Buying a Civic

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alien42

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DO NOT buy a 97-2k automatic or you will be replacing the transmission around 90k-100k. i just replaced my 98 prelude tranny earlier this year at just under 90k miles and learned the hard way.
 

vshah

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the nav is a wonderful thing to have integrated as opposed to aftermarket
 

BoldAsLove

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Originally posted by: alien42
DO NOT buy a 97-2k automatic or you will be replacing the transmission around 90k-100k. i just replaced my 98 prelude tranny earlier this year at just under 90k miles and learned the hard way.

what the hell is a 97-2k? sorry im not familiar on some of this stuff.
 

Strk

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Nov 23, 2003
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Originally posted by: BoldAsLove
Originally posted by: alien42
DO NOT buy a 97-2k automatic or you will be replacing the transmission around 90k-100k. i just replaced my 98 prelude tranny earlier this year at just under 90k miles and learned the hard way.

what the hell is a 97-2k? sorry im not familiar on some of this stuff.

A Civic from 1997 to 2000 :)
 

Aves

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Feb 7, 2001
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Originally posted by: BoldAsLove
Originally posted by: alien42
DO NOT buy a 97-2k automatic or you will be replacing the transmission around 90k-100k. i just replaced my 98 prelude tranny earlier this year at just under 90k miles and learned the hard way.

what the hell is a 97-2k? sorry im not familiar on some of this stuff.

1997-2000
 

amdhunter

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I wouldnt get any black or blue car anymore because the paint is too hard to take care of. I know a kid with a brand new IS in black, and after 2 carwashes, the swirl marks make the car just ugly to look at during the day.

Swirl marks fail it.