Too many miles on a Honda Civic?

-I'm buying my first car from a car dealership in a nearby town. The car I'm buying is a 2001 Honda Civic Sedan. It costs $2,900, but it has 185,000 miles on it. I know thats a lot of miles but Hondas' are known to last long, and I won't be driving it too much because I'm in high school. I think I will have some room too negotiate on the price, but it is one of the best deals I've found in the months I've been looking on autotrader and other used car websites. Also do you think it has too many miles or do you think it will be ok seeing as I'll only be using it for a few years, and I'm still in high school.



Thanks.185k is allot on any car. I really find that just a stereo type when people say Honda's last forever. There plenty of other cars out there with the same miles. If a car is well maintained it don't matter how many miles it has. And yes I think that's to many miles for the price. You can get some cars with 90k on them for 3grand. Honda or not parts are old and worn. and seals are weak
First, Bill is incorrect. You don't get 90k mile cars for 3 grand. There is some kind of misconception out there about what dealers pay for their cars. They're not all $1,000 and they don't grow on trees.



Auction price for the car you are interested in is about $2,500 assuming it is a clean title. Have it checked out by a mechanic first, but it's a good price.
I would not buy that car. It has way to many miles. 180k miles is about time you get trouble with the clutch, wheel bearing, Electrics.
Wow , your rich
Lol, your used american prices are high?! What's the engine size, and horsepower?



I think our English version would be the Honda Civic Sport with a 1.5 litre engine and around 100hp give or take. With that mileage, age, and some service history, and signs the owner/s weren't mechanical morons, it would sell for under 拢900, so that's $1300 or so? Does your price still seem good value? But we have different car culture to yourselves - eg. we had yearly MOTs (for every car over 3yrs old with rare exceptions) to ensure mechanical safety for decades, plus many people will also get the car serviced once in awhile, change the fluids etc. has yours had this positive treatment, otherwise, I'd be thinking you're paying far too much and keep looking.



As Top Gear confirmed, (at that time) no Honda V-Tec engines have ever failed - none from the 1,000,000 made and in use at that time. Sure the engine may not blow, but electrics haven't improved as much as mechanical reliability has over the decades of motoring, rust issues on the bodywork to consider, etc.
185 kmi isn't too high if it was cared for right. If it was "tuned" or lowered, I'd steer clear as it was probably driven by some boyracer Fast&Furious wannabe boanhedd.



Check out kbb.com and nada.com for used car values. Use the wholesale or trade-in numbers and add maybe $1000 if your dealership is a good one that backs up their product with more than just your state's lemon laws. Just for kicks compare that with the Retail value from those sources.



The Honda product rocks!
Its a risk. That's why its $2900 and not $20,000+.



It would not be unreasonable to expect an expensive motor or transmission repair or any number of lower cost repairs in the next few years.



If you go into it thinking all you have to do is buy gas for the next few years, you may well be disappointed and not prepared for an expensive repair.



I drive a car worth about $1500, it has about 70,000 miles. I face similar risks but my car has FAR fewer miles so I feel better about my chances.



Anybody driving a car worth under $3000 cant reasonably expect it to not need any kind of repairs for years on end.



Ive had mine 5 years and I haven't had anything major.



Where you have a car repaired can make a big difference in what you pay.



Ive had a number of smaller expenses.



I paid $65 total for a used alternator installed. You could pay $200-300 if you take it to honda or firestone.



I paid $89 for brakes. You could pay $150-200 elsewhere.



I changed the anti-freeze out myself for about $35. You'd pay $59-99 elsewhere.



And all those things are minor. The risk is your motor or transmission go out.

That could cost $1200-1800+ to repair or replace.



It happens. Even if you have the car checked out by a mechanic prior to buying it.



It may NOT happen. It doesn't ALWAYS happen. But you need to be prepared for the chance that it could.



It would probably be a good idea to try and find a similar car for sale by a private party. A dealer selling a car for $2900 means it might be a $1500-1600 wholesale piece. And you could buy a similar car for about $2200 from a private party.

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If the dealer is willing to sell for $24, a private party might sell it for $16-17.



Its very rare that dealers will negotiate over the phone.



Has YOUR mechanic checked out the car ? How do you know it doesn't have big problems right now ?