How many Hondas have you owned?

Larry in AZ · Nov 25, 2006

Waiving the right to remain silent, Grumpy AuContraire

In late 1969, I headed a photographic expedition to Micronesia and a
Honda 600 was our rental unit in Palau for six weeks. Couldn't kill it
despite it had no brakes for nearly the entire time!
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I bet it had the chain drive. That wasn't allowed in the US, or the car
might have been imported here earlier. We had to wait for a real drive
train.

Larry in AZ · Nov 25, 2006

Waiving the right to remain silent, Grumpy AuContraire

In late 1969, I headed a photographic expedition to Micronesia and a
Honda 600 was our rental unit in Palau for six weeks. Couldn't kill it
despite it had no brakes for nearly the entire time!
Click to expand...

I bet it had the chain drive. That wasn't allowed in the US, or the car
might have been imported here earlier. We had to wait for a real drive
train.

Steve Noll · Nov 25, 2006

1997 Accord Wagon bought new - was very pleased with it. Totalled
last April around 90K miles, which was almost okay as a mechanic put
in wrong transmission fluid and damaged it.

2006 CR-V. It's okay. Milage stinks, hoping it improves when fully
broken in. Also has the annoying A/C mold problem I need to attack. I
like the tight turning radius, and it's not too big.

What would I like to own? Believe it or not, another Accord wagon, if
they would only make them again.

Steve Noll | The Glass Block Pond
| http://www.kissingfrogs.tv

Grumpy AuContraire · Nov 25, 2006

Larry said:

Waiving the right to remain silent, Grumpy AuContraire

I bet it had the chain drive. That wasn't allowed in the US, or the car
might have been imported here earlier. We had to wait for a real drive
train.
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Could well be since it was an air cooled motorcycle engine..

JT

Grumpy AuContraire · Nov 25, 2006

Larry said:

Waiving the right to remain silent, Grumpy AuContraire

I bet it had the chain drive. That wasn't allowed in the US, or the car
might have been imported here earlier. We had to wait for a real drive
train.
Click to expand...

Could well be since it was an air cooled motorcycle engine..

JT

DAB · Nov 26, 2006

Dave said:

I recently got to thinking about the Hondas I've owned and how the
cars have changed over the years. When I bought my first one, Hondas
had a well-earned reputation for high reliability and economy coupled
with innovative engineering. I still have trouble believing that a
top-of- the-line Civic is now a $20K+ car - it wasn't that long ago
that fully- loaded Accords barely breached that price.

Hondas I've owned:

82 Prelude, bought in late 1986 to replace a '76 Plymouth Duster whose
frame had cracked. I'd gone to a few dealers hoping to find a clean
Civic 1500 S, but there were none to be had, and a salesman convinced
me to test-drive a Prelude instead. An uninsured driver drove right
through a red light in 1990, and I t-boned him at about 30mph,
totaling my car less than a month after I'd had the engine completely
rebuilt.

83 Accord sedan - bought for $400 in 1992 when I was short of cash but
also needed a beater for the times when my usual two-wheeled transport
(another Honda, a CB750F) wouldn't suffice. The engine wouldn't rev
above 3000rpm without starting to stutter and then die completely. It
was fine on city streets, but was unsafe to drive on the freeway.
Drove it for about six months as it was and sold it for what I paid
for it.

80 Accord sedan - bought in 1993 for $500 for my wife, as a short-term
replacement for her VW Rabbit that was totaled by yet another
red-light- running uninsured driver. I wish I still had this car - it
was in that distinctive shade of light metallic green that was a
popular factory paint color with Hondas then.

86 Accord LXi hatchback - bought in early 1995 for my wife. Owned
until 2003 with the only major problem being a broken (5-speed manual)
transmission that required replacement with a rebuilt one. Still ran
well when we sold it, but the AC had quit working a couple of years
previously, and as it was 17 years old she decided she'd rather have a
newer vehicle with fewer maintenance issues.

90 CRX Si - bought in 1993 with roughly 20K miles on it. Still my
daily driver, with just over 126K miles now. Like the 86 Accord, at
nearly 17 it's started to have an increasing number of age-related
problems that I'm either going to have to address soon or decide to
buy a new car (probable suspension rebuild, AC quit working a year
ago, a couple of patches of rust on the A-pillar and sunroof, some
original rubber parts decaying, and other cosmetic issues). My
favorite out of all the Hondas I've had.

