Buying a car

welshboyo

Honda Civic 2.2 diesel one in Clydach.....

Bridgehouse

Might close this thread before he has a chance to tell us what it is. 


Lol.

LordOxygen

If it's Honda, well done. 

Emp_Fab

It is indeed a Honda!  (Sorry Sticky!)

Emp_Fab

It is..... Drum Roll please........!!!

A 2009 Honda Civic 2.2 ES in pale blue metallic (yes, @welshboyo, it is)

LordOxygen

Link?

not_the_dj

Nice one Emp. Congrats. 

TTony

Emp_Fab said:

It is..... Drum Roll please........!!!

A 2009 Honda Civic 2.2 ES in pale blue metallic (yes, @welshboyo, it is)

Good  decision Emp.  Are they sorting out the gearbox issue too or will you deal with that later?

Kilgore

Congratulations Emp.

Emp_Fab

It's high mileage at 126,000 but the service book is 100% local Honda Main Dealer, all stamped and all at the correct intervals.  It's a diesel (so what), it's clean, HPI is clear.  It's got a timing chain not belt.  The interior is very good and the seats are like new - zero sag.  The engine bay looks clean and the underside has no signs of any rust.  It has no perceptible smell and it has four premium GoodYear Eagle Sport tyres on it with lots of tread left.  Another sign it's had a good owner.

The only negatives I can find on it are the AirCon doesn't work, but he's sorting that, there is a little bit of peeling clear coat on the NSF wing, the plastic headlamp covers have gone a little milky and need a polish, the NSF bumper / body panel is a bit loose and hangs about 1/2" low.  (Probably low speed bump into a wall or something).  I'll sort that myself.
Lastly, the clutch bites in the last inch of pedal travel - at the bottom, not the top.  i.e. you've got to push the pedal to the floor to change gear.  It's hydraulic so that could be leaky cylinder rubbers.  I can't work out in my head if that could be a symptom of a friction plate on its last legs or not....  You would expect a cable clutch on its way out to start to slip and the biting point to move higher but I'm too tired right now to work out what a self-adjusting hydraulic clutch does.  Either way, I can fix it if it needs it.

It handles well, keeps a straight line with no hands on the wheel and under moderate braking.

It's also under the Autotrader valuation lower price point.

It's not perfect, but, considering the mobile farmyard with the brakes from the bottom of the ocean was the same price and had bald Chinese tyres, no service history for the past nine years, no oil or clutch fluid, I think I've found a decent example.

Emp_Fab

TTony said:

Emp_Fab said:

It is..... Drum Roll please........!!!

A 2009 Honda Civic 2.2 ES in pale blue metallic (yes, @welshboyo, it is)

Good  decision Emp.  Are they sorting out the gearbox issue too or will you deal with that later?

What gearbox issue?  The box is fine.

Bridgehouse

It might be a motorway mileage muncher in its previous life. 

That’s a good thing.

Emp_Fab

LordOxygen said:

Link?

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/323871276379

stephen.wood125

Well done, Emp. Happy motoring!

TTony

Emp_Fab said:

TTony said:

Emp_Fab said:

It is..... Drum Roll please........!!!

A 2009 Honda Civic 2.2 ES in pale blue metallic (yes, @welshboyo, it is)

Good  decision Emp.  Are they sorting out the gearbox issue too or will you deal with that later?

What gearbox issue?  The box is fine.

 

So, no chance of this getting to 100 pages then?

Looks like a nice tidy car.  Agree 101% that the tyres are a *very* good sign.  And a 2.2 engine in something that size should mean that it moves along nicely.

Happy Ending!

HerrMetal

Congrats. Look after her and that should be quality low cost motoring for the next 5 years given a bit of luck. Probably need a clutch/DMF at some point by the sounds of things but it's still a good deal if you ask me. Keeps you away from low emission zones too.

LordOxygen

Looks like a tidy example, that was made in Swindon. 
Congrats. 

DiscoStu

Let's not get ahead of ourselves, people. He hasn't bought it or driven it home yet...
Promising though!

steveledzep

Looks a good result.

That private plate should be worth a few quid 

jaytmon

Emp_Fab said:

Which one of you am I going to blame it it turns out to be a dud? 

I’m nervous already!! 

Joking aside I’ve seen lots of higher mileage Accords on Autotrader with the same engine, so I take that as a reassuring. Along with the tyres, which will be the new yardstick for if/when I change car myself!

Congrats mate...at the risk of being premature!