I dont know anything about Hondas but i'm going to pick up an 89si as a winter car for like $400. anything to look out for mechanically?
you saw the news about that guy that was trading stuff on craiglist, that started with an old phone and after 2 years of trades he got a 2000 Boxster? pretty cool
not as good as the guy who traded a giant paperclip for a house http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/mortgages-and-homes/article.html?in_article_id=408367&in_page_id=8
winter car? that's like the worst choice. Unless if you refer to USA#1-like winters, i.e. 1 inch of snow max.
just check the underside make sure it's in good shape, cold start it and smell the exhaust for any oil/coolant because valve seals/rings and headgaskets usually go from idiots beating on the cars
it's a better choice than my open-diff rwd nissan just put snow tires on a honda and they cut right through it
I started with a $600 car 2 years ago, and now have an $8k and a $3k car. only spent like 3k in repairs and through partial trades so far
yeah I have good snows on my '91 dx and it's not a problem, just brake early and all that. fun to slide though, lift off oversteer is awesome
I used to do the same thing when I was younger. look out for rust. as you should know most of those POS' rotted into the ground years ago. also if you find a completely original CRX I'd keep it and put it in a barn somewhere. I have a sneaking suspicion that in 15 to 20 years time that will be a collector car.
second finding the original condition one in fact, if you do let me know and i'll give you a swap that'll make you money you pay shipping