2000 Civic turbo goes into a race with porsche 997 and almost defeats it in the quarter mile race. Watch how the civic is made into a monster able to defeat even the porsche 997.
The 00 civic clocks 11.645s against 10.803s made by porsche 997. This race is truly a great race. I just stumbled upon this one but it goes to great length showing how even a 1.6L Honda Civic can be converted into a monster easily defeating the best cars in the world.
Here is the race:
I got my 00 civic around 8 months back and earlier I just wanted to keep it as a substitute car however soon I got a taste of performance cars and wanted to make this one a real monster. Although it had 110,000 miles when I purchased it, the maintenance on this car was real good. I have been working on this car for the past 4 months and have been able to get high 14s by now.
For those who wish to get a car either for making a performance car for track or as a daily driver for daily travel to office the honda civic is a great. However if you are going to buy a used car there are few things I would like to tell you from my experience:
1. Searching: While searching for a used car it is very essential to bring the final choice to a few models that you think will fulfill your requirements. If going with a smaller budget it is always better to go with more reliable cars as they give a higher mileage in their lifespan and hence even if the used car has more than 100 thousand miles it would still give enough miles without giving big maintenance nightmare.
I generally begin my search on the net and look at following sites: Craigslist, Autos.aol, Ebay motors, Carmax. I have purchase three used car through using these sites and the entire process has been pretty smooth.
2. Contact Seller: It is essential to contact the seller personally and ask him questions about his 00 civic. You will easy be able to tell if the seller is trying to bait you with lower price and wishes to increase later or if there are any issues with the car. If the answer given by seller are evasive you should stay away from them.
3. Inspection: This is the most important part. Earlier when I did not have much experience in cars I used to take one of my friends who had decent exposure to cars and it would make the inspection of the car that much easier.
4. Test Drive: Once you have done the basic inspection of 00 civic like checking under the hood, the interiors and the car body you should go for a test drive. Even a 20 minute test drive will tell more than what the best expert can say without doing one. You should notice the engine sound, clutch performance, braking, transmission. Ideally you can make a checklist to inspect and follow the same process in every car. This will give a benchmark to judge the car.
5. Negotiation: You can leave the negotiation for another day after you have done the test drive for all the cars or straightaway ask for what the seller expects. Generally there might not be very hard bargaining as the seller would also be looking to sell the car after spending an hour or so with you however it is better to first note the approx value by visiting the KELLY BLUE BOOK(KBB) site. You should get a ball park number around which the deal should be made. A 00 civic should cost around $4200 with a private seller according to kbb however it can be more depending on the condition. It is still better to consult kbb to know the value.
6. Paperwork: This is very essential part. Make sure that the seller has already done the smog test and gives you the “BILL OF SALE”. You can then proceed to pay the sales tax and get the insurance.
7. Tunning/Modding: It is better to spend a few weeks gathering data and general information before beginning to start tuning the car. The ideal source for tuning on net are the following forums: HondaSwap, Honda-tech, TorqueCars. You can get tons of information and also the members are very helpful with any doubts. While doing the modding of my 00 civic i was able to even meet with some members in my area who helped me a lot.
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