99 Accord EX V6 sedan - bought in 2003 as a replacement for our 86
Accord. Just recently passed 90K miles, and hope to continue driving
it for many more years (keeping my fingers crossed on the well-known
transmission issues). Plenty of room, very comfortable in the European
sense (stiffer suspension than many other Japanese or American
sedans), more than adequate power for almost every situation.

Hondas I'd like to own: I'd really like to keep the CRX and completely
rebuild it into a serious weekend hot rod (suspension and braking
upgrades and an engine swap for a tuned, naturally-aspirated B-series
motor in the 250HP range). Replacing it for a daily driver would be a
new Fit Sport (the true successor to the older-generation Civics),
but I don't see that happening until the supply increases enough to
where they're commonplace on dealer lots and better deals are being
made.

I'd also like to restore a 1st- or 2nd-gen Civic. These used to be
plentiful, but now you hardly ever see one on the street. And every
time I sit in an S2000, I want one, but then reality sets in after I
remember the price tag. Beautiful cars, but like the new Civics, I
always start thinking of what else I could get for the same amount of
money or less.

So, how many Hondas have you owned, and which ones would you like to
own?

Dave
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My first was a 1982 Prelude.....forget the color but was kinda red.....off
the showroom floor, manual shift.
2nd was a 1991 Red Civic SI Hatchback...also manual.
3rd 1996 Red Civic EX 2dr with auto....arthritis in knees and wrists did me
in for manuals.
4th 2007 Blaze Orange FIT sport auto......I love it!

The only used car I ever bought was a 1965 Ford Mustang...2dr manual in
1972....it was green.

I loved the Prelude the most and if they had stayed with that model design
would still be buying em ;-)

Donna

DAB · Nov 26, 2006

Dave said:

I recently got to thinking about the Hondas I've owned and how the
cars have changed over the years. When I bought my first one, Hondas
had a well-earned reputation for high reliability and economy coupled
with innovative engineering. I still have trouble believing that a
top-of- the-line Civic is now a $20K+ car - it wasn't that long ago
that fully- loaded Accords barely breached that price.

Hondas I've owned:

82 Prelude, bought in late 1986 to replace a '76 Plymouth Duster whose
frame had cracked. I'd gone to a few dealers hoping to find a clean
Civic 1500 S, but there were none to be had, and a salesman convinced
me to test-drive a Prelude instead. An uninsured driver drove right
through a red light in 1990, and I t-boned him at about 30mph,
totaling my car less than a month after I'd had the engine completely
rebuilt.

83 Accord sedan - bought for $400 in 1992 when I was short of cash but
also needed a beater for the times when my usual two-wheeled transport
(another Honda, a CB750F) wouldn't suffice. The engine wouldn't rev
above 3000rpm without starting to stutter and then die completely. It
was fine on city streets, but was unsafe to drive on the freeway.
Drove it for about six months as it was and sold it for what I paid
for it.

80 Accord sedan - bought in 1993 for $500 for my wife, as a short-term
replacement for her VW Rabbit that was totaled by yet another
red-light- running uninsured driver. I wish I still had this car - it
was in that distinctive shade of light metallic green that was a
popular factory paint color with Hondas then.

86 Accord LXi hatchback - bought in early 1995 for my wife. Owned
until 2003 with the only major problem being a broken (5-speed manual)
transmission that required replacement with a rebuilt one. Still ran
well when we sold it, but the AC had quit working a couple of years
previously, and as it was 17 years old she decided she'd rather have a
newer vehicle with fewer maintenance issues.

90 CRX Si - bought in 1993 with roughly 20K miles on it. Still my
daily driver, with just over 126K miles now. Like the 86 Accord, at
nearly 17 it's started to have an increasing number of age-related
problems that I'm either going to have to address soon or decide to
buy a new car (probable suspension rebuild, AC quit working a year
ago, a couple of patches of rust on the A-pillar and sunroof, some
original rubber parts decaying, and other cosmetic issues). My
favorite out of all the Hondas I've had.

99 Accord EX V6 sedan - bought in 2003 as a replacement for our 86
Accord. Just recently passed 90K miles, and hope to continue driving
it for many more years (keeping my fingers crossed on the well-known
transmission issues). Plenty of room, very comfortable in the European
sense (stiffer suspension than many other Japanese or American
sedans), more than adequate power for almost every situation.

