hello

Im new to this forum.. I have a 2000 civic sewhich currently has 180 km . Im thinking of doing a swap next year or buy a newer civic. However my wallet will only allow me to spend 5 000 plus whatever I ll get for my civic ( maybe 4 ?) so maybe around 9 000 or 10 000. I know some people that have done the swap and they sell their cars months after the swap. I'm wondering if it is really worth to do a swap on a civic?, does it really feel like a newer car after the swap is done? any problems with swaps? . I only need a car that can be reliable for the next 2 to 4 years until I get a new one.

 

u can try using the search function

 

true, but I want real opinions from people that have done it .

 

wellu can find REAL opinions by searching

 

if that is your logic then why is there a forum?? .. technically every single question on this forum is a topic that can be found by searching ..

 

He means use the search function ON this forum... this topic has been covered. Good luck though, I'm wondering the same thing, but I have a while to wait before I consider a swap anyway...

 

Read around in this section fo the forum
https://www.hondacivicforum.com/forumid_219/tt.htm
or even go check out teh swaps in the porjects section. You'll geta lot more information lot faster that way.

You're post was kind of confusing. You said you would have $5000 then around $4000-5000 more fomr your civic. Do you have 2 civics here or what? Also you need to be a lot more detailed such as power goals, streetability, is it a daily driver? etc. Cause with $10000 you could do a fully built turbo D-series or even a k20 swap....

 

ok ok , maybe I confused some people

I said that I would have 5000 to spend for a new car next year

Currently I have a civic ( year 2000 , SE which is like a dx with AC) . My question was if it is worth it to do a engine swap in this civic that I currently have and spend some ofmy 5000 i would have next year .

Or , would it be better for me to sell the civic I currently have , I could probably get 4000 or 5000 and then add the money I would have next year 5000 and just get a newer civic

I'm not too sure if its worth to do a engine swap on a older car, how reliable is it?

I ll check the link

 

Wel still what are your goals period. Do you want a daily driver with a little more power thna usual or do you want to build a track beast? Cause if you sell your civic you could use that 9 grand and buy an old eg and strip it out and put a boosted b-series or h22 in there and be flying or it could make a nice down payment on a brand new civic...

 

What does the car look like? Is the car in great condition? If it is, you could always start to build a motor up over the next year or so. This way you could get a performance motor ready so you do not have to be with out your car for verylong. Also building a motor is alot cheaper than a new car. You would have to pay interest and higher insurance for a new car, while a older car would help keep your your insurance cheaper and save you money. Concerned about warranty? if you get the dealer to install a stock motor, they usually have a 12,000 mile/1 year warranty or some even go 2 years/ 24,000 miles.It depends on the dealership you go to.

Second what is wrong with getting a great tune up? You could get the whole car done and save even more money, and save the rest to have for later or even use it for a retirement. A new car is always nice, but is it worth the extra cash in the long run. These cars have gone 400,000 miles if they are kept up and not abused. Sock away the payment you would be willing to send on the new car and wait a year or two and pay cash for a Si or something along those lines and you do not have interest.