illdeviant

heyyyyya. This crap is so stressful. So far I've found a 98 civic ex coupe with about 45k on it. I'm gonna use it primarily for a 30mile a day commute. They're asking for 7k- a little high compared to kelly blue book. They say they're selling to make space for a minivan and it's mostly been used for commute and 1 relocation from texas. I've test driven it and with my minutia of experience with cars, I guess it's ok. I think the alignment's off cause the car kinda drifts and when I break off an exit ramp for example, the wheel kinda shakes. I'm kinda leaning toward this car b/c of the previous drivers using it primarily as a commuter .. the mileage supports that. Personality wise these two owners are pretty softspoken so hopefully that translates to driving style.

I will be taking it to a mechanic later this week. Anyone know how much a pre-purchase checkup like that runs? I heard numbers around 60-70. Anything I should specifically ask the mechanic to check out? general car buying tips?

It seems I don't have any substantial questions. More like some suggestions, I guess. I just relocated to sandiego so between finding perm housing, car, starting the job, it's been pretty crazy lately.

Thanks for any help, really.