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2003 Honda Civic Lx Coupe 5 Speed Manual, Mechanic's Special on 2040-cars

Year:2003 Mileage:159985

Location:

Laurel, Maryland, United States

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2003 Honda Civic 2 Door LX

This car is a mechanic's special.

It is a tough decision to sell this car because I have otherwise kept all service up to date and it has been an excellent vehicle. However, this car has a few critical issues that aren’t cheap to repair but if done will definitely get the car to 300,000+ miles.

It was driven regularly (~150 miles / week) until I parked it about 10 months ago. Since then, It has been driven about 500 miles. It starts on the first crank and has a new battery.

*Alternatively, if you are local to Baltimore/DC and want to fix this car for an awesome price, I’m all ears.*

Body & Interior

The body and interior are in decent and solid condition though it’s not winning any awards. It has lived in the city for 7 years and has all the typical bumper scuffs that go along with that. The left front fender and headlight were repaired from a minor city scuff-up about 2 years ago.

The back seats fold flat allowing for so much hauling. The little beast has hauled 14 8-foot 2x4s with the trunk closed on one occasion and 4.5 bicycles with 3 occupants on another. These are incredible little cars.

Mechanical

Aside from the issues which are outlined below, the car is in good mechanical condition.

Clutch is new with about ~9k miles and shifts well and with incredible ease, just as you would expect from a Honda.

The catalytic converter is less than 15k miles old, the tires have lots of life left, oil always changed on time.

Now for the bad...

An internal engine issue is causing the car to burn about a quart of oil / tank of gas and to also return poor fuel mileage. It currently gets about 27 mpg in the city and 30 on the highway. Low compression in #3 cylinder at about 70 psi. All other cylinders hit between 120 and 130. I tested dry and warm after taking the car for a quick spin. I did not do a wet test. The car does not smoke at all but must be burning enough oil to foul a replaced o2 sensor shortly after replacement. This issue could be bad piston ring or valve seal though i’m leaning towards piston ring. I’ve never seen it drip oil.
Transmission - Bad input shaft bearing. Rattles a good deal when the car is cold but usually goes away after warm-up. This should be addressed before catastrophic failure. Transmission is very strong otherwise.
Brakes - Strong but pull to one side. This issue appeared after being parked for some time. I suspect that a caliper piston is the culprit which is a very straight-forward repair.

The Other.

Passenger window glass is fine but low quality,

Used OE replacement in great shape included in sale.

Sale and Pick-Up

25% deposit at close of auction with balance due within 7 days of close of auction.
I am confident that the car is capable of making a several-hundred mile trip if the new owner preferred to drive the vehicle away. I can pick you up at BWI airport or at any local train station or other location between Baltimore and DC.
Car must be claimed within 30 days of purchase.

Recent Service History

Date	Mileage	Service
6/7/2013	155,672	Brake Rotors, Brake Pads, Brake Fluid
1/8/2013	151,962	Rear main seal
1/4/2013	151,823	clutch service, rear main seal
10/3/2012	148,995	exhaust manifold, 4 new tires (Yokohama avid), high side hose
8/3/2011	131,180	replaced cam plug, cleaned degreased motor tech
5/27/2011	133,762	rear brake shoes, timing belt, water pump, seals, coolant, engine mount (front)
8/19/2010	119,827	oil pan gasket, valve cover gasket

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