How I bought and sold possibly the ugliest Civic...in the world

"Freddy "Tavarish" Hernandez" (apidaonline)
02/16/2014 at 21:24 • Filed to: art of the flip

So I got this car for "free" by doing a favor for a friend's sister. Since there's no way I can make my money back by fixing it, I decide to make the most amazing description my two brain cells can muster. Things go better than expected. Here are all the details:

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Here's an excerpt from my description:

This car thinks breaking down is something that the kids do in night clubs. It has zero starting/running/driving issues, and unlike that fickle prima donna Achilles, it doesn't have a fatal flaw that will render it useless. All the oil does a great job of staying in the engine and it's (pardon the pun) beneath the car to leave something behind when you park or drive it. It's more environmentally conscious and frugal than a 3rd-year liberal arts major that works part time as a cashier at Trader Joe's.

Let me know what you guys think. Crack Pipe, or Crack Pipe?

DISCUSSION (6)

GoliathRex > Freddy "Tavarish" Hernandez
02/16/2014 at 21:57

nice price.

Just like 80% of the people on this forum over the age of 25 on OPPO, I once owned a beater civic. 95 sedan. Same generation as this. Maintenance was neglected, oil was (rarely) changed, fuel was (occasionally) added. Everything worked, handled great, perfect seats.

bought for 5k

drove for 7 years and 115k miles

collected a 2k insruance check for hail damage

sold for 2k

1 replaced head gasket- no other repairs.

MonkeePuzzle > Freddy "Tavarish" Hernandez
02/17/2014 at 00:28

I wouldn't have paid $409.70 for it, or rather the wife would not have permitted me to pay $409.70 for it, but if I acquired it I would have kept it. Be a good test bed for trying out some welding skillz. Or perhaps go nuts and do sheet metal wide body on it.

Freddy "Tavarish" Hernandez > MonkeePuzzle
02/17/2014 at 01:06

Oh, believe me, I thought I was losing money when I got the bill. My wife's fine with anything that makes money overall, so I was saved there. I would have loved to keep it as a daily because, in all honesty, it could've made it another 260k without a sweat, while sipping gas. But lifestyle creep is a hell of a thing, and after daily driving an S-Class, it's hard to go down to a beater Civic. Plus, what would happen if I'm at a stoplight and my ex girlfriend who I dumped years ago rolls up and sees me in this pile of crap? She'll feel pretty smug and I'll want to crawl into the backseat and die.

shop-teacher > Freddy "Tavarish" Hernandez
02/17/2014 at 01:14

I'm impressed that you wrote that in 20 minutes. Took me almost that long to read it! Good stuff.

Freddy "Tavarish" Hernandez > shop-teacher
02/17/2014 at 01:17

Thanks! I either have very fast hands or a complete misunderstanding of time. :)

shop-teacher > Freddy "Tavarish" Hernandez
02/17/2014 at 01:29

Maybe a little of both!