Feeling Like I Stole My Wagon

falferosfalferos Band Wagon
in General Civic Wagon Discussion
I'm so excited about my 91 wagovan. I had no idea what I was getting when I told the girl on Craigslist, "I don't care what it looks like, I want it". The ad said, $400 obo, engine runs, has a salvage title, heat/ac, and has been sitting for over a year. The Swagon has 224K miles, runs great, and has nearly perfect interior. After an oil change, new starter, timing belt and a cleaning, I packed my family in it for a trip from San Diego to Tucson, AZ. I'm feeling like I stole the wagon from the girl I bought it from. This car is so sweet, and runs perfect. 900 miles round trip on a 224k mile engine was nothing for this car.
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  • superhatchsuperhatch Moderator
    Awesome that it handled the trip so well!!

    Did you get any mpg data on the trip?
  • TwoDoorDimeTwoDoorDime Band Wagon
    Any pictures of thise 400 dollar sweetness. (yes, sweetness)
  • falferosfalferos Band Wagon
    I think it was something like 23mpg to Tucson with a lose spark plug cable.

    Here's pics 5 minutes after I bought her: viewtopic.php?f=5&t=
  • drag4life723drag4life723 Band Wagon
    Yea 400 bucks you stole it! So jealous we need pics though!
  • COOLCARLESSKIDCOOLCARLESSKID Band Wagon
    thats such a steal i wish i could find one that cheap
  • ricefighterricefighter Wagonist
    good for you and bad for the seller. some people don't know what they have and that's why they sell that for cheap. congrats for a good find.


    wagon............................4ever......................
  • HaydzHaydz Moderator
    What is a salvage title?
  • 503Wagon503Wagon moderator
    Haydz wrote:
    What is a salvage title?

    means it has been totaled by the insurance company and the owner decided to fix it and keep driving. possibly a theft recovery as well, sometimes that will brand the title and make it salvaged.
  • HaydzHaydz Moderator
    So it doesn't mean that it cannot be road registered anymore?

    I fail to see why they would give the car away so cheap if it was legal to drive on the road.
  • 503Wagon503Wagon moderator
    nope, it is still legal to drive on the road. there very well could be nothing wrong with it at all to be honest. i have had friends who got their hondas stolen and found less than an hour later by the police completely intact yet still got slapped with a branded title. A lot of people around here (the US) are afraid a salvaged/branded title means it was totaled out and rebuilt. if its not done right it could be nothing but problems for the rest of time.
  • superhatchsuperhatch Moderator
    503Wagovan wrote:
    nope, it is still legal to drive on the road. there very well could be nothing wrong with it at all to be honest. i have had friends who got their hondas stolen and found less than an hour later by the police completely intact yet still got slapped with a branded title. A lot of people around here (the US) are afraid a salvaged/branded title means it was totaled out and rebuilt. if its not done right it could be nothing but problems for the rest of time.

    There are also some states that require the car to go through a full inspection before being able to get back on the road. Most of the time a salvage title drops the value of the car 25-50% just because you know for a fact something potentially very bad happened. Sometimes it's not hard to salvage an older vehicle from very little damage. Crinkle some body panels, and smash the front windshield and you probably would make every wagon on the road today a salvage title. :P
  • falferosfalferos Band Wagon
    Yeah, I totally stole it. The girl I bought it from had it for 3 yrs & let it sit for 1 1/2yrs in her garage. It was her 1st car & she was going to keep it, but decided to sell it b/c she was going back to Brazil. Luckily she had it garaged so everything in it is in good shape. There's just a little discoloration on the roof, but I think its from the ocean water here in San Diego.

    Re: salvage title, many insurance companies such as mine, will not allow full coverage insurance, only liability on a salvaged vehicle. So basically someone w/out insurance can crush my wagon & I'm screwed.
  • bzasterbzaster Band Wagon
    Nice! not shabby for a few hundred bucks
  • TwoDoorDimeTwoDoorDime Band Wagon
    Heck yeah, fello san diego wago owner! Im not sure if the honda meet still happens now that its getting pretty cold here in sd (i know, cold in sd, strange right) but we should meet up.
  • falferosfalferos Band Wagon
    That would be cool. I live in IB.
  • wago_danwago_dan Wagonist
    congrats! my wagon and I just moved out of SD like 2 weeks ago!
  • natedawgnatedawg Band Wagon
    400$ that does sound like a steal!
  • falferosfalferos Band Wagon
    I lied about the mileage, I actually got 29mpg
  • ludemanludeman Wagonist
    nice dude i really wish i could have found that deal
  • hondamatichondamatic Wagonist
    got mine for 480$ yesterday i feel lucky too!! under 1000$ club haha

    90 DX 5spd no options
  • ludemanludeman Wagonist
    jeez i need to find me one of these deals
  • jiltedjesterjiltedjester Band Wagon
    woot woot, i picked mine up clean titled and running like a champ for $250 (burns alittle oil, no biggie)
  • falferosfalferos Band Wagon
    $250! $480! Are you kidding me!? Mine is a 91 DX automatic. I really wish it was a 5-speed.
  • JackVJackV Wagonist
    awesome find! i ended up picking my wagon up for 600, and its in amazing condition, and rt4wd at that! Just dings and stuff

    under 1000 for a Wagon FTW
  • 90-EE90-EE Band Wagon
    I picked up my Wagon with an LS swap for 1000.
    But your is in really nice shape as well!!
  • JDMWago666JDMWago666 Senior Wagonist
    Nice wagon, welcome
  • pyroskater6912pyroskater6912 Wagonist
    JackV wrote:
    under 1000 for a Wagon FTW
    truth

    but i got mine for the cost of parts to fix it, which was less than $200.

    it pays to have a brother who would rather get a new car than fix his own
  • bluecruiserbluecruiser Wagonist
    you lucky guy, i traded my 9k buck civic for my wagon that blew up after a week. that time, i didnt care cuz ITS A FREAKIN WAGON!!!! now, struggling to keep the wagon look good.
  • wheelie90wheelie90 Band Wagon
    nice pick up. I picked my up super cheap as well from an older guy that looked at me quite weird when i showed up in a slammed ef sedan to pick up the wagon
  • Royal_C!tyRoyal_C!ty Band Wagon
    that was a steal, especially if it could handle a trip like that with no problem!
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