95 Honda ESi - tanong lang.

**ryanamontos** · February 20th, 2008 06:45 PM

Hello guys,im still newbie pag dating sa mga auto, and im planning to buy used Honda ESI for my first car. worth it ba sya? or is there any other car that will suite my needs. fuel efficient, ma-porma, low maintenance.budget is 180ktanx for you input!!!

**niky** · February 20th, 2008 07:10 PM

It'll easily fit within your budget. But at this point, it's a very old car. You'll have to be patient and look at a lot of units to find one that doesn't need too much work to bring it back to 'fairly new' condition.

Main things to look out for on the ESi include a poorly repaired or cheaply repaired cooling system (metal top radiator? cracked hoses? stay away... the owner doesn't really car for it well)... and rust on the roof.

The engine, in general, is a good one, but if it doesn't run right, just shop around and find one that does.

There are newer cars (non-Honda) that fit within your budget. Be flexible, and look around at many different secondhands and be patient. Finding a good buy secondhand takes time.

**ron999** · February 23rd, 2008 04:18 AM

ako, im driving a honda 94ESi, regret ko lang cguro, dami mo pwede gawing mods and upgrades sa EG so magastos.
In terms of engine very reliable, given na, maporma tlga at hindi malalaos.
upto now marami pa ESi ang nananalo both sa karera at car shows.
getting the best of both worlds ika nga performance and aesthetics.

mine runs arnd 10-11Km/Liter so tipid tlga

**Type 100** · February 23rd, 2008 10:51 AM

Ingat lang talaga sa roof, it's one of the perennial headaches among 1992-95 "EG"-series Civic owners. My aunt's 1995 EG Civic ESi still has its roof bubble-free and corrosion-free though.

Another bugbear of Civics of that vintage is the automatic transmission. Around that time, Honda hadn't yet sorted the programming of its automatics, so driving can be a little jerkier than other cars of the same period.

If you want something a little newer, may I suggest a 1999 Honda City 1.5. Very good fuel consumption also, and the interior is almost as spacious. But the Civic will be a better buy if modification is your kind of thing.

**number001** · February 23rd, 2008 03:25 PM

Had the oppurtunity to own and drive a '93 Civic ESi A/T, ' 94 Civic ESi A/T, and '95 Civic ESi M/T. All bought new, btw. The '93 and '95 have been sold already with over 60,xxx kms and 54,xxx kms respectively. The '94 just reached 30,xxx kms.

The '93 had the rusty roof syndrone after a few years, but was eventually rectified after some repair in a non-honda generic body shop.

Both our '93 and '94 had A/T which was convenient for driving in traffic. But performance-wise, the A/T can't hold a candle against the manual trans in the '95. For some reason, the A/T seem to rob the engine of its power. And fuel consumption is a lot worse. The manual is the better transmission and should be the one that you should go for. Our '95 manual beat a "souped up"( airfilter, high flow exhaust, complete body kit, etc) '93 A/T in straight line speed in EDSA. The guy driving the '93 was a school mate then and he was so irritated that he got beaten. Btw, it was "manong" who was driving the rev happy '95 m/t.

Right before it was sold, our '95 had leaking shocks in the rear. The upper portion of the radiator which is made of fiberglass developed leaks on the left side.

Its really hard to find a bone stock ESi in any year bec. most have turned them into rice machines with all those mods. The one who bought our bone stock '95, planned to turn mod it already with mag wheels and all.

**ryanamontos** · February 23rd, 2008 05:13 PM

Thanks po so mga inputs, id really appreciate that. =)Whats the price range of stock 95 ESi?

**number001** · February 23rd, 2008 06:11 PM

Sold mine for Php 200K in Jan 2006.

**niky** · February 23rd, 2008 06:41 PM

Wow... you got a lot for it! Fresh na fresh siguro yun.

You can get ones as low as 150-170k now, but be warned... you get what you pay for. Sometimes it's worth paying that extra 20-30k pesos for a car that's been well maintained.

**hondaesi** · February 24th, 2008 03:45 AM

hey... i got mine last sept. 2007 94esi manual swete lang good condition in and out again main problem is sakin na lumabas yung sakit sa roof (original paint pa kasi eh)
madami ka makikita na good condition pero it may take time to find one (sakin more than a month bago ako nakakita)
the car is very reliable
just test drive it to baguio this week 3 days 2 nights 1800 lang gas ko the whole trip.

maganda na at maporma very reliable pa

konting patience if you really think this car is a nice choice

**ryanamontos** · February 24th, 2008 12:35 PM

Originally Posted by hondaesi

hey... i got mine last sept. 2007 94esi manual swete lang good condition in and out again main problem is sakin na lumabas yung sakit sa roof (original paint pa kasi eh)
madami ka makikita na good condition pero it may take time to find one (sakin more than a month bago ako nakakita)
the car is very reliable
just test drive it to baguio this week 3 days 2 nights 1800 lang gas ko the whole trip.

maganda na at maporma very reliable pa

konting patience if you really think this car is a nice choice

Im still planning to get an ESi, 95 would be great. But i noticed that the price is still the same, hindi nagbabago. Last year price range was 160-180k. Anyways sana makahanap ako ng stock na ESi and in a very good condition.