'89 accord sei 2dr....good deal?

[johnjhonda]

I paid $800 for it today.Needs axles and interior fixes.Normal paint fading but very straight body.199k miles from original owner.Rust free North Carolina car.Do you guy's think it's a good deal?Should I kinda restore it or just repair it and drive it?
Thanks,Jay

[86ccord]

bro i think it was a bit high.. but over all most ppl would love to have an SEi but im telling you restore it and play with it and you will find its quite addicting..lol but welcome and post some pictures

[cubert]

Price seems pretty fair to me as long as the body is straight and the motor runs good. If you are looking to daily drive it I say repair it and drive the hell outta it, if its a second car go nuts with it :thumbup:

[Rendon LX-i]

bit high. but its a sei man. good find

[johnjhonda]

Yea it's a second car, I have a 89 LXi I paid $500 for and drive the fool out of that!...This car is cool....4 wheel disc brakes,leather seats,bose stereo,two door!=chick magnet....lol!!..also have a 89 LX four door for parts---paid $200 for that!

[jdmaccordnut]

I think it's definitely a fair price for an SEi. By interior work, I assume you mean the leahter is cracked and torn. Good luck fixing that, I've never seen a nice SEi interior. You might as well just swap in Prelude front seats and a regular cloth backseat.

[MessyHonda]

yeah that is a good deal...i almost paid that just to get my suspension done...rear se-i disks with new rotors pads, new lines...and i had to work on it in a driveway...what color is it....tell me its the gray one...cuz thats a sexy coupe

[Dr_Snooz]

The coupes are rare and the SE-i's are rarer. I think you got a screaming deal. Definitely restore it and love it. There's few cars in the world like it. Welcome to the forum by the way.

[johnjhonda]

Yea it's the gray one!....Yes it's the seats.Driver has been redone looks ok. Passenger seat is trashed,headliner needs work.But main thing for me is it's ---------------straight<----->no rust,no previous collisions.I may finally have a car that looks good!I can fix all the other things!!!I'll put some pictures on here soon of my rides!

Jay

[johnjhonda]

http://greensboro.craigslist.org/ctd/987382460.html

Here is the ad for the car.

[cubert]

The guy deleted the ad.

[2ndGenGuy]

Spend a few bucks and get the seats recovered in leather. That's the feature of the SEi that makes it what it is. If you clean up that interior and get it in good condition, you will find someone who pays probably $1500 for the car. Appearance is everything when you sell it. A clean, good looking car is usually a well maintained car and is worth more.... Don't swap out the seats for cloth! Might as well just have an LXi if that's what you're going to do.

[jdmaccordnut]

If it had a clean interior, clean paint, and was straight and rust free, I'd probably pay $4000-5000 for one. That's just me though.

2ndgen, agree about the leather, but getting it done right will cost over $600. Prelude seats are cheap.

[OldSkoolA20accord]

am i the only one that paid a grand for my hatch? lol everyone is like 800 is too high. mine was mint tho. only needed an axle muffler, and tires. had 170k. inside is like brand new and still is.

and it came with an awesome trailer hitch and the stock accord all weather matts. someone told me they are rare...


anywho...nice find man. wish i had an sei

[OldSkoolA20accord]

If it had a clean interior, clean paint, and was straight and rust free, I'd probably pay $4000-5000 for one. That's just me though.

2ndgen, agree about the leather, but getting it done right will cost over $600. Prelude seats are cheap.

get leather prelude seats.

[labeledsk8r]

thats a great deal for the se-i, i paied 1,200 for a lx-i coupe that needed alot of work and ended up blowing its trans.. and yeah thats got to be the best color the se-i was sold in.. plus you get to enjoy all its fetures like armrest,cupholder,rear disk,bronze glass,bose sound,leather, and that little se-i badge on your right taillight lol.

[jdmaccordnut]

get leather prelude seats.

3rd gen preludes had leather?

[MessyHonda]

i just picked up some prelude seats myself....maybe the 3rd gen ludes that got leather were like dealer option

[jdmaccordnut]

I've never seen any. Anybody have pics of a 3rd gen prelude with leather???

[ZackieDarko]

$800 is not to high of a price

[87roach]

Man you guys who think 800$ is too much are cheaper then shit.

You got a really good deal man, take care of it and it will return the favor.

[russiankid]

3gee a chick magnet?:rofl:

I have SE-i stuff minus the engine and interior, I don't get chicks. :dunno:

[MessyHonda]

3gee a chick magnet?:rofl:

I have SE-i stuff minus the engine and interior, I don't get chicks. :dunno:



lol come on sam....get them tiger...my car is the real pussy magnet.....a sweet suspension....sweet rims...and a ipod adapter for ther ipod...then she will make playlist for when she is in the car...lol at least that is what happen to mine..

[anubix]

yeah that is a good deal...i almost paid that just to get my suspension done...rear se-i disks with new rotors pads, new lines...and i had to work on it in a driveway...what color is it....tell me its the gray one...cuz thats a sexy coupe

wait wait wait
u paid them $800 for suspension
and all they did was install rear disks?
fail

DIY LOSER

[MessyHonda]

wait wait wait
u paid them $800 for suspension
and all they did was install rear disks?
fail

DIY LOSER



what i ment is that i payed around that much just to get my suspension up to par to an se-i but i went all aftermarket.
Front: EBC dimpled and sloted rotors with AEM pads
16 inch Rota Slipstream
Falken tires 452 205/50/16
DC front strut bar
Tokico struts
1.5 inch Neuspeed lowering springs
Rear: Powerstop rotors with AEM pads
SE-i SS brake lines
SE-i rear disk conversion
Justins rear sturt bar & lower bar
poly bushings in the front
ST front sway bar
progress rear sway bar.
2nd gen prelude arms and the front camber has been corrected.
me working on it....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v650/Messybone/LX-i/DSCF2494Small.jpg

[jdmaccordnut]

Wow what a dick. ???

[cubert]

wait wait wait
u paid them $800 for suspension
and all they did was install rear disks?
fail

DIY LOSER



Wow...with responses like this its no wonder cops love to pull you over and harass you.


You fail...quite a bit...

[87roach]

Messy I'm sure we all know every single little mod you have put into your car, please refrain from more whoring.

Keep this on topic please.