A friend of mine has an '03 Civic EX coupe that he's looking to dump. giving me right-of-first-refusal @ $1500. I told him: let's get a CarMax appraisal and see where the value comes in.
- bought off of the original owner 5-6 years ago. 140k miles on it now, mostly local (2mi to work each way). Hasn't run for 1-2 months, he drives his other vehicle now.
- Silver/blk cloth, A/C is weak, power everything else.
- Drivers' side looks like it was repaired/repainted, as it's a different shade of silver, and there is rust on the rockers/qtr panel not showing on the passenger side. Alloy wheels corroded, pin-spots of rust on hood, discolored headlights, rusty bolts in engine bay.
- He's done major servicing from his ownership (80k to 140k) except for clutch. Definitely needs some attention now on account of it sitting (batt dead, rotors are totally rusted over, dirty af).
Is it worth trying to do a cheap rust-repair/silver paint job to try to either flip it outright, or drive it for a bit then flip it? Curious what CR thinks...