| Purchase Price |
$250 |
| Problems at Purchase |
seized front brake calipers, idle issues |
| Engine |
ET2 1.8L dual carbureted I4 |
| Engine Specs |
1.8l dual carb SOHC I4 |
| Engine Power |
104 bhp |
| Transmission |
manual 5 speed |
| Curb Weight |
2094 lbs |
| Color |
Sonic Blue |
| Roof |
power sunroof |
| Mods |
vented airbox, matte grey and black
paintjob, custom painted Golf GTi MKii wheels, complete
interior removal except for front seats, door cards and
dash, smoked front turn signals, MSD Blaster coil, heavy
duty plug wires |
| Trim Level |
DX Coupe |
| Chassis Code |
CB7 |
| Purchase Price |
$0 |
| Purchase Story |
Someone gave me this car plus $200 for a
1987 Accord that I had that they wanted |
| Problems at Purchase |
Would not idle, kept stalling unless you
stayed on the gas |
| Engine |
F22A 2.2l SOHC I4 |
| Engine Power |
135 bhp |
| Transmission |
manual 5 speed |
| Curb Weight |
2738 lbs |
| Color |
Phoenix Red |
| Roof |
hardtop |
| Mods |
Short ram intake, aftermarket alloy rally
wheels, blacked out headlights, smoked marker lights,
muffler replaced with Cherry Bomb glasspack, exhaust
header, short shift kit, pillar gauge pods, aftermarket
spoiler, KYB struts, red Honda grill badge, lip spoiler,
white el glow gauge cluster swap, chrome e-brake handle,
racing steering wheel, push-button start, red & white
tail lamps, blacked out rear Honda badge, blue low beams,
yellow high beams |
| Chassis Code |
NA |
| Purchase Price |
$2,900 |
| Purchase Story |
After my 2000 MX-5 was totaled in a a
traffic accident I purchased this one from a small dealer
in New Iberia |
| Problems at Purchase |
Speedometer inoperable |
| Engine |
B6ZE 1.8l DOHC I4 |
| Engine Power |
120 bhp |
| Transmission |
manual 5 speed |
| Curb Weight |
2120 lbs |
| Color |
Mariner Blue |
| Roof |
canvas softtop |
| Mods |
Billet grill, Nardi Torino steering wheel,
front strut tower brace, Konig wheels, Katzkin leather
door panels with leather door pulls, MP3/CD player,
aluminum ball shift knob, aluminum vent rings, chrome
gauge trim rings, NGK spark plug wires, painted valve
cover, chrome roll bar, OBX dual exhaust system, carpeted
dash mat, halogen conversion headlights, cowl intake mod
with K&N drop-in filter, short shift kit, fresh paint
job, lip spoiler |
| Chassis Code |
NC |
| Variant |
NC2 (09-12 facelift) |
| Purchase Price |
$10,990 |
| Purchase Story |
I had completely given up on finding a car
that was interesting, as the market has been insanely
overpriced and most modern cars are "driving appliances"
unworthy of being called fun in any way. Laid up the day
after a surgery a salesperson I'd been dealing with called
me up to say this had just come in. He brought it by to
show me, and of course I had to have it, haha. |
| Problems at Purchase |
Broken driver's side fog lamp, holes in
soft top (both fixed by dealer prior to purchase), missing
leather from steering wheel, tear in driver's side seat
bolster |
| Engine |
MZR LF-VE 2.0l I4 |
| Engine Power |
167 bhp |
| Transmission |
5 speed manual |
| Curb Weight |
2480 lbs |
| Color |
True Red |
| Roof |
canvas softtop |
| Mods |
Muffler delete (done by previous owner),
chrome around grille blacked out with Plasti-Dip,
aftermarket brushed aluminum shift knob |
| Purchase Price |
$10,000 |
| Purchase Story |
After having the BMW 325i for some time and
not being able to properly sort out its idle issues I
wanted something newer and with better gas mileage |
| Problems at Purchase |
none |
| Engine |
1NZFE 1.5l DOHC I4 w/DFCO |
| Engine Power |
106 bhp |
| Transmission |
manual 5 speed |
