3Door4G
3Door4G Reader
5/9/10 9:49 a.m.

$200 or best offer. Located in Arbutus MD. About 5 minutes from UMBC.

It's a Standard model hatchback with a 4-speed manual and a 1.5 rated at 70hp when new. Yeah. It's a screamer. It even beat a Ford Fiesta on a highway run once. You'll be turning heads everywhere you go, and ahhh, nevermind. This ain't Craigslist. You know what the deal with this car is, what it's capable of and what it ain't. Caveat emptor and all that.

Basically, when I put it in gear and apply the throttle it emits a horrible grinding noise and doesn't go anywhere. Idles fine and all that. I guess the transmission needs to be taken apart or replaced. Personally, I needed a working car immediately, so I said berkeley it.

And there it sat. It's been at the bottom of my driveway on jackstands since last june. Hasn't been washed or anything. It's got 173k on the odometer. It'll probably need a new windshield as well.

Don't mind the missing wheels in the pics. I had pulled the driveshafts out to see if I could find the problem. Said driveshafts will be included in the purchase price.

I suppose it's a ripe candidate for an engine swap or whatever you want to do with it. I was rather fond of it, so anyone who's going to give it a good home will get preferential treatment.

Just so we're clear, the car is at the bottom of an inclined gravel driveway. It's going to need to be towed out, unless you want to fix it right there. I have no problem with that.

The front bumper has gotten more saggy and lopsided since it's been sitting.

A branch fell on the hood. Needs a new one. Or keep it for that junkyard rat look that seems to be gaining popularity with all the cool kids.

Side view. As you can see, the driveshafts have been removed.

Other side. Couldn't get a good picture because the neighbor's van was in the way. There's some denting along the door and behind it.

That bumper has had that dried up putty stuff on it since before I bought the car. I always intended to replace the bumpers, but if you haven't figured this out by now, I'm kind of lazy.

My interior is still in excellent shape, if I do say so myself.

Vinyl seats are a bit cracked though.

It's got some typical Honda cancer. I'm not making any claims as to the extent because I'm not sure. It really doesn't look too bad though.

The engine bay. Engine had been burning a bit of oil, just fyi. Still ran just fine.

If you have any other questions, or you want pics of something specific, (Involving the car, unless you're willing to pay top dollar) please let me know.

CarKid1989
CarKid1989 HalfDork
5/9/10 9:59 a.m.

location?

3Door4G
3Door4G Reader
5/9/10 10:11 a.m.

Oh shoot, sorry. I'm in Maryland. Right around Baltimore. About 5 minutes from UMBC.

slowcamaro
slowcamaro New Reader
5/9/10 10:21 a.m.

Clear title?

3Door4G
3Door4G Reader
5/9/10 10:33 a.m.

Title's just fine if that's what you're asking. It's not a total and it ain't stolen.

slowcamaro
slowcamaro New Reader
5/9/10 10:54 a.m.

Just making one was available, in your name, and matches the car. I have a friend who has been looking for a hatch. I'll send the link his way.

3Door4G
3Door4G Reader
5/9/10 12:22 p.m.

Sure thing. Yeah, the title's all good.

pinchvalve
pinchvalve SuperDork
5/10/10 11:22 a.m.

Is this a stock Civic Si? Does it have a B16 swap already? Can you ship to Micronesia? Will a check from the Government of Greece be OK? Can you get it in running order for me if I offer you $500 less than you are asking?

(Since you weren't listing it on Craiglist, I thought I would send you the standard questions.)

Good luck with the sale!

3Door4G
3Door4G Reader
5/11/10 12:40 p.m.

It took me a couple sentences to realize you were joking. I was about to get irrationally annoyed. Well played. :)

Nitroracer
Nitroracer Dork
5/11/10 2:07 p.m.

Is there enough room to push it up onto a tow dolly? Or is a flatbed going to be required?

3Door4G
3Door4G Reader
5/11/10 7:58 p.m.

There should be enough room if you park the truck itself on the hill. It'll take a bit of maneuvering but it's doable.

You're going to need a couple people to push it on the dolly, though. I'll be happy to help, but two people aren't going to be enough.

Nitroracer
Nitroracer Dork
5/11/10 9:26 p.m.

I think it took three people to push my old probe onto a dolly when the timing belt went south. A civic should be do able with your help. Would I be able to bolt the wheels back on and roll it up or have the ball joints been disconnected to get the axles out? Either way it should all go back together for towing and rolling. Checking on a dolly now

3Door4G
3Door4G Reader
5/11/10 9:38 p.m.

It shouldn't take more than 30 minutes to slap the drive axles back in if you're so inclined.

I did have trouble getting it up onto a dolly before. I guess it would depend on what kind you were using.

I will try to post pics of the space that we would have to maneuver in tomorrow.

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