2002 honda civic EX ??? HELP ???? CHICAGO

Question

I am planning to buy civic as it is good on gas, and at the same time it is reliable. But at the same time I dont want high price for it. I am at student 21 years old. I saw 2002 honda civic EX 2 DOOR it is having 1,17,000 miles on it. This car had small damage according to the owner. He says some one had banged his car from behind. He says it was small accident had he has fixed it. It runs good now NO engine or frame damage. I wanted to know how much should i pay for it. I live in CHICAGO.

Thanks

Answer 1

I would say no more then $5000. He may say it was small damage but how would you really know? Plus you have to be careful of Civic's during that time. A number of recalls were posted for some of them.

http://www.hondaproblems.com/ Make sure the owner took care of them if they applyed to this car. It's always good to check a cars history before buying. Car Fax is a good start. Plus give it a good test drive and cheak up. Never go by the car's reputation alone.