I’m selling my old car, since I inherited my Dad’s car when he gave up driving due to his age. It’s a 1996 Honda Civic, and it’s in Auto Trader. Here is some text about it that won’t fit in the advert.
This car has been great for me, runs really well, and I have a perfectly genuine reason for selling – my Dad’s 83, and has decided to give up driving, so I have inherited his Mondeo.
That said, it has had a couple of minor issues, and the guy who sold it to me obviously knew about one of them but kept quiet. In the spirit of transparency, I’m telling you everything. 
- When I bought it, before I’d even got it home from West London, it overheated. It did this a few times over the next few months, and this was eventually tracked down to a bad radiator. The neck at the top was eroded, and the cap wasn’t making a seal. The radiator and cap have now been replaced, and the car hasn’t overheated since. Both the mechanic who did the work, and the RAC man who towed me home after the last time this happened have said it’s definitely not the head gasket.
- Also, the airbag light on the dashboard is on. This is because one time when it had overheated, the hazard lights were on so long that the battery ran down and the car needed a jump start. This has caused the airbag (SRS) light to come on. I don’t know how easy or otherwise that is to fix.
- Aside from that, the car’s fine. It has a couple of cosmetic scuffs on the bumpers, but nothing more than you’d expect on a 13 year old car.
- The parcel shelf is missing.
- Both wing mirrors have obviously been bumped at some stage and have tape around them, but they’re secure – they’re not loose or dangling off or smashed or anything.
However,
- The exhaust has recently had brand new back and middle boxes.
- Everything else works fine.
So there you go, that’s everything, I’ve not hidden anything away about it, I’ll be sad to see it go – I was getting used to driving an automatic!
And that’s that. It’s going on Auto Trader for £500ono, but if you’re interested feel free to get in touch any way you like.
Cheers,
–c.