Is it time to sell my 96 civic?
 

I currenly have a 96 civic EX in good condition. It currenly has 99,000
miles on it and I am told that once it hits 100k the value will drop
dramatically. I have had no problems at all with the car. Original clutch,
had the timing belt replaced, have a new battery, some brake pads. It has
been a great car. Not being very educated on cars(sorry), how long can I
expect my car to run before it starts needing expensive maintenance? I
realize this will be a guess. Thankyou.

Re: Is it time to sell my 96 civic?
 

my 95 is at 316k km's, haven't put a part on it in over a year (then was a
cv joint, cost about 150 dollar cdn) you have a long ways to go yet, do the
regular maintance and take care of it and it will take care of you




"Buffalo" <buffalo@dddddns.org> wrote in message
news:lXZQb.25187$q4.23925@newsread3.news.atl.earth link.net...
> I currenly have a 96 civic EX in good condition. It currenly has 99,000
> miles on it and I am told that once it hits 100k the value will drop
> dramatically. I have had no problems at all with the car. Original clutch,
> had the timing belt replaced, have a new battery, some brake pads. It has
> been a great car. Not being very educated on cars(sorry), how long can I
> expect my car to run before it starts needing expensive maintenance? I
> realize this will be a guess. Thankyou.
>
>
>

Re: Is it time to sell my 96 civic?
 

my 95 is at 316k km's, haven't put a part on it in over a year (then was a
cv joint, cost about 150 dollar cdn) you have a long ways to go yet, do the
regular maintance and take care of it and it will take care of you




"Buffalo" <buffalo@dddddns.org> wrote in message
news:lXZQb.25187$q4.23925@newsread3.news.atl.earth link.net...
> I currenly have a 96 civic EX in good condition. It currenly has 99,000
> miles on it and I am told that once it hits 100k the value will drop
> dramatically. I have had no problems at all with the car. Original clutch,
> had the timing belt replaced, have a new battery, some brake pads. It has
> been a great car. Not being very educated on cars(sorry), how long can I
> expect my car to run before it starts needing expensive maintenance? I
> realize this will be a guess. Thankyou.
>
>
>

Re: Is it time to sell my 96 civic?
 

my 95 is at 316k km's, haven't put a part on it in over a year (then was a
cv joint, cost about 150 dollar cdn) you have a long ways to go yet, do the
regular maintance and take care of it and it will take care of you




"Buffalo" <buffalo@dddddns.org> wrote in message
news:lXZQb.25187$q4.23925@newsread3.news.atl.earth link.net...
> I currenly have a 96 civic EX in good condition. It currenly has 99,000
> miles on it and I am told that once it hits 100k the value will drop
> dramatically. I have had no problems at all with the car. Original clutch,
> had the timing belt replaced, have a new battery, some brake pads. It has
> been a great car. Not being very educated on cars(sorry), how long can I
> expect my car to run before it starts needing expensive maintenance? I
> realize this will be a guess. Thankyou.
>
>
>

Re: Is it time to sell my 96 civic?
 

my 95 is at 316k km's, haven't put a part on it in over a year (then was a
cv joint, cost about 150 dollar cdn) you have a long ways to go yet, do the
regular maintance and take care of it and it will take care of you




"Buffalo" <buffalo@dddddns.org> wrote in message
news:lXZQb.25187$q4.23925@newsread3.news.atl.earth link.net...
> I currenly have a 96 civic EX in good condition. It currenly has 99,000
> miles on it and I am told that once it hits 100k the value will drop
> dramatically. I have had no problems at all with the car. Original clutch,
> had the timing belt replaced, have a new battery, some brake pads. It has
> been a great car. Not being very educated on cars(sorry), how long can I
> expect my car to run before it starts needing expensive maintenance? I
> realize this will be a guess. Thankyou.
>
>
>

Re: Is it time to sell my 96 civic?
 

