I might have paid too much for this 400,000-mile, wrecked Honda Civic

[@gavinvalentino1313]

I'm not even going to watch one minute of the video, and I think it's hilarious if anyone besides the author finds anything interesting about a bent piece of s-crap car with 400k. Yes, genius, if you paid a single penny more than the salvage-yard instant-cash price of $250 to $400, *you did indeed pay too much.*

[@vehcor]

It’s a shame, you should watch. You have a lot to learn. Cash price was well over that even the second time around.

[@Sashazur]

I don’t watch because I find the vehicles interesting - I watch because I find the repairs interesting!

[@klaw163]

I did indeed watch the entire video. It's almost like... other people can have different opinions and interests than you?? Nah that can't be, you're the most important person in the world! Well in your mind at least. And start coughing up these cars complete for $400 I'll buy every one.

[@johnkramer7161]

I think it hilarious that you clicked on the video just to bitch about it. Get a life. Also Scott has been doing this for over 20 years. If he weren't making money at it he wouldn't be doing it. So just ease your ignorant keyboard warrior ass back into your recliner and keep your mouth shut.

[@zoltanliszkai2162]

check out Ideal media, I did

[@chevelle-pi1bn]

I watch the videos because of the tear down and repair process , always something to be learned and every car is different in there own way, no matter the mileage or cost at the end of the day it's a damaged car being brought back to life . The cars that are bought strictly for parts also play a big part in bringing other cars back to roadworthy condition . 👍

[@Ram14250]

Looking forward to some Honda rebuilding coming our way! The parts car seemed to run pretty well for 400k miles! Impressive.

[@FlyingFalcon77]

Rust is just about all that will kill these things. A friend of mine had a 94 that had ~350k on it when he picked up in high school, sold it with over 500k on the clock when we were in college. Next owner took it a little over 600k and it was parked along side the road with a for sale sign on it, got creamed in the middle of the night by a drunk driver. All my friend did in the 350k-500k ownership was normal maintenance, and he had one of the rear brake drums seize

[@jimmckillip7975]

Scott it's always good to watch you rebuild cars and trucks

[@1nvisible1]

*$270 is a good deal for that Honda!*

[@richardthomas1743]

I hope that you and your family had a good thanksgiving.

[@vehcor]

Hope you did as well!

[@terrallputnam7979]

Hey I have often bought cars for parts and made good money off them. Scott actually knows what he is doing folks. Take it from somebody who has learned a lot of lessons the hard way. I don't see Scott making my old mistakes. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Augusta, GA.

[@vasili70]

This is a sound business investment. I recently had a project where the parts were going to cost about $2500. Bought an auction wreck for that $2500, fixed the first vehicle and had enough good stuff left to fix two more "totals". I even still have a good running V-8 and many small brackets and parts people don't realize the need until they do. Still need to see a Drive, Crash, Fix, Repeat shirt for sale on your site.....

[@240guy9]

“Gaps still better than a Tesla”, somewhere Elon Musk is shutting down a Twitter account.

[@vehcor]

😂 well now I know why I can’t post!

[@hxhdfjifzirstc894]

Axctually, Elon Musk is reinstating accounts that blue haired freaks at Twitter (AKA the Thought Police) had previously shut down.

[@717weston2]

He should

[@chainreaction6594]

We're excited to see where all the doner parts go! Driven Hondas for years. They are fun to drive, economical, reliable, durable and relatively easy to work on.

[@ToyManFlyer1100]

Must be a really good and safe neighborhood....He just drove off and left the cam and tripod just sitting there....😂😂😂😂

[@vehcor]

It evens out, when I got to the auction there was one waiting for me. 😂

[@ToyManFlyer1100]

@@vehcor ..😂😂😂😂👍👍👍

[@johnmehaffey9953]

There was a detachment of marines guarding it

[@billbowers268]

There is always logic to your madness . Your a good business man .

[@idontlikecops1]

He makes money on KZbin doing this....

[@alexandermccarthy]

Watching you work is always a great way to start my weekend here in Sydney, Australia.

[@fixins]

I think now is the time to begin a new phase of business: Scott's Honda Civic Emporium.

[@riaanlouw1874]

@fixins. If you read the description under the video, you'll see it already exists.

[@bat__bat]

Denali Duramax is a nice ride! It's like a Cadillac that can haul 30k lbs without missing a beat. Ford and RAM for the birds. I'll tune in if you decide to unlock the beast under your hood with aftermarket goodies and a tuner. L5P is a masterpiece. Finer than a Swiss watch.

[@Anver939]

Still a Chevy a pos.

[@kirkenstang]

The Si looks nice and will be a good money maker for you Scott! Looking forward to the build.

