Civic-EG.com Forum 3.3.1

- Sun Mar 01, 2009 5:28 pm #99669 Hellooo everyone! i'm Wabbla
of course it's not my real name
but sometimes i wish it was!

Anyway! i have the idea of purchasing an EG
simply because it's a hell of a car and i love it
since i loved the EK, then saw some egs


sooo got few questions
if i had to buy an used eg
1.what shoud i check before take it home?
2.how many kilometers should it have to be a good deal without spending billions on it?
3. what are the first and usual customizations to get in order to increase a little speed and make it more reliable? (please consider that i'm kinda short on money,and i'm not even a proper mechanic )

thank youu and sorry for bein so long

- Sun Mar 01, 2009 5:43 pm #99675 Welcome to the wonderful world of EG civics.

you pretty much HAVE to buy used as that body style is discontinued

answer's to questions:

1) Rust. Look for it in shock towers and door jams. If you can, jack up the four corners and check if the wheel bearings are ok and give the wheels a spin to see if the brakes drag.

2) Hard to say. I've got 250,000 Km's on mine (not original motor) and my step-bro has 350,000 on his and has only had to replace the head gasket because he had an air pocket in the system and it overheated. Generally you have to be a better judge of ppl than cars when buying used.

3) Short-ram or cold-air intake, header, exhaust. Those are going to be your best performance mods for the price. Then it's wheels/tires for the exterior look you're after. From there I go straight into the driver creature comforts. If it doesn't have a tach, buy one. Get a short throw shifter. A nice head unit and door speakers is generally enough sound for me, I'd rather listen to the motor anyways. Of course there is always the JDM goodness you can find in amber corners, lips, gauges, seats, stearing wheels, the list goes on and on. Best year to get would have to be 92 because you are wired for Vtec right up to the passenger shock tower so if you are thinking swap or mini-me down the road it's less wiring. The DX is the nice all around model, the SI is loaded and the CX is the lightest/slowest.

Hope this helps, but I'm sure it'll create more questions ;-)

- Mon Mar 02, 2009 3:25 pm #99897 Alot of EK owners who try out EG's hate them, just FYI.

- Mon Mar 02, 2009 4:20 pm #99911 Welcome 2 the site!! Its pretty much ur decision (but yeah check 4 rust like Bcsavage said and any major body damage), my freind had an EK and EG and he said he loved the EG hatch and coupes body style... I have a coupe and I Love it!!

Ps: Im not a Mechanic and I've learned so much from having my civic. Plus it Helps to have sites like this!!