Go to http://www.edmunds.com or http://www.kbb.com and check the market
value of your car at, say, 99 k, 120 k and 150 k miles and see if the
drop is as dramatic as you've been told. Regardless, payments on a new
car is going to be way higher than the monthly drop in value on your
existing car. Unless you WANT a new car I'd just keep the '96.



Buffalo wrote:
>
> I currenly have a 96 civic EX in good condition. It currenly has 99,000
> miles on it and I am told that once it hits 100k the value will drop
> dramatically. I have had no problems at all with the car. Original clutch,
> had the timing belt replaced, have a new battery, some brake pads. It has
> been a great car. Not being very educated on cars(sorry), how long can I
> expect my car to run before it starts needing expensive maintenance? I
> realize this will be a guess. Thankyou.

Re: Is it time to sell my 96 civic?
 

Go to http://www.edmunds.com or http://www.kbb.com and check the market
value of your car at, say, 99 k, 120 k and 150 k miles and see if the
drop is as dramatic as you've been told. Regardless, payments on a new
car is going to be way higher than the monthly drop in value on your
existing car. Unless you WANT a new car I'd just keep the '96.



Buffalo wrote:
>
> I currenly have a 96 civic EX in good condition. It currenly has 99,000
> miles on it and I am told that once it hits 100k the value will drop
> dramatically. I have had no problems at all with the car. Original clutch,
> had the timing belt replaced, have a new battery, some brake pads. It has
> been a great car. Not being very educated on cars(sorry), how long can I
> expect my car to run before it starts needing expensive maintenance? I
> realize this will be a guess. Thankyou.

Re: Is it time to sell my 96 civic?
 

Go to http://www.edmunds.com or http://www.kbb.com and check the market
value of your car at, say, 99 k, 120 k and 150 k miles and see if the
drop is as dramatic as you've been told. Regardless, payments on a new
car is going to be way higher than the monthly drop in value on your
existing car. Unless you WANT a new car I'd just keep the '96.



Buffalo wrote:
>
> I currenly have a 96 civic EX in good condition. It currenly has 99,000
> miles on it and I am told that once it hits 100k the value will drop
> dramatically. I have had no problems at all with the car. Original clutch,
> had the timing belt replaced, have a new battery, some brake pads. It has
> been a great car. Not being very educated on cars(sorry), how long can I
> expect my car to run before it starts needing expensive maintenance? I
> realize this will be a guess. Thankyou.

Re: Is it time to sell my 96 civic?
 

Go to http://www.edmunds.com or http://www.kbb.com and check the market
value of your car at, say, 99 k, 120 k and 150 k miles and see if the
drop is as dramatic as you've been told. Regardless, payments on a new
car is going to be way higher than the monthly drop in value on your
existing car. Unless you WANT a new car I'd just keep the '96.



Buffalo wrote:
>
> I currenly have a 96 civic EX in good condition. It currenly has 99,000
> miles on it and I am told that once it hits 100k the value will drop
> dramatically. I have had no problems at all with the car. Original clutch,
> had the timing belt replaced, have a new battery, some brake pads. It has
> been a great car. Not being very educated on cars(sorry), how long can I
> expect my car to run before it starts needing expensive maintenance? I
> realize this will be a guess. Thankyou.

Re: Is it time to sell my 96 civic?
 

Just think how much a new one would cost.
You can do a lot of fixing for just a small fraction of that.

"Buffalo" <buffalo@dddddns.org> wrote in message
news:lXZQb.25187$q4.23925@newsread3.news.atl.earth link.net...
> I currenly have a 96 civic EX in good condition. It currenly has 99,000
> miles on it and I am told that once it hits 100k the value will drop
> dramatically. I have had no problems at all with the car. Original clutch,
> had the timing belt replaced, have a new battery, some brake pads. It has
> been a great car. Not being very educated on cars(sorry), how long can I
> expect my car to run before it starts needing expensive maintenance? I
> realize this will be a guess. Thankyou.
>
>
>

Re: Is it time to sell my 96 civic?
 

