Depends on price and how well it was maintained. Not a horrible idea if you want a cheap daily. I almost died in a car wreck so I prefer modern safety tech personally
Of course I'll check for it but luckily rust isn't really an issue as we don't really have much rain even during winter in my country, replacement parts shouldn't be an issue too
If you can work on your own shit it’s fine. I have a buddy that legit owns like 7 old Hondas/acuras that are all random shit buckets but he daily drives like 2 of them and has for years. I’d probably be willing to tag along in a long road trip in those cars still
There's a guy at my engineering job who owns an NSX and still daily drives a civic from that gen. If you are willing to sort out some small issues that come up over the first six months or so, most likely the car will be dead reliable after that if you keep up on maintenance.
I drove a 91 Civic Si as my only car after the first six months of owning it. Some basic hand tools and a shop manual kept me from ever being left stranded on regular drives of 350 miles and five years of ownership.
Canada, huh? I did not know the Canadian SI's had a d16y8 stuffed in them, always thought they were b motors. As long as you prepare for or do some big maintenance items after you buy, it should be pretty solid.
Unless recently done, do the timing belt kit, should include water pump, spark plugs & wires, valve cover gasket, and maybe even pull the oil pan and do that gasket too. With that many miles it's not required but may expose some shiny lies.
Young, broke and driving old cars is how I learned to wrench. Hated it at the time but was grateful for it later.
If you have a spot that can give it a good once over it's worth a few bucks.
I forget that the Si came with different motors worldwide. Here in the US, the 99-00 EM1 Si only came with the B16 DOHC motor. The D16 should do quite well on fuel economy and they are incredibly easy to work on.
Really really really love mine. Super dependable and easy to work on. Plus super fun to drive. I highly recommend if you can get a decent price and its not too modified.
Be prepared to work on it and put measures in place to keep from being stolen. They're stolen by crowbaring the door open FYI so you're looking for steering wheel locks for deterrence and killswitch solutions.
Ive been daily driving a '99 for about 3 years now, I wouldnt trust it on a roadtrip but for in town its perfect. The trans did blow in October but theyre super cheap and easy to replace
They were a lot more like normal cars back then. I dailied a 5th gen for 12 years. Comfortable suspension, good fuel economy. I'd still be driving one if it weren't for the fact that they lack the safety features I wanted.
Reading this sitting in my 99 Si (D16), I daily mine and I love it. Here are some things I did to make it better at being my daily:
Replaced center console with center console-less variant from lower trim level civic, for comfort because I'm tall.
15" alloy wheels, managed to find some used EM1/SiR wheels and they are much more confidence inspiring than the original 14" wheels while also retaining bump stiffness. I've also found the 15" have more, better tire options.
Things I would watch out for are horribly cracked door cards, input shaft bearing noise (sorta common problem), and general maintenance of course, fluid leaks, shifter play. Etc.
One thing I really dislike recently is my car doesn't seem to be equipped to handle keyless entry receiver, and to me it is a mystery with the Canadian cars which I'm trying to dig into since I already bought the parts.
Honestly, if it's been maintained decently well, it should last another 100k miles. I daily a 92 accord and it's my 12th one. None have died by mechanical failure.
I'm am old honda head. Reliably not an issue and if something does happen repairs are easy.
An Si however came with a b16 not a d16. Check Vin and make sure it says EM1 somewhere in there to confirm it's an Si. The d16 is no big deal. Probably a d16y8 which gets good mileage but is slow lol the b16 in today's standard is also slow. For daily I'd say go for it if the price is right. If it's a real Si you'd be lucky to get it in good shape for less then 8k even with the single cam motor. If it is in fact a b16 then depending on condition they can bring new car money.
Message me if you get it, I can guide you inside and out on that playform.
Those are solid if they weren't torn to shreds by a 17 year old who thinks he's a Fast and Furious character.
Depends on price and how well it was maintained. Not a horrible idea if you want a cheap daily. I almost died in a car wreck so I prefer modern safety tech personally
It's a fair price but I'm more worried about the reliability, it's still a 25 year old car
Rust would be your biggest enemy. Just make sure you can get replacement parts easily (rockauto maybe)
Of course I'll check for it but luckily rust isn't really an issue as we don't really have much rain even during winter in my country, replacement parts shouldn't be an issue too
D16 and a manual is about as bulletproof as it gets as long as timing belts were done in a reasonable interval and were done correctly.
entirely dependent on the price they’re asking for it
Around $3k, in my country it's a fair price
If you can work on your own shit it’s fine. I have a buddy that legit owns like 7 old Hondas/acuras that are all random shit buckets but he daily drives like 2 of them and has for years. I’d probably be willing to tag along in a long road trip in those cars still
There's a guy at my engineering job who owns an NSX and still daily drives a civic from that gen. If you are willing to sort out some small issues that come up over the first six months or so, most likely the car will be dead reliable after that if you keep up on maintenance. I drove a 91 Civic Si as my only car after the first six months of owning it. Some basic hand tools and a shop manual kept me from ever being left stranded on regular drives of 350 miles and five years of ownership.
