I can get this car for cheap, but should I buy it? Options

[saleeka]

Long story short- Grandma cant drive anymore, so shes looking to get rid of her car. Dad passed up on the oppurtunity, so It's been offered to me now by him. I could prolly get this car for like 2 grand, but I personally dont find this car interesting (its an auto) or classy because its emrald green w. a beige interior, and it has some hail damage. Its a 98 accord LX 4 door, but the kicker is it only has about 8,XXX miles on it. yes, only eight thousand... what would you guys do? I can by the car, but selling it for profit is out of the question... buy it and put storage insurance on it, dump the celi and roll in this, store the celi, ect? give me some suggestions

[devilsden97]

Long story short- Grandma cant drive anymore, so shes looking to get rid of her car. Dad passed up on the oppurtunity, so It's been offered to me now by him. I could prolly get this car for like 2 grand, but I personally dont find this car interesting (its an auto) or classy because its emrald green w. a beige interior, and it has some hail damage. Its a 98 accord LX 4 door, but the kicker is it only has about 8,XXX miles on it. yes, only eight thousand... what would you guys do? I can by the car, but selling it for profit is out of the question... buy it and put storage insurance on it, dump the celi and roll in this, store the celi, ect? give me some suggestions

thats your DD, and your celi becomes a project car!

[Hanyo]

buy it,

that would be a very relable car if you want to go to a party, give rides, or let your family borrow it.

[jgreening]

I would buy it and then after you had it for awhile sell it for a profit. You can say that you just got tired of granny's car and if you keep it for several months, no one can say it was "the plan" all along

[bloodrain]

buy it and then resell it

[saleeka]

i'd feel way too guilty if i were to sell it... I respect her way too much to do somthing like that...

[JFrost9]

sell it, and give 1/4th to charity...that way you dont feel like an @$$hole for selling grandmas car...no but seriously, it all depends on what your plans are for the celica if any. If you just have the celi as a DD, then just sell/garage the celi. You could also turn it into a project car. The possibilities are endless.

[95CelicaST]

How long has it been since it was driven?

From my experience, a car that has sat for a while and then sold to be a DD does not like being driven so much.

My dad got a 96 Corsica with 30K on it, and had been sitting for a year. The guy had his son go start it up and let it run and then shut it off about once a week. My dad started driving it about 50-75 miles a day and the car had a fit. Blew a head gasket. Blew a radiator, timing belt. Popped tire, thermostat and a few other things.

Depending on how long it has been sitting I would consider using it as a DD and making the Celi a project.

[saleeka]

the more i think about this- the more I think the celi will get dumped or put into the garage for the time being... If I were to DD this accord, what exactly would you guys do to it to improve performance, audio, styling, ect... ? I dont have much knowlege of this car, but does anybody know the correct 16 and 17 inch wheel and tire size for this car to keep the speedo good? Also, car audio wise, its going to need a cd player and most likely some better speakers (I like the pioneer deck in my celi with the stock 6-speaker setup plenty), so what would you throw in (looking for just a cheap deck and some decent bass response and crisp mid to high end)... Is it worth throwing a new exhaust and intake onto her?

How long has it been since it was driven?

From my experience, a car that has sat for a while and then sold to be a DD does not like being driven so much.

My dad got a 96 Corsica with 30K on it, and had been sitting for a year. The guy had his son go start it up and let it run and then shut it off about once a week. My dad started driving it about 50-75 miles a day and the car had a fit. Blew a head gasket. Blew a radiator, timing belt. Popped tire, thermostat and a few other things.

Depending on how long it has been sitting I would consider using it as a DD and making the Celi a project.

This is the only concern of mine. I know its bad to let cars sit, and this car has only made small in city round trips close to it's entire life...

[Digndoug]

I would buy it and turn the celi into a project car...

[95celgt]

i put a intake onto an accord once, only $35 for the whole thing on ebay from option racing, it made a really nice difference, projectors were a nice addition as well.

[creamed_corn]

How could you pass up the opportunity to buy a faster car than your celica?

[CheesyLobster]

sell it for your grandma and give her some/most of the money.

[saleeka]

Awsome news. Called insurance company today to see how much more it would be to insure the accord, full coverage, and its only $41 per month! So after this sweet news, work gives me the awsome promotion I was hoping for at the end of the summer, so i'll be making much more $$$ to spend on BOTH the cars I'm getting the accord as soon as all the stuff is worked out in the family, the celi becomes a minor project car, and the accord will be getting some rims and a starter sound setup I'll keep everybody posted on what happenes with the celi when she goes project. I'm thinking all new struts, 7th gen gt-s rims, and some factory skirts and lips to start. Im way excited to finally have the cash to play with my car(s)!

[95celgt]

thats awesome saleeka, accord is nice, I think you will like it:D

as for the celi, get some curren tails and projectors as well!