[@johnstine1987]

I’ve personally been to that lot I live in Pennsylvania I thought the same thing going in there I legitimately thought my GPS was wrong baseball field after baseball field lol

[@michaellucht6351]

Have a 2008 Civic, have put it back together after I got it back from my daughter, its condition is 500 miles at Bristol. I didn't get it perfect, but I got it running. It's better than my F-150 on gas for my daily commute of 40 miles. Did upgrade the front struts bolts with the one you can adjust camber with. They're little tanks.

[@sterlingstauffer2915]

Thankyou for your service! without people like you, cars like this would be wasting away in a salvage yard.

[@kevinritchie9227]

Man I had one exactly like that...without the front end damage of course. I wish I had kept it. Youre right those Hondas are hard to kill. Looking forward to seeing you put these parts on the back of a Denali or a Grand AM...lol

[@vehcor]

This guy had one without the front end damage too. I guess he didn’t like it that way. 😂

[@sharifsircar]

You got my car woohooo, I learned a lot working on that car, got mine for a similar price and finally got it to the point the only things remaining is the clutch and ac

[@nmoconnors]

Holy cow I live here in Columbus Ohio and had a car just like that I sold not to long ago amazing video!

[@farmerfb]

I enjoy your very pragmatic view on how you approach builds, the process is there to make money and breaking the process for views turns it into a crap shoot. I prefer your way.

[@euroastar350]

I have an 08 EX Coupe that I bought 4 years ago. Very reliable, parts are very cheap (depends on where you get them) and it saves on gas.

[@bazilwreckerloughead]

You said it'd cost around 2000 for the parts you need for the other car, maybe even more counting all the little clips & fasteners, so in that sense you didn't over pay, you made a smart financial decision.

[@danashcroft961]

great content as always Scott. its good to see realistic normal content on KZbin and Honda owners need love too, not just the 1% of lamborhini and muscle car owners. I find your voice very "Soporific" so when I have had a long day and am sleepy you are better and much safer than Nyquil...but don't take that as a diss, I hate KZbinrs who shout and bawl at the camera and give you a fright especially when they think they are funny...So you've got it just right, as an amateur mechanic and car restorer myself I find l Iearn a hell of a lot of tips and tricks from watchign an Uber pro like you work, Your efficiency of effort is very educational for anyone wanting to get into the car fixing game...

[@vaughnppeters6451]

It’s the screams that does make me laugh all the time when driving off the flatbed 😂😂😂 Hey cheers buddy 🥂 I enjoy all your videos

[@hxhdfjifzirstc894]

This one went 384K and I have one that has 352K and still runs good (engine replaced *for free, under warranty* at 242,000 miles). If you can find one of these Civics with about 150,000 miles, for a low price... you should reasonably expect to get to 300,000 with not many problems.

[@robertpettigrew9042]

So that is the Civic from the "aaaaahhhh" compilation! I thought I'd missed a video. Well played Scott.

[@vehcor]

I figured I would throw in some Easter eggs.

[@TylersNeighborhoodGarage]

Somewhere online there is or was a blog where a guy bought one of those new and decided to see if it would run a million miles. He was an overnight courier that drove something like 500 miles a night. It did last, but not with the original components.

[@bobroberts2371]

In a salt free environment, just about an anything will keep going with a bit of maintenance.

[@ILOVEBACONBOY2018]

Awesome video man thanks, love the rebuild process. No matter the age or mileage of the car its worth checking out, especially for a ok price. I appreciate the videos.

[@johnhouseholder8978]

Good to see the experts out in force commenting on how much too much is.I trust you know your profit margins better than that expert.thanks John from Arizona

[@jroch41]

“Don’t mind the back seat; I was just looking for change to recover some of my money 💰.” 😂

[@kickit59]

Scott I am looking forward to your next rebuild! It's cool that you were able to get a good deal on your parts with the 400K Civic! Even though rust is a problem for you over there you should see a car from Greys Harbor County, Washington State! Man you can put your fingers through the rust holes that is how bad they can be over here! I live in Eastern Washington that is Semi Arid and you can get great cars to rebuild or restore here but I totally avoid Western Washington cars! Especially Greys Harbor County and the other counties right on the Pacific Coast!

[@billbowers268]

Scott it's the holiday season .You and yours have a great holiday season. Say hi to Mr . Spotty for me . Haven't seen him in awhile .

[@vehcor]

Same to you from all of us!

[@eastunder55]

I think it's hilarious that you pinned the hater comment to the top of the list. You showed Mr. Valentino who's the better man. I like the way you put together your videos and I laugh every time you back a car off the trailer.

[@johnmehaffey9953]

Scott you’re a working visual Haynes manual, great job and hi from a damp rainy Ireland

[@robertdemeny251]

Looking forward to se the build.

[@akh21849]

thanks.... I needed a much needed break from main stream media and market annalists.

[@newblackdog7827]

I had the exact same body shape and colour Civic here in the U.K. 🇬🇧 The major difference is that all of the saloons sold here were 1.3 litre IMA Hybrids.

