is this a good deal?

[charmander]

im planning to buy my first car. im a newbie so guys i need your advice.

i saw this car. P300k
civic vtec 1997 model
stock engine
44k mileage

ive seen it personally. both the interior and the exterior look new. the owner said it never had any major accident, just minor scratches. he also said that there is no need to fix anything except some minor painting. he said something about the suspension but i wasnt able to ask for details. he said it was just fixed recently so there will be no problems. i still have to send a mechanic to check if everything that he said was true. some things included with the car are: chin, non-stock grill, gas saver(?), strut bar. the car has been lowered but i dont know if its a good thing especially since rainy season has started. the color coding is also similar with our other car which is kinda bad but its not really a big deal for me unless there is an emergency.

i need your opinion guys. is it a good buy? thanks!

edit: the car is first owned. automatic.

[voltscastillo]

automatic or manual? the gas saver device sounds like a bad thing because it points to an owner who doesn't care if he blows the engine by installing such things. wag ka na kumuha ng mechanic, just drive it around na lang...kalampag, hina pickup, lahat yan lalabas with 10 minutes of driving.

marami kasi mga "check the car" mechanics na luko-luko, isusubo ka to purchase dahil they've called the seller in advance to ask for a cut in exchange for an OK. tapos on top of that, hihingi pa commission sa iyo. i know, so trust me on this.

300T for that model sounds OK pero it doesn't hurt to make tawad.

[charmander]

thanks for your input voltscastillo. oops i forgot to say its an automatic. first owned. i dont know much about cars so its hard for me to tell if the car is running well or not. but the one ill bring is my moms friend so i guess its safe to get his opinion about the car.

should i remove the gas saver if ever im going to get the car? i know they are not really effective(according to the khaos threads here).

any more inputs?

[rayana]

you may ask the owner kung may iba pa syang ride.
imo. yung 44K na mileage for 8 years is 'quite' low (average is about 5.5K/year). unless, may iba pa syang cars/vehicles.

just my opinion lang po.

[badkuk]

rayana:yung 44K na mileage for 8 years is 'quite' low

hmmm...some rewinding perhaps?

[van_wilder]

yes, ask kung bakit mababa yun mileage... baka naman pinarewind niya... idaan mo sa lubak para makita kung may kalampag... or kahit sa humps lang ng mabilis... may duda ako dun sa gas saver... baka naman khaos ito...

[charmander]

they have another car. an older civic hatchback. they are selling the vtec because di naman daw masyado nagagamit and it consumes more gas compared to the hatch. may business kasi silang malapit lang sa house kaya siguro konti lang ang mileage. but ill still try to ask why the mileage is kinda low.

the current speedometer is not working but he said he would replace it with a new one for free if we are going to get the car. does this mean anything? i mean is it usual to bust your speedometer through normal use?

[odell]

pag hidne gumagana speedometer.. hinde rin gumagana un odometer.. correct me if im wrong... tsss.. dinaya ata ah..

[charmander]

wow.. thanks.. now i also have to ask kung since when pa hindi gumagana yung speedometer..

[Pro Staff]

personally, I'll never get a a car with a gas saver installed. Although unofficial, I've read something about engine damage related to this gadgets ireversible. with your budget, marami ka pa makikitang mas OK na ride

my 2 cents...peace