Author Topic: 1984 Honda CRX: Why This Guy Dropped $10,000 To Restore One (Read 4109 times)

Bubba · « **on:** September 05, 2018, 01:00:19 am »

From Jalopnik: https://jalopnik.com/1984-honda-crx-why-this-guy-dropped-10-000-to-restore-1828470803

A thing of beauty. Look at the size of that tailpipe.

rrocket · « **Reply #1 on:** September 05, 2018, 01:24:02 am »

I'd rather spend $10K on this...

https://www.kijiji.ca/v-cars-trucks/city-of-toronto/1991-honda-civic-si-special-edition-one-of-250/1380715861?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true

Bubba · « **Reply #2 on:** September 05, 2018, 12:44:18 pm »

DO IT!

Arthur Dent · « **Reply #3 on:** September 05, 2018, 12:48:44 pm »

That silver one is so much nice and has fuel injection on top of it

Fobroader · « **Reply #4 on:** September 05, 2018, 01:11:40 pm »

Quote from: rrocket on September 05, 2018, 01:24:02 am

I'd rather spend $10K on this...

https://www.kijiji.ca/v-cars-trucks/city-of-toronto/1991-honda-civic-si-special-edition-one-of-250/1380715861?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true

Yeah, thats a much better CRX.

ChaosphereIX · « **Reply #5 on:** September 05, 2018, 01:13:09 pm »

haha that ad description has a number of places that would give me pause

no badges even though apparently special edition - dont worry he has stickers!

accident with replaced fenders and bumpers

car has had a repaint

rust is present visibly, wonder what is underneath

the advertisers user name is "exclusivelyaudi" - not a fan of his ultra rare CRX?

I know what I have, dont waste my time $9k firm.

tortoise · « **Reply #6 on:** September 05, 2018, 01:21:14 pm »

A friend of mine in University had a CRX that was in perfect shape. I rode around in it a few times, seemed like a super fun car to driver.

Naturally, it was stolen at some point.

dkaz · « **Reply #7 on:** September 05, 2018, 01:43:21 pm »

Beautiful car. The new CRX had more power but was also substantially heavier.

I don't see a manual choke lever. Automatic choke? So fancy.

Bubba · « **Reply #8 on:** September 05, 2018, 02:05:10 pm »

Quote from: Arthur Dent on September 05, 2018, 12:48:44 pm

That silver one is so much nice and has fuel injection on top of it

Where else would the FI be? Down by the oil pan?

Fobroader · « **Reply #9 on:** September 05, 2018, 02:06:31 pm »

Quote from: Bubba on September 05, 2018, 02:05:10 pm

Quote from: Arthur Dent on September 05, 2018, 12:48:44 pm
That silver one is so much nice and has fuel injection on top of it

Where else would the FI be? Down by the oil pan?

rrocket · « **Reply #10 on:** September 05, 2018, 02:12:40 pm »

Quote from: ChaosphereIX on September 05, 2018, 01:13:09 pm

haha that ad description has a number of places that would give me pause

no badges even though apparently special edition - dont worry he has stickers!

accident with replaced fenders and bumpers

car has had a repaint

rust is present visibly, wonder what is underneath

the advertisers user name is "exclusivelyaudi" - not a fan of his ultra rare CRX?

I know what I have, dont waste my time $9k firm.

The only badges on these was the one on the hood near the bumper..the "H". There were no other badges.

And they all came with stickers that said "Special Edition". They were meant to go on the side near the rockers. Not everyone put them on though...they kinda looked cheesy.

Sir Osis of Liver · « **Reply #11 on:** September 05, 2018, 02:17:05 pm »

I know. Low effort.

Scaerio · « **Reply #12 on:** September 06, 2018, 10:24:45 pm »

Would be nest to track down one of these - 1983 Civic S

Bubba · « **Reply #13 on:** September 06, 2018, 10:46:36 pm »

Quote from: Scaerio on September 06, 2018, 10:24:45 pm

Would be nest to track down one of these - 1983 Civic S

I owned a 1982 Civic 1500GL. Great car. I would love to have another.

rrocket · « **Reply #14 on:** September 06, 2018, 11:34:55 pm »

Quote from: Bubba on September 06, 2018, 10:46:36 pm

Quote from: Scaerio on September 06, 2018, 10:24:45 pm
Would be nest to track down one of these - 1983 Civic S

I owned a 1982 Civic 1500GL. Great car. I would love to have another.

My mom had a late 70s wagon....

Looked like this...same poo brown color too!

johngenx · « **Reply #15 on:** September 07, 2018, 03:34:27 am »

The Fit is the closest thing to that today. I actually really like the body lines from a lot of those 80s models, very simple with large glass areas. They were easy to drive and had a lot of interior space for the tiny outside dimensions. Even being Hondas though, they had a lot of the issues all 80s cars had: low power, carbs, etc, etc. That said, compared to anything being made by The Big Three, they were marvels of reliability.

Seafoam · « **Reply #16 on:** September 07, 2018, 08:25:23 am »

Quote from: rrocket on September 06, 2018, 11:34:55 pm

Quote from: Bubba on September 06, 2018, 10:46:36 pm
Quote from: Scaerio on September 06, 2018, 10:24:45 pm
Would be nest to track down one of these - 1983 Civic S

I owned a 1982 Civic 1500GL. Great car. I would love to have another.

My mom had a late 70s wagon....

Looked like this...same poo brown color too!

That would be a 2nd generation civic introduced for the the 1980 model year.

Bubba · « **Reply #17 on:** September 07, 2018, 02:45:09 pm »

Quote from: johngenx on September 07, 2018, 03:34:27 am

The Fit is the closest thing to that today. I actually really like the body lines from a lot of those 80s models, very simple with large glass areas. They were easy to drive and had a lot of interior space for the tiny outside dimensions. Even being Hondas though, they had a lot of the issues all 80s cars had: low power, carbs, etc, etc. That said, compared to anything being made by The Big Three, they were marvels of reliability.

I agree with you about the carbs. The 3 bbl worked well and I loved the manual choke but, if you started to have problems, it was tough to get it right again. I've read about changing those motors to FI, which makes sense.

johngenx · « **Reply #18 on:** September 14, 2018, 10:26:32 pm »

I think the last daily driver car with a carb I had was an 81 Accord. I was shocked that the fuel system went without attention the entire time we had the car, but I was very happy about that!

revalations · « **Reply #19 on:** September 14, 2018, 11:32:58 pm »

Ah memories.....My Wife had a 86 CRX when we met. I loved driving that car. She sold it and bought a 85 Fiero GT (we weren't quite dating yet so my opinions were null) The Fiero lasted exactly two trips to school before throwing a rod through the block lol.