Just think how much a new one would cost.
You can do a lot of fixing for just a small fraction of that.

"Buffalo" <buffalo@dddddns.org> wrote in message
news:lXZQb.25187$q4.23925@newsread3.news.atl.earth link.net...
> I currenly have a 96 civic EX in good condition. It currenly has 99,000
> miles on it and I am told that once it hits 100k the value will drop
> dramatically. I have had no problems at all with the car. Original clutch,
> had the timing belt replaced, have a new battery, some brake pads. It has
> been a great car. Not being very educated on cars(sorry), how long can I
> expect my car to run before it starts needing expensive maintenance? I
> realize this will be a guess. Thankyou.
>
>
>

Re: Is it time to sell my 96 civic?
 

Just think how much a new one would cost.
You can do a lot of fixing for just a small fraction of that.

"Buffalo" <buffalo@dddddns.org> wrote in message
news:lXZQb.25187$q4.23925@newsread3.news.atl.earth link.net...
> I currenly have a 96 civic EX in good condition. It currenly has 99,000
> miles on it and I am told that once it hits 100k the value will drop
> dramatically. I have had no problems at all with the car. Original clutch,
> had the timing belt replaced, have a new battery, some brake pads. It has
> been a great car. Not being very educated on cars(sorry), how long can I
> expect my car to run before it starts needing expensive maintenance? I
> realize this will be a guess. Thankyou.
>
>
>

Re: Is it time to sell my 96 civic?
 

Just think how much a new one would cost.
You can do a lot of fixing for just a small fraction of that.

"Buffalo" <buffalo@dddddns.org> wrote in message
news:lXZQb.25187$q4.23925@newsread3.news.atl.earth link.net...
> I currenly have a 96 civic EX in good condition. It currenly has 99,000
> miles on it and I am told that once it hits 100k the value will drop
> dramatically. I have had no problems at all with the car. Original clutch,
> had the timing belt replaced, have a new battery, some brake pads. It has
> been a great car. Not being very educated on cars(sorry), how long can I
> expect my car to run before it starts needing expensive maintenance? I
> realize this will be a guess. Thankyou.
>
>
>

Re: Is it time to sell my 96 civic?
 

In article <lXZQb.25187$q4.23925@newsread3.news.atl.earthlink .net>,
"Buffalo" <buffalo@dddddns.org> wrote:

> I currenly have a 96 civic EX in good condition. It currenly has 99,000
> miles on it and I am told that once it hits 100k the value will drop
> dramatically. I have had no problems at all with the car. Original clutch,
> had the timing belt replaced, have a new battery, some brake pads. It has
> been a great car. Not being very educated on cars(sorry), how long can I
> expect my car to run before it starts needing expensive maintenance? I
> realize this will be a guess. Thankyou.

My advice is (if you can afford it) to trade it in on a newer (or new)
civic EX. I once kept a car beyond 100,000 miles and started having
various minor problems related to parts that stopped working. I traded it
in before it developed problems with tranny or engine. Of course, the
decision is up to you since you know more about your financial situation
than we do.

Re: Is it time to sell my 96 civic?
 

In article <lXZQb.25187$q4.23925@newsread3.news.atl.earthlink .net>,
"Buffalo" <buffalo@dddddns.org> wrote:

> I currenly have a 96 civic EX in good condition. It currenly has 99,000
> miles on it and I am told that once it hits 100k the value will drop
> dramatically. I have had no problems at all with the car. Original clutch,
> had the timing belt replaced, have a new battery, some brake pads. It has
> been a great car. Not being very educated on cars(sorry), how long can I
> expect my car to run before it starts needing expensive maintenance? I
> realize this will be a guess. Thankyou.

My advice is (if you can afford it) to trade it in on a newer (or new)
civic EX. I once kept a car beyond 100,000 miles and started having
various minor problems related to parts that stopped working. I traded it
in before it developed problems with tranny or engine. Of course, the
decision is up to you since you know more about your financial situation
than we do.