selling Civic in US

[M Gazer]

Need some help.. I am considering moving to Florida and wondered what I can
do with my 98 Civic. I am concerned about the following things:

1. speedo is listed in km/h (with miles below) and my understanding is that
to license a car in the US, it must be the other way around.

2. Can I sell it there when I want to get rid of it or will the speedo issue
require me to replace it with a US-spec one? I tried selling my Audi to
someone in Texas and when the checked with the DMV, they told him that he
would have to replace the speedo with a US one.

I guess that I could sell it here and then buy a new car down there but I
own this car outright and it only has 86K on it (1998) and is in excellent
condition.

Thoughts?
Thanks,

 

[Bill B. Johnson]

Need some help.. I am considering moving to Florida and wondered what I can
do with my 98 Civic. I am concerned about the following things:

1. speedo is listed in km/h (with miles below) and my understanding is that
to license a car in the US, it must be the other way around.

2. Can I sell it there when I want to get rid of it or will the speedo issue
require me to replace it with a US-spec one? I tried selling my Audi to
someone in Texas and when the checked with the DMV, they told him that he
would have to replace the speedo with a US one.

I guess that I could sell it here and then buy a new car down there but I
own this car outright and it only has 86K on it (1998) and is in excellent
condition.

Thoughts?
Thanks,

You may not have to replace entire speedo--just the plate or faceplate on
top of it. You might also find out if your vehicle meets the pollution
requirements. I live in CA and vehicles from other states can't always be
licensed in CA since CA's anti-pollution laws are really strict. Call the
DMV in Florida to see if that is an issue related to your vehicle. Also,
ask the service manager or parts manager at a Honda dealership if they can
sell you a faceplate for your speedo.

 

[Tera Baap]

You may not have to replace entire speedo--just the plate or faceplate on
top of it. You might also find out if your vehicle meets the pollution
requirements. I live in CA and vehicles from other states can't always be
licensed in CA since CA's anti-pollution laws are really strict. Call the
DMV in Florida to see if that is an issue related to your vehicle. Also,
ask the service manager or parts manager at a Honda dealership if they can
sell you a faceplate for your speedo.

Just a thought...wouldn't the odometer be in Km as well? Would the DMV have
a problem with that? Would the new owner have to convert the mileage from
Km into miles when reporting it to the DMV?

 

[cooncat]

Florida does NOT have ANY motor vehicle inspection. If any thing,you
might have to change the spedo face plate.

 

[X]

nah... i got a 93 delsol originally from Toronto.
I've lived in Joy-zee (Jersey) , California and Washington.
I've been able to get license as well as passing inspection in all 3 states

 

[Me]

nah... i got a 93 delsol originally from Toronto.
I've lived in Joy-zee (Jersey) , California and Washington.
I've been able to get license as well as passing inspection in all 3 states

Hey, when you moved to CA, what kind of hoops did you have to go
through to get a plate? Did you have a limit on the # of vehicles you
could bring in? Anyone else who can answer this, I would appreciate
your info. We will be moving to the Oxnard area in a couple years, and
I have a 1994 Civic and my wife has a 1999 Stratus. My Civic is
working GREAT, so I don't feel like getting rid of it, and my wife's
Stratus has NO resale value, so same deal. Thanks!

Nate

 

[X]

moved to northern Cal in 97.

Just had to get the vehicle tested for emission & then register the car for
new plates.
Didn't have problem with emission

Not sure about the limit issue though bc i only had 1 car. I gather 1 car
per licensed driver
is alright.

You need to check again when the time is near for moving b/c they may change
regulations again by then.

One thing to watch out for is when you have your car service at Honda.
Make sure you tell them it's in KM not MILES.

I had my car in for the 60Km service which would have costed 200-300 USD.
The guy ended up giving
me the 60,000 MILES service which bloated up the price to almost 1K b/c he
ended up
changing my timing belts , hoses and the whole works.

Took a while to fight them on the charges and they finally relented, so I
won't mention
the dealer name here.