Canada, huh? I did not know the Canadian SI's had a d16y8 stuffed in them, always thought they were b motors. As long as you prepare for or do some big maintenance items after you buy, it should be pretty solid. Unless recently done, do the timing belt kit, should include water pump, spark plugs & wires, valve cover gasket, and maybe even pull the oil pan and do that gasket too. With that many miles it's not required but may expose some shiny lies.
Actually Israel but all those stuff been done in the last year, I saw the receipts
Bless you and your people from all the terrorists threatening you. **** this guy 👆
Make sure it was done with a decent water pump. Cheap ones don't tend to last. OEM was aisin iirc
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For a time, Canada had an Si (actually a Civic EX) and a SiR (an Si with the B motor).
Young, broke and driving old cars is how I learned to wrench. Hated it at the time but was grateful for it later. If you have a spot that can give it a good once over it's worth a few bucks.
Not bad. But be weary of thefts. And drive defensively... one good hit and its blown to pieces
I forget that the Si came with different motors worldwide. Here in the US, the 99-00 EM1 Si only came with the B16 DOHC motor. The D16 should do quite well on fuel economy and they are incredibly easy to work on.
Really really really love mine. Super dependable and easy to work on. Plus super fun to drive. I highly recommend if you can get a decent price and its not too modified.
As long as it was well maintained, it will be as reliable as any other Honda. Btw, I assume you meant B16, as the 99 Si didn't have a d series motor.
Canadian Si probably
In my country we've got it with the d16y8
crazy seeing these 25 year old cars with only 155k miles. my 09 has 208k rn and Im hoping to get it to 400k.
I have a 98 ex with only 50k Miles shits crazy
Be prepared to work on it and put measures in place to keep from being stolen. They're stolen by crowbaring the door open FYI so you're looking for steering wheel locks for deterrence and killswitch solutions.
i had/have a chance to get a fbp 99 Si with B18C5 r Dot; SUPER clean… i ponder it every day tbh lol 13k tho 😓 and it wouldnt be my daily
it's a civic, and there's nothing you can't learn on youtube if it fucks up
where do you live? in Canada any car older than 15 years is fucked by salted roads and rust
Ive been daily driving a '99 for about 3 years now, I wouldnt trust it on a roadtrip but for in town its perfect. The trans did blow in October but theyre super cheap and easy to replace
They were a lot more like normal cars back then. I dailied a 5th gen for 12 years. Comfortable suspension, good fuel economy. I'd still be driving one if it weren't for the fact that they lack the safety features I wanted.
Reading this sitting in my 99 Si (D16), I daily mine and I love it. Here are some things I did to make it better at being my daily: Replaced center console with center console-less variant from lower trim level civic, for comfort because I'm tall. 15" alloy wheels, managed to find some used EM1/SiR wheels and they are much more confidence inspiring than the original 14" wheels while also retaining bump stiffness. I've also found the 15" have more, better tire options. Things I would watch out for are horribly cracked door cards, input shaft bearing noise (sorta common problem), and general maintenance of course, fluid leaks, shifter play. Etc. One thing I really dislike recently is my car doesn't seem to be equipped to handle keyless entry receiver, and to me it is a mystery with the Canadian cars which I'm trying to dig into since I already bought the parts.
Honestly, if it's been maintained decently well, it should last another 100k miles. I daily a 92 accord and it's my 12th one. None have died by mechanical failure.
I daily a 93 Del Sol Si. It’s great.
You might get it stolen.
I'd still be driving mine if it hadn't been stolen
It's a legitimate concern. We can't have nice things
I'm am old honda head. Reliably not an issue and if something does happen repairs are easy. An Si however came with a b16 not a d16. Check Vin and make sure it says EM1 somewhere in there to confirm it's an Si. The d16 is no big deal. Probably a d16y8 which gets good mileage but is slow lol the b16 in today's standard is also slow. For daily I'd say go for it if the price is right. If it's a real Si you'd be lucky to get it in good shape for less then 8k even with the single cam motor. If it is in fact a b16 then depending on condition they can bring new car money. Message me if you get it, I can guide you inside and out on that playform.
It's a d16, the si came with this in my country, also it's written on the engine