Buying a Cb7 is his asking price fair?

[jiminycricket]

Well I plan to become a CB7 owner within the next few days as long as the price is right. I need help coming up with a good offer. Here are the specs.


The car is:

1991 Accord EX Sedan Automatic

200,000 miles

lowered

aftermarket exhaust

moonroof

CD

power windows and lock

New parts: Alt, Radiator, brakes rotors and pads, battery, redone belt, new plugs


Cons: A/c broken, paint starting to fade, trunk and interior seats are very stained


Test drive went well, Brakes were tight, steering was responsive, no shimmys, shifted smoothly.


What is a good offer?

[cvc7chris]

whats he asking for it?

[Fake Thug]

anyrust? I say about $1200-$1300

[Hondaman1984]

has it been race to death?

[samuri88]

anyrust? I say about $1200-$1300

x2...thats what i was thinkin

edit...what state are you in..cuz in florida a/c is a most have

[cp[mike]]

i was going to say definitely less than 2000 as well. 1500-ish at most. depends what the market for these cars is like in your area, but overall, they arent worth much nowadays.

its 17 years old, has 200k miles on it, and the paint is fading, and the interior is dirty. hopefully its a good car, but its old and expect to have to replace some thigns here and there... haggle the price down!

[jiminycricket]

he is asking for $1500.

there is only rust in the usual spots above the rear tires.

I'm not sure if it has been raced in the past, but the guy selling the car doesnt seem much like a racer.

[carolinaex]

he is asking for $1500.

there is only rust in the usual spots above the rear tires.

I'm not sure if it has been raced in the past, but the guy selling the car doesnt seem much like a racer.

I personally would look good underneath the car since it's lowered, then you can get an idea of how the car has been treated. Some people don't know how to drive a lowered car. good luck

[Accrdwgnguy]

Hmmm...It can look like just a little rust, but there can be much more under the rear bumper. Make sure you look under there real good. I've fixed two rusted cb's so I know. And patch panels are available.

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i think he wants to much over here there is a clean stock cb with two hundred thousand miiles 5 speed really clean for like nine hundred. beside you dont know if hte dude is a ricer or not he coulda beat the shit out that car

[fatboy1185]

has it been race to death?

lol the average accord owner doesnt "race it" ever

[1993accord]

no more than 1100

[jiminycricket]

I thought that i would offer him $900, but I feel that may be too low, maybe i'll start at $1100.

Also, about how much would it cost to fix the A/C compressor?

Can I do it myself? (i dont have any car mechanic exp.)

and...

I know its hard to tell without knowing the history of the car, but how many
more miles could this accord be expected to drive for?

[SN2BH22CB7]

I personally would look good underneath the car since it's lowered, then you can get an idea of how the car has been treated. Some people don't know how to drive a lowered car. good luck

definitely look at that crossmember...for any dents...look at the lower control arms..

look at the radiator splash guard...the stabilizer endlink bushings..all the joints ( upper..lower and tie rod ends )..look at both the cv joint boots and the rack and pinion boots.

to get a good glance at what condition the front suspension is in.

if you see ripped boots....smashed donuts ( bad bushings on the endlinks and around the balljoints )...talk him down to $1000


look at the rear doglegs ( look at the upper joint bushings ) are they ripped?

consider that into the negotiation of the price.

look at the shock/strut or spring condition...is the spring plates rusted?

are the spings in good shape...not rusted and not even with the other side?

give that car a good look over before buying it. OR considering it.

[JDM_Certified]

not a bad price.. just keep looking around the car carefully and make sure things are good. watch out for rust here and there