[@mrlten2907]

Nice teaser at the end!

[@Superduty_59]

I live an hour north of Columbus but work in and around Columbus. You had to drive through Berliner park to get your car. I saw the Coughlin sticker on the bumper of the Honda. That is a multibrand car dealerships around Columbus, OH.

[@AnalogueKid2112]

Hello from Columbus. Glad you enjoyed Berliner Park and the land of slightly rusty Hondas

[@jimwiskus8862]

Fun new project, it is Friday. I hope you had a great Thanksgiving. Have a great weekend and, see you in the next installment.

[@FlyEaglesFly19111]

Variety scotts emporium will be growing. Stay safe and be well. Have a great weekend.

[@louiep9862]

Very popular generation for Honda,probably their best Civic ever for modifying or just a DD

[@hollandduck79]

Hello🙋‍♂️ from the Netherlands🇳🇱 . thanks for the video Scott . Sincerely, Hollandduck 🇳🇱🦆

[@zacharywong483]

Great video, Scott!

[@VanisleNSX]

Not your average Vehcor build. Looking forward to the new content though.

[@vehcor]

I have a few coming up that are going to move the averages a bit.

[@mikechiodetti4482]

On to the next build.

[@jefferypowell9885]

I remember going up i75 counting the broken down cars on the freeway 18 Ford's and only fords

[@lstone.09]

One thing is for sure you keep it interesting. No 2 builds are the same. Then again no 2 vehicles are the same.

[@robertclubs9908]

Awesome show Thanks. Happy Holidays

[@buckpowers4837]

Lots of parts and since you have a plan for , its the best thing to do with a car with that many miles. Enjoy

[@45AMT]

I've paid way more for parts cars and trucks before. As long as you're money ahead that's all that matters. Good video. We don't get to see the parts cars normally. We just hear about that questionable guy Scott from ***Insert car brand and make here*** emporium.. Hope you had a happy Thanksgiving Looking forward to the repair of a nicer rust free Civic...

[@mead6754]

Be a great car for a family struggling and not able to buy a more modern car, plenty of miles left in it yet for another few years

[@michaelashcraft8569]

My 2005 Suzuki Grand Vitara XL-7 has 368,000 miles on it, looks and runs good, no sense gettin' rid of it 'till it gives the last full measure!!

[@dougaranda6187]

That thing had a hard life. Smashed at least twice in the front, burned in the back, but still served up 400K!

[@randymackintosh6559]

WHEW! Glad to see your plans for that car...I was worried you had lost it on this one...LOL

[@richardthomas1743]

Hello Scott! Road trip!!

[@vehcor]

🥇 👍🏻

[@tripodb.3706]

Looking forward to another great build. Good stuff.

[@kingduckford]

Your video is why I have a 60 gallon air compressor and 1 inch impact wrench that weighs 45 pounds. Because I don't own a torch for rusty bolts.

[@andrewbetschman3175]

@vehcor I hope you had a great Thanksgiving!

[@vehcor]

🥈 hope you did as well!

[@ElectoneGuy]

Pushing 400,000 miles - that's well over 600,00kms. Honda still makes fantastic engines.

[@robmarshall5100]

OEM Honda parts can be pricey that was a smart move

[@chriswhite2151]

Whatever happened to Mr. Happy, the smiley face that appeared on every car? My 8 year old granddaughter liked to look for him when we watched your videos.

[@carguy4658]

Parts is Parts! With as many of these are running around in the rust belt, there is always a call for parts.

[@Rognvaldthepartworkbuilder]

I like the old school police car in the background

[@OUSWKR]

So you were in my neck of the woods to pick this one up 🤣 if you had called me I would have brought you a pizza unlike the pizza girl 🤣

[@colin8532]

Oh nice Si with some aftermarket delete options on the rear end by the looks of it lol

[@garysimonson9593]

That wasn't a bad old car for 400K miles. A mite Ohio crusty here and there. The perfect winter beater with a heater.

[@kenmurray4232]

Hope you had a Happy Thanksgiving. Good video with smart business sense for other rebuilds. I love my Ford as the Blue Oval continues to rape my wallet, but it works for me. Chevys just don't get along with me. Thanks for sharing

[@SierraOne]

Deconstruction, refreshing! Standing by for the construction!

[@houseofno]

No such thing as paying too much for a Honda Civic. They're very well engineered cars and as you can tell, you can get a phenomenal amount of mileage out of these cars. They're extremely well built, frugal, economical cars.

[@BrucePierson]

Well, I'm not first, but I always try to watch your videos early before I start my day. Never know what you'll be working on each week, but always interesting seeing how you restore wrecks to nice vehicles and give them a new lease on life, fully serviced for the new owner.

[@vehcor]

Today everyone is claiming first anyway! You get a 🥇 I have some very different builds coming up.

