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molinarok
Nov 5, 2011, 08:48 PM
What's the approximate trade in/resale value of a 2000 Honda Civic Lx with a blown head gasket?
It's an automatic, 4 door sedan with approximately 176000 miles.

The person I'd be buying it from said it's quoted in Fair condition, and was priced around $2,000 according to kelly blue book.

I have a mechanic in my family that can fix it, and would only charge for the parts, not labor.
Is it worth it? Or is my gut feeling true?
I honestly think it's a rip off.. but I'd like advice from

TxGreaseMonkey
Nov 6, 2011, 05:32 AM
It likely overheated, damaging the valves, warping the head, and blowing the head gasket. Besides this, the automatic transmission, after 176,000 miles, may have problems. Flip a coin.

Foxfyr31
Nov 11, 2011, 03:08 PM
Probably about $300.00 at a scrap yard because it sounds like the motor is toast. But if you contact a junk yard you could probably find a replacement motor for around $700.00 and then it should be worth around $2k in fair condition