| Curb Weight |
2295 lbs |
| Color |
Carmine Red |
| MPG at purchase |
29 city/36 hwy |
| MPG after Mods |
34 city/42 hwy |
| Roof |
hardtop |
| Mods |
Konig Helium alloy wheels (saved 4lbs per
corner), Tanabe Medallion exhaust, TRD rear sway bar,
short shift kit with billet aluminum shift knob,, stage 2
lightweight crank pulley, TRD grill badge, body-matched
rear spoiler |
| Trim Level |
SE |
| Purchase Price |
$250 |
| Problems at Purchase |
Wouldn't start. Required new battery and
battery cables. Then it wouldn't charge. Turns out the
little alternator fault indicator in the gauge cluster was
burnt out. After changing the bulb the alternator charged
as normal. |
| Engine |
L44 2.8l V6 |
| Engine Power |
140 bhp |
| Transmission |
manual 4 speed |
| Curb Weight |
2485 lbs |
| Color |
Bright Red |
| Roof |
removable-pane sunroof |
| Mods |
GT wheels (painted), high-performance spark
plug wires, cold air intake run into side body-panel vent,
coated (red) brake calipers |
| Chassis Code |
NB |
| Purchase Price |
$8000 |
| Problems at Purchase |
none |
| Engine |
BP-4W 1.8l DOHC I4 |
| Engine Power |
140 bhp |
| Transmission |
manual 5 speed |
| Curb Weight |
2348 lbs |
| Color |
Emerald Green Mica |
| Roof |
vinyl softtop |
| Mods |
none |
| This car was totaled after an SUV hit it
from behind and pushed it into a truck in front of it. I
barely felt the impact inside and crumple zones worked
well. I only owned it for about 6 weeks. |
| Chassis Code |
CD3 (Mazda G chassis) |
| Trim Level |
SEL (FWD) |
| Purchase Price |
$6000 |
| Engine |
Duratec 30 3.0l flex fuel V6 |
| Engine Power |
240 bhp (gasoline), 250 bhp (e85) |
| Transmission |
6f35 6 speed automatic with select shift |
| Curb Weight |
3550 lbs |
| Color |
White Suede |
| Roof |
hardtop |
| Mods |
coated (red) brake calipers, front lip
spoiler, various small "easter egg" decals related to the
TV show Supernatural |
| Trim Level |
Ralliart |
| Purchase Price |
$7000 |
| Problems at Purchase |
none |
| Engine |
4G69 2.4l MIVEC I4 |
| Engine Power |
160 bhp |
| Transmission |
automatic 4 speed |
| Curb Weight |
2887 lbs |
| Color |
Labrador Black Pearl |
| Roof |
power sunroof |
| Mods |
full cold air intake, rear air diffuser |
| Chassis |
Fox Body |
| Purchase Price |
$8000 |
| Problems at Purchase |
none |
| Engine |
4.6l V8 |
| Engine Power |
260 bhp |
| Transmission |
manual 5 speed |
| Curb Weight |
3241 lbs |
| Color |
Torch Red |
| Roof |
hardtop |
| Mods |
front lip spoiler, rear honeycomb trim, ECU
chip, full suspension refresh |
| Purchase Price |
$7200 |
| Problems at Purchase |
leaky valve cover gasket, idle issues |
| Engine |
2.5l I6 |
| Engine Power |
184 bhp |
| Transmission |
automatic 5 speed with sport shift |
| Curb Weight |
3300 lbs |
| Color |
Stahlgrau Metallic |
| Roof |
power sunroof |
| Mods |
"angel eye" halos, smoked turn signals and
marker lights, interior trim wrapped in carbon fiber
vinyl, body-matched front grill |
| Purchase Price |
$3500 |
| Engine |
5VZ-FE 3.4l V6 |
| Engine Power |
183 bhp |
| Transmission |
4 speed automatic |
| Curb Weight |
3440 lbs |
| Color |
Desert Dune Mica |
| Roof |
hardtop |
| Mods |
offroad lights, "Jurassic Park" theme done
with red Plasti-Dip spray and homemade stencils, JP door
decals, misc decals that went with the theme, replica
raptor claw hanging from rearview mirror, flat black
sprayed "anti-raptor" airsoft shotgun mounted in hatch,
factory radio removed and replaced with a simple black
faceplate with only an aux input and a red aircraft toggle
switch to input music into a micro amp |
