2nd Hand Cars are sooo problematic!
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Anyone here bought a second hand car and faced a lot of problems with it? What things did you have to change and how much you had to spend in all?
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Can be troublefree and cost effective if you know how to check the car before buying it or having someone with you who knows how to do it... Then also have the seller send it for Viacom or AAS inspection before committing.
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Can be troublefree and cost effective if you know how to check the car before buying it or having someone with you who knows how to do it... Then also have the seller send it for Viacom or AAS inspection before committing.
I doubt that second hand cars are trouble-free. They might appear value-for-money for the first month but after that all the problems would start to appear.
Anyone care to share their bad experiences so that potential buyers know what to look out for or what to expect from such a buy? -
Not really... I have driven 3 secondhand cars in the past 8 years... Check the oils and battery water and had them serviced every 6 months like clockwork and had no issue with any of the 3.
Just so you know, 1st was an RX7 2nd was a DOHC Civic and now a Del Sol. All 3 are relatively high performance and really pushed to the extreme by their owners.
Still I did have to go through piles of lemons to source these gems out... That's all I'm saying. Getting a secondhand car doesn't have to be a mechanical nightmare if you know what to look for before buying. -
Still I did have to go through piles of lemons to source these gems out... That's all I'm saying.
That is one eerie, nightmare. -
I guess many of the forumnites here own new cars from the amount of response to this thread.
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bought a 20 yr old car. no mechanica probs...just spent money on its cosmetics..
came in to post cos u said no one drives old car...=) -
I don't own a car... cos supporting it is going to kill me... but I don't mind a 2nd car if I had the money... but I'm actually eyeing JY's car.. hee... that's a hard car to source for... then again, I won't be able to get one anytime soon.. so for now, I'm just dreaming... hee..
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I didn't have any issues.
But i hear of some engine overhaul etc.. i was just lucky. Plus it was love at first sight.
I knew it was the right one. -
hahaha ... save now lor ... i am sure JY will reserve for you ah ...Originally posted by LH83:I don't own a car... cos supporting it is going to kill me... but I don't mind a 2nd car if I had the money... but I'm actually eyeing JY's car.. hee... that's a hard car to source for... then again, I won't be able to get one anytime soon.. so for now, I'm just dreaming... hee.. -
hey dude ... how much u paid for the Del Sol? is it powerful?Originally posted by Bloop...:Not really... I have driven 3 secondhand cars in the past 8 years... Check the oils and battery water and had them serviced every 6 months like clockwork and had no issue with any of the 3.
Just so you know, 1st was an RX7 2nd was a DOHC Civic and now a Del Sol. All 3 are relatively high performance and really pushed to the extreme by their owners.
Still I did have to go through piles of lemons to source these gems out... That's all I'm saying. Getting a secondhand car doesn't have to be a mechanical nightmare if you know what to look for before buying.
I am thinking of getting a second hand Evo ... but still in the mixed of getting a Passo and a second hand Evo (maybe 7) damn i heard so much of engine problems and extra sounds from second hand cars ... how?
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Hrm... I don't even know what the Del Sol looks like... anyone got any pics?
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I have not even heard of the Del Sol. Curious to know how the car looks like...
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Paid $42K for my Sol. It's got suff power for me. Abt 220bhp, not monster... but suff...Originally posted by johncooper:hey dude ... how much u paid for the Del Sol? is it powerful?
I am thinking of getting a second hand Evo ... but still in the mixed of getting a Passo and a second hand Evo (maybe 7) damn i heard so much of engine problems and extra sounds from second hand cars ... how? -
but how long the car is on the earth? then COE another ten years ah?Originally posted by Bloop...:Paid $42K for my Sol. It's got suff power for me. Abt 220bhp, not monster... but suff...
But 220bhp is good leow compared to mine only 165bhp after heavy mods ...
What color is yours? my friend's is black, he got the apexi meters for V-tec engine ... looks damn cool man
Del Sol is also known as the Facelifted CRX right? -
Late '92 model, but COE was renewed early (yup.. 08/11). Also blackOriginally posted by johncooper:but how long the car is on the earth? then COE another ten years ah?
But 220bhp is good leow compared to mine only 165bhp after heavy mods ...
What color is yours? my friend's is black, he got the apexi meters for V-tec engine ... looks damn cool man
Del Sol is also known as the Facelifted CRX right? 
Previous owner painted it from it's original Honda Pearl White.
I've got an RSM on mine. Planning to get a Unichip installed this coming Sat though
Let's see if it can really give me the 8% - 15% power increase.
Also.. No, Del Sol is not a face lifted CRX. It is actually a cross between a Civic and a CRX. Was first released as a Civic CRX, then given its own series designation as the Del Sol. Quite a few internal changes on top of the total body change from the CRX. -
err ... did you happened to buy it from an Indian owner named .. "Bal" or something like that?Originally posted by Bloop...:Late '92 model, but COE was renewed early (yup.. 08/11). Also black Previous owner painted it from it's original Honda Pearl White.
I've got an RSM on mine. Planning to get a Unichip installed this coming Sat though Let's see if it can really give me the 8% - 15% power increase.
Also.. No, Del Sol is not a face lifted CRX. It is actually a cross between a Civic and a CRX. Was first released as a Civic CRX, then given its own series designation as the Del Sol. Quite a few internal changes on top of the total body change from the CRX. -
Nope