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Old 08-08-2010 | 08:53 PM
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well im thinking about buying a crx so i can stop putting soo many miles on my ls1's..... in the past month and half ive put about 3k miles on my formy and im not liking this very much.
anyways this car will be for about 1 year and then i may give it away to a family member or just sell it.... im driving about 50+ miles a day just to work and well i dont want to drive formy tooooo much. id rather save gas on a crx and put as many miles on them....
now my question is what would be a good year or anything i should know about them? any flaws besides being crap?
anyone know of great running crx for under 1500? let me know thanks
Old 08-08-2010 | 09:26 PM
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If it's an original motor I'm guessing it'll give you problems depending on the mileage. My friend has a 95 hatch with the original motor and it's been giving him problems lately
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I got a crx for sale. I wouldnt say in good condition as is completely gutted with just seats. We were thinking of building it but never got around to it so its just sitting their but it runs. If you want to check it out and make an offer let me know.
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I got a crx for sale. I wouldnt say in good condition as is completely gutted with just seats. We were thinking of building it but never got around to it so its just sitting their but it runs. If you want to check it out and make an offer let me know.
thanks but i just want something more stock then modded..... and im trying to spend no more then 1k
Old 08-10-2010 | 01:35 AM
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Good luck finding a CRX in some what in decent condition for 1k. They are very popular vehicles in the Honda world !
Old 08-10-2010 | 09:52 PM
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Don't know if you're looking strictly for a CRX, but I've been daily driving a 92 Saturn SL 5 speed for the past few years that hasn't given me any trouble and I'm getting around 40-42 mpg on the highway on a consistent basis. Bought it for $1,300 with 107K miles. Might be a good option if you can't find a CRX. Maintenance is cheap and easy to do yourself. They burn a little oil but nothing to be too concerned about.
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Worth a phone call. It's the original owner and they are in Santa Monica.

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst...878760877.html
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i say get the crx.they last long *** time.
i think my brother has a 89 crx. si motor headders,shortshifter,full boltons for sale.i think he had a turbo for it. only problem is that he never got it running. i think he needed a computer for it. that thing had been sitting for a while. the boddy style was pretty sick on it though.**** my dad just bought a clean *** 97 eclipes 5speed 120K mi, cold air intake,rims,halos... for 1200.00 off some kid. runs and looks great.
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Originally Posted by djsanchez2
Worth a phone call. It's the original owner and they are in Santa Monica.

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst...878760877.html
lol thanks but im trying to get 88 n up thanks for the heads up tho bro
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I too have a Saturn. It's a 2000 SC1 with 152,xxx miles and not a darn problem. I do 90 miles a day to and from work (45 miles one way) That includes 1 way of mountain hill climb. And with the hill climb, my Saturn gets 35-37mpg. I paid $1,250. Talked the seller down from $1,800.

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+1 on those old saturns. I daily drive a 2003 corolla with salvage title. Bought it for $5k in 2006 with 60k (not original miles). Trouble free all these years.

IMO, having a slow car to drive during the day really helps me appreciate my SS.
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My ex had a 2000 saturn SC that gave her a lot of problems before she sold it. It had a little over 130,000 miles on it. She just sold it as is and bought a new car instead.
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you can always buy a civic or a corolla for under $1500.
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Just don't get a Nissan. They are great cars but also have electrical problems which not even Nissan knows how to fix. Toyotas and hondas are great DD
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^^^ Yeah i was thinking about picking up a DD civic so i could fix all the small nagging issues im having with my SS and build the trans.
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Originally Posted by djsanchez2
^^^ Yeah i was thinking about picking up a DD civic so i could fix all the small nagging issues im having with my SS and build the trans.
Yea man. I wanna sit my ws6, I drive it 20 miles a day for 6 days. I hate putting so many miles a day. I want a little POS, but I know when I'm driving it I'm gonna get mustangs and other potential races all around me.
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yeah, having a DD will make you miss the power of your camaro for sure, but on the positive side, it will make the camaro that much more enjoyable to drive.
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Yea man. I wanna sit my ws6, I drive it 20 miles a day for 6 days. I hate putting so many miles a day. I want a little POS, but I know when I'm driving it I'm gonna get mustangs and other potential races all around me.
THAT'S ALL?! My commute to work is 80+miles a day round trip. When i was going to school it was even more..... 7 days a week.
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my friend bought a crx for $1000, pretty much just had seats inside, it was like a gokart lol
i would get one if you found one
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THAT'S ALL?! My commute to work is 80+miles a day round trip. When i was going to school it was even more..... 7 days a week.
Well I'm tripping. It's 40 total, to many for me specially when my rear end is grinding and brake pads are at 10% haha. I brake with my tranny, from, 6 to, 4th, 3rd,2nd,1st. Hard times and gonna do my brakes till sat and hopefully they hold.



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