Re: Carfax, Buying Used, & Craigslist.org

"jim beam" <spamvortex@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote
> i think if you're feeling a difference it's simply the 
> fact that you've done the rear bu****ngs on your car, and 
> the others you've tried haven't been so lucky.  it does 
> make a big change to the way these cars handle.

I agree this is quite possible. (I know you think it's fact; 
I am just expressing my own opinion.) For the record, on my 
91 Civic, every single front lower arm bu****ng and all rear 
arm bu****ngs have been changed out. The front has almost new 
OEM coils, too.

I am considering a 95 Civic DX with only 120k miles (two 
owners, with much do***entation of dealer maintenance) on it 
that has a really good feel. It has no power steering but 
the bu****ngs may be better than the old hatches I have 
tried. So my PS theory could be off. Also, I won't rule out 
the ball joints (and more suspension) being older and less 
well maintained on the hatchbacks I tried. IOW, overall worn 
suspension, for one as you and I seem to agree, may be what 
I am feeling.

Maybe the old hatches are also molested more than the 
sedans. The younger crowd seems to prefer the hatches. The 
sedans look like an old lady's car. The hatches, more like a 
kid's. Not to deride those driving hatches and paying a 
fraction of what the average driver pays for gas, though. 
:-)