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I looks like I might be the proud owner of the used car holy grail, an actual $500 Honda Civic (I think it's an '09...I know it's a non-Si sedan with a stick shift.). This is definitely a case of the friends and family discount (an old buddy of mine hasn't driven it in years, it's been sitting at our old boss's house, and he just wants to get rid of it) and a neat opportunity to either flip for profit or sell one of my nicer cars to net some cash, a fun little rehab project.
The good news is as follows: I almost bought the thing back in 2020/15K miles ago and did some work to it then, so I have reason to believe that the brakes are fine. It has enough miles on it (I think 210K.) that if the R18 in it was going to crack its block it most likely would've done so by now. I know that it runs and the A/C works. I think the battery is still good (It's sitting on a charger.) and believe that the clutch still works (I know that I replaced the clutch cylinder a few years ago, and it's getting long in the tooth, but it did work last I checked.). The paint is not bad by late oughts Honda standards, and I like the color. The things I know are wrong with it are relatively minor (It needs a bolt for one of the back shocks, a window switch and regulator, the tires are showing cords, and the interior is trashed and disgusting.).
The only real potential snag is that the title looks like his dog ate it, so if I can't sneak that past a disinterested county clerk I'll have to wait for a replacement.
With a little bit of luck, that's the absolutely cheapest way to drive for the next couple of years. Even if you buy the cheapest, crappiest Chevy Bolt and charge it only using your solar panels, it's going to be more expensive per mile than this car. I'd try to get this thing to 300k miles out of principle.
I have no idea what I'm going to do with it. I already have an extra car that I need to sell but $500 was too good a deal to pass up. Depending on how well it cleans up and how much I like it I'll either flip it or sell one or potentially both of the other cars (I don't love either one of them.), pay off all my debt, and enjoy the beater/cheap insurance life for a year or few until something else I want comes along (I want a Civic Type R, but I don't have Civic Type R money.).
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