'04 EP3 Si Hatch with 235k highway miles for $1500, NPOCP?

"HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute" (hondoyota)
09/07/2019 at 15:36 • Filed to: Necessary car shopping without E90M3

From the pictures it appears to be in very good condition and the seats aren’t ripped like every other Si hatch of the time for some reason. The guy is a car n ut and he says that he took good care of it and replaced the clutch and stuff. I’d post pictures if Kinja wasn’t so shit on mobile, so maybe later when I get home I’ll post em. For now, what say you Oppo?

DISCUSSION (28)

CB > HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute
09/07/2019 at 15:44

CP, probably stolen.

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute
09/07/2019 at 15:45

That’s a lot of money to be slow

AestheticsInMotion > HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute
09/07/2019 at 15:49

NP (but yes, probably stolen as CB said).

When are you getting a ride? This is taking longer than I spent finding my first car!

HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute > AestheticsInMotion
09/07/2019 at 15:52

I honestly have no idea at this point, my parents have been very on and off about it.

HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras
09/07/2019 at 15:52

No u

dtg11 - is probably on an adventure with Clifford > HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute
09/07/2019 at 15:53

If everything checks out, NP. Definitely a fun car for the price

HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute > CB
09/07/2019 at 15:54

Nope, not stolen. Owned by family in Orlando.

dogisbadob > HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute
09/07/2019 at 15:54

Any running Honda in good shape that can pass inspection is wroth $1500

HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute > AestheticsInMotion
09/07/2019 at 15:54

Also, a family member owns it so it's not stolen lol

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute
09/07/2019 at 15:55

I love ep3’s but a baby can walk faster than those things

promoted by the color red > HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute
09/07/2019 at 15:56

It’s okay, but at that point the suspension bushings & struts are probably worn out. If it’s been replaced at some point in the recent past I’d go for it without a second thought, otherwise either walk or, if you feel like tackling it yourself, get the seller to drop the price.

More importantly, how does the body look? Any obvious signs of rust?

HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras
09/07/2019 at 15:56

I’d plan on doing some go fast shit to it, I have a garage and a shit ton of parts and experience (my a utomotive teacher and the school's garage ) at my disposal

HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras
09/07/2019 at 15:57

Also go look at MotoIQ's EP3 Si hatch, as for visual looks I'd love to make it look like that

HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute > promoted by the color red
09/07/2019 at 16:01

In Florida, so no rust period. And the stock suspension is wack anyways so I'd change it to something tighter.

promoted by the color red > HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute
09/07/2019 at 16:18

Good idea, but quality suspension parts cost money, so keep that in mind when you’re calculating a fair price. Ground Control coil- overs on Koni Yellows were the hot budget setup back when I was in the scene but that was another thousand+ bucks . I was a broke bitch back then (still am!) to do anything other than dream...

That said, I would much rather run a shitty OEM setup than eBay chinesium coilovers.

HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute > promoted by the color red
09/07/2019 at 16:34

Yeah, when the time comes I'm gonna do it right. I plan on keeping it for a while and doing gradual good mods to it or something.

Nick Has an Exocet > HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute
09/07/2019 at 16:35

Reasonable first car. Heck, in the day, it would have been the kind of car a bad parent got their hooligan kid.

I would mind the budget on bushings and stuff. I would also drain everything day 1 - never know how long the coolant etc have been in there.

It’s a solid first autocross car as well though not sure what it competes in.

RiceRocketeer Extraordinaire > HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute
09/07/2019 at 17:03

Check the engine mounts, they’re probably shot. My RSX (similar platform) tore its rear mount before 100k.

Front control arm bushings (the tall cylindrical ones) were also done at 150k. Speaking of which, I have a pair of nearly new OEM front Civic control arms in storage that I bought thinking they would fit on the RSX but the offset was slightly off. If you do get the EP3 let me know if you want them.

LongbowMkII > HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute
09/07/2019 at 18:39

Do it. I’ll paypal you 1500 for it

SmugAardvark > HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute
09/07/2019 at 18:46

In Florida, so no rust period.

I don’t know how people still say cars do n’t rust in Florida. Sure, you don’t have to deal with snow/salt/slush, but winter isn’t the only season that corrodes cars. Florida is a place with incredibly moist air pretty much year-round . And of course, the closer you live to the coast, the more salt there is in the previously mentioned moist air. Furthermore, given the geography and weather of Florida, you are much more likely to be driving through standing water on a regular basis than in many other places.

If you want to avoid the most rust possible , you need to be in a place like Arizona or the inland empire of California.

This is based on having lived in Florida for almost 20 years, and having worked on a lot of cars that spent their whole lives there (and with some very rusty components) .

HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute > LongbowMkII
09/07/2019 at 18:52

Will you actually because holy fat bet I will if you do...you see I'm kinda broke so I meannnn yeah

HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute > SmugAardvark
09/07/2019 at 18:53

We're in Central Florida and he's taken care of it, I've actually seen it a few times in person so I can safely say that.

SmugAardvark > HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute
09/07/2019 at 18:55

Sure, it’s definitely not an “all Florida cars have rust” situation, especially if they are properly maintained. But without any sort of annual inspection and just general malaise an neglect, there are plenty of cars I had come across in my years there that looked a lot worse than they should have.

For reference, I lived in Cocoa Beach, Melbourne, and Orlando.

HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute > SmugAardvark
09/07/2019 at 18:57

Well yeah, I guess you're right. Though still, even if somewhat maintained I'm sure the rust wouldn't be nearly as bad as it would be if the car was up north fwiw

SmugAardvark > HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute
09/07/2019 at 19:04

I’ll just say, be very wary of buying a car from someone who lives along the beach in Cape Canaveral (or really anywhere along the Atlantic coast) . The salt just cakes on, even if the car isn’t driven much.

I firmly maintain that, while the lack of state inspections is great from an enthusiast perspective, it can also be frightening at time s to know that anything can be registered as road-worthy in Florida. Hell, I once registered a VW Rabbit that had three different VIN numbers and a hole rotted through the floor.

HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute > SmugAardvark
09/07/2019 at 19:12

Yeah, I get ya. I'm glad it's just been in Central Florida though.

LongbowMkII > HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute
09/07/2019 at 19:47

I mean for me to buy

HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute > LongbowMkII
09/07/2019 at 20:11

Aw dammit