Did I make the right decision?

**bail** · June 8th, 2009 02:06 AM

A friend is selling me his Honda Civic LX 1995 model for 160k. Check the pic.

Pros: Nice set of 17" rims( I dont know what brand),Lexus tailights,leather seats,cool aircon,Good maintenance, 119k mileage.

Cons: manual windows,No cd stereo, Test drove it,smooth siya and malakas but The car is shaky when the speed reaches 60.

So based on the advice sa forums,most of them was saying the car was overpriced, So di na ako nakipagdeal and decided to just look for another 2nd hand car. But lately I was thinking if I made the right decision, since I am from Zamboanga,it is rare here for someone to sell their civic with good maintenance,may rims na and with leather seats pa.and usually their prices is from 150k to 180k. hindi rin madali maghanap ng good 2nd hand cars dito considering na province dito. Iniicip ko rin kung nakahanap man ako ng ESI that is worth 150k, pero wala naman leather seats and rims so almost the same rin ang gagastusin ko. Ano sa tingin nyo guys?

**noobskie** · June 8th, 2009 02:25 AM

Never regret the decisions that you make dude. But honestly, with 200k+, you can get the 97 honda civic, the 1.6 with the vtec or maybe the lower tier lxi. Question is, kaya mo pa ba habulin yung car? Kung hindi na, don't bother asking yourself if you should've gotten it.

**willvill** · June 8th, 2009 03:20 AM

You are in the kitchen so it behooves that you know the smell of the car...I mean if the car is good or not for 160.

But the fact is, that Honda is not the only car in the Philippines. There are lots of car around. So, keep on looking maybe in CDO or Davao. Try to surf Davaosale.com

**beereo** · June 8th, 2009 05:19 AM

of course. it's not properly maintained if it's shaky, according to you, if the car reaches the 60 kph level. the looks of the car may be deceiving but the performance is below par.

**woohoo** · June 8th, 2009 06:51 AM

i was wondering what he meant by "SHAKING" -- if the ride was smooth, could the shaking have been caused by alignment issues?

**bail** · June 8th, 2009 08:01 AM

The mechanic told me that It has to do with alignment of the wheel. Is that a big issue?

**Gumusut_Amige** · June 8th, 2009 08:13 AM

Originally Posted by bail

The mechanic told me that It has to do with alignment of the wheel. Is that a big issue?

try mo munang magpa wheel balance pero masyadong mababa ang 60 kph para mag shake. how about your tire tread wear pattern??? meron bang uneven wear?

**willvill** · June 8th, 2009 10:26 AM

Originally Posted by woohoo

i was wondering what he meant by "SHAKING" -- if the ride was smooth, could the shaking have been caused by alignment issues?

most probably IMHO uneven tires... tires that have been unrounded due to age.

**1D4LV** · June 8th, 2009 10:42 AM

hmmm. tawaran mo pa... mga 150, and ok na yan.

**JJCarEnthusiast** · June 8th, 2009 11:14 AM

the shaking is probably alignment issue. have a wheel alignment and/or a wheel balance, as what the others say. kung shaky parin, its probably uneven tire wear.