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1988 Honda Civic Dx Ef Hatchback, 52k Mile Survivor, One-owner, All Original on 2040-cars

Year:1988 Mileage:52518 Color: White /
 Blue
Location:

Warwick, Rhode Island, United States

Warwick, Rhode Island, United States
Advertising:
Transmission:Automatic
Body Type:Hatchback
Vehicle Title:Clear
Engine:1.5 Liter SOHC 16 Valve 4-Cylinder DPFI
Fuel Type:Gasoline
For Sale By:Owner
VIN: 2HGED6451JH500802 Year: 1988
Number of Cylinders: 4
Make: Honda
Model: Civic
Trim: DX
Options: Cassette Player
Drive Type: Front Wheel Drive
Mileage: 52,518
Sub Model: Hatchback
Disability Equipped: No
Exterior Color: White
Number of Doors: 2
Interior Color: Blue
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty
Condition: Used: A vehicle is considered used if it has been registered and issued a title. Used vehicles have had at least one previous owner. The condition of the exterior, interior and engine can vary depending on the vehicle's history. See the seller's listing for full details and description of any imperfections. ... 

Hey everybody.  I've got just a beautiful original 1988 Honda Civic DX Hatchback for sale for you folks today.  This car is absolutely fantastic, all-original, never abused, garaged since new...basically any positive attribute of a vehicle you can ascribe to a car you can ascribe to this one.


I purchased the vehicle from a friend of mine's mother, who has owned it since new.  She doesn't drive anymore, and he knows I like a little project, so he offered me the vehicle.  We had the vehicle towed out of the garage where it has spent it's entire life, since the day she brought it home from Majestic Honda, right here in Rhode Island, in 1988.

This is a real little-old-lady owned car.  She drove the vehicle to pick the grandkids up from school, and to church on Sundays...sounds like a total cliche, but that's the story of this Civic.

I had to do a few repairs of the vehicle, namely a new battery and alternator, a new fuel pump, and new rear window gas struts.  With those, the car is good to go.  Runs beautiful, transmission shifts great, stops and turns like it should.  Oh, I also did an oil change.  The oil in it looked pretty good, but hey, better safe than sorry right?

This car is a time capsule, friends.  To a time where a passenger side mirror was an option.  To a time where power windows weren't even available.  And to a time before cars were built down to a price...this little car is solid as a tank.  The doors shut as solidly as the ones on my Audi, just a nice ka-thunk noise...no rattling here.  Oh, and there is absolutely zero rust on the undercarriage.

Not a single crack in the dashboard, no wear to the steering wheel.  Actually, tell you what, I'll tell you the things that aren't perfect on the vehicle, because that's a shorter list.

On the outside of the car, there are two small issues.  One is a minor crease, right above the passenger side rear tire.  The other is three little spots of surface rust on the driver's side, ahead of the rear wheel.  I've included pictures of both.  There are also two scratches on the driver's side door, looks like maybe Grandma missed with the key a few times.  There's no rust in the scratches, and can be easily touched up.

There is one wear spot on the bolster of the driver's side seat, visable in one of the pictures.

The tires all have good tread, but one doesn't match.
 
The car needs a good detail job both inside and out to be cherry.

The car is actually equipped with a rear window wiper and defroster...and interesting choice given the lack of a passenger side mirror, but whatever.  They both work.

I can see this car going three ways.  Option 1, you want a really clean Civic as a daily driver to get you 30+ MPG.  Option 2, you collect vintage Hondas and it would be a great part of your collection.  Option 3, you're an import tuner and you want a super solid unmolested EF Civic for your canvas.  It's awesome for all of those, and really for anything else you want it for.

I've got a bunch more pictures of the vehicle, so if you want to see something besides the pictures I've put up, let me know...I'm sure I can oblige you. I have registered the car here in RI which is what I have to do to be able to re-sell it. RI does not title cars older than 2001, so it will be sold with the current registration and a Bill of Sale. I do however have the original title for the car which will be included along with the original owners manual and, get this, 2 factory keys!!!! It bugs me when you buy a 3 year old car and you can't even get 2 keys but this sale is done right.

Thanks for looking, and good luck bidding.

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