roads is the environment. Salting ground is an excellent way to kill all life in it..

 

Alberta has OIL! so they don't need to charge their province the PST. They got enough money!

 

Haha, very true, and won't be hearing me complain.