pointofdeparture
pointofdeparture GRM+ Memberand PowerDork
7/11/17 2:39 p.m.

I'm looking to sell the 2002 Civic Si I bought from my coworker a few months ago. He had a light deer collision with it (no frame damage) and just wanted it gone, I got it cheap and sunk a ton of money into it planning to use it as a fun daily driver. Well...then I got a new job with a tedious commute, and now I've decided I just want to sell it and trade in my Fit on a CPO Volvo or something. This would be a great autocrosser for someone with just a little more work as it already has the right suspension and rubber, or a fun daily driver for someone that doesn't sit in bumper-to-bumper traffic every day.

Has Rays Gram Lights 57S 17" wheels with Kumho summer tires, Koni Sport yellow adjustable shocks, Neuspeed springs, roll center adjusters, spherical shift cable bushings, the whole nine yards. Car is an absolute blast to drive and handles like it's on rails. Has 212k miles but has always been well-maintained and had tons of work done recently; new control arms, new clutch and hydraulics, new wheel bearings, new rear brakes, new tires, much much more. Starts right up and drives great, have receipts for almost everything including lots of dealer service. Sale includes many spare parts including stock wheels with Blizzak winter tires, factory service manual, projector headlights, random spare hoses, hardware, etc

Cons are that it has rock chips and dings you would expect from a 15 year old car, AC doesn't work (system holds vacuum, suspect bad compressor) and it could use a good alignment with the autocross suspension as the toe is a bit funky (will include new K-Tuned double-adjustable tie rods with sale). Trans could also use a re-seal at some point, I've found some gear oil seepage on the bottom of the bellhousing when working underneath.

I'd like to get $3500 out of it but throw me an offer, I'd like to get it out of my garage. In St Francis, WI (Milwaukee southeast suburb).

CL link with tons of pics

tuna55
tuna55 MegaDork
7/11/17 2:46 p.m.

Oh no! I need this car, but I need it in a few months. My car is so broken, and this would be perfect.

Fueled by Caffeine
Fueled by Caffeine MegaDork
7/12/17 9:31 p.m.

I need this.

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
7/13/17 9:28 a.m.

Dang. The other day I saw a friend who has the same car. He's still digging it. In fact, I still miss our EP3 project car.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ SuperDork
7/13/17 10:35 a.m.

I want this but could only offer you a trade of another manual hatchback, which I don't think would help your situation

pointofdeparture
pointofdeparture GRM+ Memberand PowerDork
7/13/17 1:11 p.m.

I'm willing to hear offers for this thing, especially if it's going to a good home. The Rays wheels and new tires are probably the most valuable thing on the car, so if you don't want those and are willing to take it on the stock wheels/Blizzaks...

pointofdeparture
pointofdeparture GRM+ Memberand PowerDork
7/13/17 1:18 p.m.
David S. Wallens wrote: Dang. The other day I saw a friend who has the same car. He's still digging it. In fact, I still miss our EP3 project car.

Yeah, I actually really like the car. It's just a tough proposition to put any more effort into it when the E28 is my primary project and finally seeing some tangible progress, and it won't really work for me as a daily.

pointofdeparture
pointofdeparture GRM+ Memberand PowerDork
7/15/17 12:54 p.m.

I have removed the Rays wheels to sell separately and am now asking $2900 for the car.

New CL link with pics

nepa03focus
nepa03focus Dork
7/15/17 3:27 p.m.

I've always liked these, I don't know why they weren't more popular.

pointofdeparture
pointofdeparture GRM+ Memberand PowerDork
7/15/17 4:35 p.m.
nepa03focus wrote: I've always liked these, I don't know why they weren't more popular.

If the RSX-S didn't exist they probably would have been wildly popular. They just have the "bad" K20 engine (which is still better than all but the most exotic B-series), and "bad" suspension (struts replaced double wishbone, which works fine if you don't try to slam it). Good little cars on their own merits though, 30MPG with great seats and a big hatch.

pointofdeparture
pointofdeparture GRM+ Memberand PowerDork
7/17/17 6:20 p.m.

Sale pending...

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