Hondas I'd like to own: I'd really like to keep the CRX and completely
rebuild it into a serious weekend hot rod (suspension and braking
upgrades and an engine swap for a tuned, naturally-aspirated B-series
motor in the 250HP range). Replacing it for a daily driver would be a
new Fit Sport (the true successor to the older-generation Civics),
but I don't see that happening until the supply increases enough to
where they're commonplace on dealer lots and better deals are being
made.

I'd also like to restore a 1st- or 2nd-gen Civic. These used to be
plentiful, but now you hardly ever see one on the street. And every
time I sit in an S2000, I want one, but then reality sets in after I
remember the price tag. Beautiful cars, but like the new Civics, I
always start thinking of what else I could get for the same amount of
money or less.

So, how many Hondas have you owned, and which ones would you like to
own?

Dave
Click to expand...

My first was a 1982 Prelude.....forget the color but was kinda red.....off
the showroom floor, manual shift.
2nd was a 1991 Red Civic SI Hatchback...also manual.
3rd 1996 Red Civic EX 2dr with auto....arthritis in knees and wrists did me
in for manuals.
4th 2007 Blaze Orange FIT sport auto......I love it!

The only used car I ever bought was a 1965 Ford Mustang...2dr manual in
1972....it was green.

I loved the Prelude the most and if they had stayed with that model design
would still be buying em ;-)

Donna

Joe LaVigne · Nov 26, 2006

Manuals are tough to find. Should imagine you would have to special order
one.
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Every dealer around here generally has a full assortment of models with a
manual tranny...

I can't think of anything that I looked at this June, on the lot, that
didn't have something close to it in a manual.

Joe

Joe LaVigne · Nov 26, 2006

Manuals are tough to find. Should imagine you would have to special order
one.
Click to expand...

Every dealer around here generally has a full assortment of models with a
manual tranny...

I can't think of anything that I looked at this June, on the lot, that
didn't have something close to it in a manual.

Joe

tww · Nov 26, 2006

Joe LaVigne said:

Every dealer around here generally has a full assortment of models with a
manual tranny...

I can't think of anything that I looked at this June, on the lot, that
didn't have something close to it in a manual.

Joe
Click to expand...

Every time I go in for service at my local Honda dealer I look through the
lot and may find one Civic with a manual. Last Sat -- not a one.

tww · Nov 26, 2006

Joe LaVigne said:

Every dealer around here generally has a full assortment of models with a
manual tranny...

I can't think of anything that I looked at this June, on the lot, that
didn't have something close to it in a manual.

Joe
Click to expand...

Every time I go in for service at my local Honda dealer I look through the
lot and may find one Civic with a manual. Last Sat -- not a one.

TomP · Nov 26, 2006

Counting Honda motorcycles 31
10 cars
21 motorcycles

Dave said:

I recently got to thinking about the Hondas I've owned and how the cars
have changed over the years. When I bought my first one, Hondas had a
well-earned reputation for high reliability and economy coupled with
innovative engineering. I still have trouble believing that a top-of-
the-line Civic is now a $20K+ car - it wasn't that long ago that fully-
loaded Accords barely breached that price.

Hondas I've owned:

82 Prelude, bought in late 1986 to replace a '76 Plymouth Duster whose
frame had cracked. I'd gone to a few dealers hoping to find a clean
Civic 1500 S, but there were none to be had, and a salesman convinced me
to test-drive a Prelude instead. An uninsured driver drove right through
a red light in 1990, and I t-boned him at about 30mph, totaling my car
less than a month after I'd had the engine completely rebuilt.

83 Accord sedan - bought for $400 in 1992 when I was short of cash but
also needed a beater for the times when my usual two-wheeled transport
(another Honda, a CB750F) wouldn't suffice. The engine wouldn't rev
above 3000rpm without starting to stutter and then die completely. It
was fine on city streets, but was unsafe to drive on the freeway. Drove
it for about six months as it was and sold it for what I paid for it.

80 Accord sedan - bought in 1993 for $500 for my wife, as a short-term
replacement for her VW Rabbit that was totaled by yet another red-light-
running uninsured driver. I wish I still had this car - it was in that
distinctive shade of light metallic green that was a popular factory
paint color with Hondas then.

