Brand new 1985 Civic

This showed up on Kijiji in Edmonton: http://www.kijiji.ca/v-cars-trucks/edmonton/brand-new-1985-honda-civic-500-000th-car-ever-made-no-kms/1007760207

Supposedly the 500,000 Honda car built, been sitting in a showroom since new with zero miles.

I'm glad it's not a sedan. I'm kind of surprised that they're not auctioning it.

The paint looks rough for a car that was stored inside. They should give it a good wax.

$7,900? That's cheap for what it is.

The Kubota dealer I use has a new Yugo stuffed in the warehouse. I saw it when picking up some ag tires. The guy said they used to sell Yugos and left it at that.

stuart in mn wrote: been sitting in a showroom since new with zero miles.

And yet I bet the rear pan inside the hatch is still rusted out.

Take it from a guy who just completed a 2100 mile journey in a car that had been sitting since 1988------ this Civic will NOT be the most reliable car you can buy for that price.

Even though they claim it's been inside---- rubber still deteriorates, brake calipers can still freeze shut. Brake fluid and gasoline are caustic and deteriorate materials over time.

It could be a cool car (and I love that body style), but don't fool yourself into thinking you'd be able to jump in and drive it like a brand new car. It isn't new---- it's 30 years old.

I still like it though....those are my favorite Civics. Too bad it isn't a 1500 S, or an Si.

Brand new...hardly. Very low miles...sure. That is an unused used car in my book. My mind is a bit boggled on how/why someone kept a new car undriven for that many years.

In reply to T.J.:

There are dealers here and there who have 0-mile cars in their showrooms. Super rare occurence, but it happens. There was a 0-mile, never dealer-prepped IROC that popped up a few years ago.

It's not like anyone would ever drive this Civic. The point of it is that it has remained 0-mile for this long, so it would be crazy to drive it after all these years. The collectability is in its low (no) mileage.

It has a pretty horrendous after market roof rack.

In general, that is some pretty bad automotive photography.

Id drop a B16 into it.

How did it get from the inside storage to the outdoor lot? Did they carry it with a crane? Did they push it? Does pushing count as miles? Certainly it got at least a little bit of miles on it from the factory into and out of the ship then on and off a train and/or truck to get it to the dealer. This is not a zero mile car - maybe it is a half mile car. Either way, I don't have any interest in this. I wouldn't really care if it were a more rare or desirable car. They were built to be driven.

In reply to T.J.:

The ad says it has 200km on it.

And now it is not worthy. Just pushed outside and forgotten...