ek4 civic buying!

[Riko360]

hi all first of all hello! i am new to the forum, altho i have been buying cars from here for a while i have never registered!
anyways to the subject at hand, i am looking into buying a ek4 civic vti and was wondering what sort of things i should be looking for when i go and see one eg common places for rust, engine problems etc any info will help me buy a gooden rather that a s**t peice many thanks in advance

Rick

[Heathwood]

Have owned an EK4 VTI for around 5 years but I've not much to say as it just does not go wrong. I'm not aware of any known problems, accept for rust where the rear arches meets the bumper (due to the rubber arch liners holding water and muck).

[Rocco Stigfredi]

check for: regular care and maintanance: civics cost more to run than the average hatchback, don't get one thats been skimped on..

rear calipers: these gum up for fun...

regular oil: the cars do 8krpm, and burn it when driven hard, don't take the risk

by this age, i would guess at it needing new dampers/ bushes...

make sure the air con works...

thats all i can think of from the top of my head....

which model are you looking for? 3dr? 5dr? hatch/estate? vti? trim level?

[john7]

I've had a Jordan for 6 years now, can't part with it!

[Eddh]

CRAP

Civic Rusty Arch Problem

The only real problem with these cars apart from the usual checks you do when buying a car. Yeah also check the oil as they do burn oil when driven hard!

[Xenocide]

Mine had absolutely nothing wrong with it the whole time I owned it. It was driven HARD too.

It was well looked after though.