[@gavinvalentino1313]

Good lord. You just made a whooooloe lot of dorks feel better about their lives, by comparison.

[@NathanThrower]

I just picked up a Civic with similar damage but with less than 100,000 miles. What would it cost to pay a body shop to repair the inner fender support? Most of the other repairs, I'm equipped to do myself. The fender support is the main question mark. The bumper is undamaged. Thanks for the videos, I'm sure they will help me with my project. New subscribe too.

[@brucesheehe6305]

Some college kid or burger flipper is going to be very happy when you done with this vehicle.

[@bousquethouse398]

Lol. I was just saying to my buddy that I would have liked to see the civic build as we have one in similar condition after watching the screaming video….

[@vehcor]

You might see a couple! 🤔

[@kylepokorski6045]

Now I'm waiting to shop at Scott's 400k civc center of parts

[@garthbutton699]

Why don't you check the car fax,haha you don't know how much I enjoy your videos and sarcasm🤗😎🤗😎

[@LaggyWizard]

That's my favorite part of buying an auction vehicle, you never know what your gonna find inside

[@bobroberts2371]

Having been in and around the car business for a long time, there are things that you don't want to find in a car.

[@trirycheman]

Hey! You were in my home town!

[@vehcor]

Only briefly.

[@cyberhornthedragon]

its ok your not alone your talking to us if a bit time adjusted

[@mandymoo7406]

thats a dam tidy boot for 400,00 miles,i normally find if i buy something like this they are rammed with a homeless kit and some used nappies for added fun,yours was mint,obviously a good quality hobo owned it

[@keithharden7844]

I'd like to see more of the mustang build

[@matthewtaylor3308]

We have a wrecked 2022 Nissan Rogue at work with new right front bumper/grill/headlight damage… over $7K worth of damaged plastic, mostly… 😮

[@digitalrailroader]

So it’s going to be pulled apart and the good parts are going into the Scott’s Honda Emporium inventory.

[@jeffpowell8308]

Gotta love the dirt nslli!

[@ipaddlemyowncanoe.7441]

Looking forward to see what's all going on. 👍👍🙂🇨🇦

[@NotOnYourLife]

Rumor has it the Honda driver had his flashers on before the accident, thinking he had won the race. 😆

[@johnhufnagel]

and buying parts cars is pretty much becoming a necessity now. common patch panels just don't exist any more, lots of little bits and pieces that are unobtainium any longer. and quite frankly, even that near 400k motor is worth money to someone.

[@ewanstewart8011]

They say German cars are over engineered but that Honda would give any other make a run for it’s money, 5 bolts to hold on a tail light wow👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@joshaden6533]

6 actually. 😜

[@ThePlayerToBeNamedLater]

Ewan Stewart. Can't get a more Scottish than that! How are you sir? haven't been back in 30 years and I do miss it so especially around this season.

[@ewanstewart8011]

@@ThePlayerToBeNamedLater I you can take the man out of Scotland but you can’t take Scotland out of the man 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. I live in north east Sutherland and it’s been wet and bitterly cold this past week, but we’ve had a fantastic summer so can’t complain 👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@johnhufnagel]

LOL'ed at the fender alignment tool.

[@jstoney6471]

Hope you and Pizza Gurl had a Nice Thanksgiving!

[@adamblue7441]

Hey Scott what happened to that red single cab Silverado build that had the roof caved in like to see how it came out

[@jimkennedy2708]

IIRC, it came out black and sold ...

[@OldManBadly]

Gotta love the people who don't get it, you need a barrel to handle the overflow of hater tears on this. reality is that parting out a car can be a significant part of repair businesses, especially if you need the parts for something else you are already working on. $600 for a parts car that saves you $1500 and leaves you with a bunch more parts to sell is a super bargain. It gives a shop the chance to turn time into money, which is the actual intention. Keep your eye on the prize.

[@Paul-er7vg]

You should stop reading/paying attention to all of the hater comments. They can all buy their own cars and fix them the way they want instead of becoming an instant mechanic with 40 year experience.

[@dougjones9493]

Same car different name plate and higher cost. Many years ago I needed seals for a Cadillac steering box, dealer said nope have to buy a new box. Ordered parts for Pontiac steering box as it was the same part

[@ggginforlab]

The grand Canyon... Still better than a Tesla 😁

[@vehcor]

😂

[@99andrianmonk]

Scott - noticed the 70's Chicago Police car in the shop. Looks like it's in great shape. Subject for upcoming video?

[@williamfoote2888]

Scroll through his u tube video library. He did a vid on all his vehicles in the shop. That was featured.

[@vehcor]

More about it in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pKunnKNta9t9hLs

[@MotownVideo]

Did we just see a PREVIEW of where these parts are going at 21:47 ??? I think I detected a "wrinkle" in the rear for less than half a second!