Used 1997 Honda Civic Coupe for Sale near Chicago, IL

Drove this car for abotu two years in high school, and now my little sister is driving it. I loved the manual transmission, and i never had any real problems with it besides the fact that the manual crank windows sucked. There just wasn't enough acceleration in it. It would have been decent acceleration for a passenger car, but just not enough for a sport car.

very reliable, cheap on parts and labour. quick and fun to drive, u can find parts for it anywhere. original d16 enge blew at about 250 000ks, but bought and installed the new motor super cheap. 50$ in gas will last about 2-3 weeks.

35+ mpg says most of it. If you're looking for cheap, economical transport then look no further. Yes, there's body roll. Yes, you see them everywhere. Yes, it's somewhat lacking in the power department. But you forget most of this when you're passing people stopped at the pumps. Driving frugally I get about 35 mpg combined meaning a range of 350 miles on a tank. This competes with many modern hybrids. Maintenance costs for a car this old? Low since parts are everywhere and hardly anything will go wrong if you just keep up with recommended maintenance. A must have for a first car, a poor man's car, and everyone else not looking to look foolish in an SUV.

Performance - Custom Intake, 5Zigen axle-back exhaust. Build Quality - Honda, you know how they are. Appearance - Very little rust, it's clean inside but average. Ownership - It's a great car for an auto, think about a manual. Fun Factor - Very fun car to begin with or build because it's cheap, parts are cheap, easy to fix, and it's also durable.

Decent performance, not falling apart like a lot of my friend's cars which is a plus. Love VTEC kicking in. Definitely has some potential, and I plan on working on it all summer. VERY fun to drive =) especially the way I drive.