86 Accord LXi hatchback - bought in early 1995 for my wife. Owned until
2003 with the only major problem being a broken (5-speed manual)
transmission that required replacement with a rebuilt one. Still ran
well when we sold it, but the AC had quit working a couple of years
previously, and as it was 17 years old she decided she'd rather have a
newer vehicle with fewer maintenance issues.

90 CRX Si - bought in 1993 with roughly 20K miles on it. Still my daily
driver, with just over 126K miles now. Like the 86 Accord, at nearly 17
it's started to have an increasing number of age-related problems that
I'm either going to have to address soon or decide to buy a new car
(probable suspension rebuild, AC quit working a year ago, a couple of
patches of rust on the A-pillar and sunroof, some original rubber parts
decaying, and other cosmetic issues). My favorite out of all the Hondas
I've had.

99 Accord EX V6 sedan - bought in 2003 as a replacement for our 86
Accord. Just recently passed 90K miles, and hope to continue driving it
for many more years (keeping my fingers crossed on the well-known
transmission issues). Plenty of room, very comfortable in the European
sense (stiffer suspension than many other Japanese or American sedans),
more than adequate power for almost every situation.

Hondas I'd like to own: I'd really like to keep the CRX and completely
rebuild it into a serious weekend hot rod (suspension and braking
upgrades and an engine swap for a tuned, naturally-aspirated B-series
motor in the 250HP range). Replacing it for a daily driver would be a
new Fit Sport (the true successor to the older-generation Civics), but I
don't see that happening until the supply increases enough to where
they're commonplace on dealer lots and better deals are being made.

I'd also like to restore a 1st- or 2nd-gen Civic. These used to be
plentiful, but now you hardly ever see one on the street. And every time
I sit in an S2000, I want one, but then reality sets in after I remember
the price tag. Beautiful cars, but like the new Civics, I always start
thinking of what else I could get for the same amount of money or less.

So, how many Hondas have you owned, and which ones would you like to
own?

Dave
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TomP · Nov 26, 2006

Counting Honda motorcycles 31
10 cars
21 motorcycles

Dave said:

I recently got to thinking about the Hondas I've owned and how the cars
have changed over the years. When I bought my first one, Hondas had a
well-earned reputation for high reliability and economy coupled with
innovative engineering. I still have trouble believing that a top-of-
the-line Civic is now a $20K+ car - it wasn't that long ago that fully-
loaded Accords barely breached that price.

Hondas I've owned:

82 Prelude, bought in late 1986 to replace a '76 Plymouth Duster whose
frame had cracked. I'd gone to a few dealers hoping to find a clean
Civic 1500 S, but there were none to be had, and a salesman convinced me
to test-drive a Prelude instead. An uninsured driver drove right through
a red light in 1990, and I t-boned him at about 30mph, totaling my car
less than a month after I'd had the engine completely rebuilt.

83 Accord sedan - bought for $400 in 1992 when I was short of cash but
also needed a beater for the times when my usual two-wheeled transport
(another Honda, a CB750F) wouldn't suffice. The engine wouldn't rev
above 3000rpm without starting to stutter and then die completely. It
was fine on city streets, but was unsafe to drive on the freeway. Drove
it for about six months as it was and sold it for what I paid for it.

80 Accord sedan - bought in 1993 for $500 for my wife, as a short-term
replacement for her VW Rabbit that was totaled by yet another red-light-
running uninsured driver. I wish I still had this car - it was in that
distinctive shade of light metallic green that was a popular factory
paint color with Hondas then.

86 Accord LXi hatchback - bought in early 1995 for my wife. Owned until
2003 with the only major problem being a broken (5-speed manual)
transmission that required replacement with a rebuilt one. Still ran
well when we sold it, but the AC had quit working a couple of years
previously, and as it was 17 years old she decided she'd rather have a
newer vehicle with fewer maintenance issues.

90 CRX Si - bought in 1993 with roughly 20K miles on it. Still my daily
driver, with just over 126K miles now. Like the 86 Accord, at nearly 17
it's started to have an increasing number of age-related problems that
I'm either going to have to address soon or decide to buy a new car
(probable suspension rebuild, AC quit working a year ago, a couple of
patches of rust on the A-pillar and sunroof, some original rubber parts
decaying, and other cosmetic issues). My favorite out of all the Hondas
I've had.

99 Accord EX V6 sedan - bought in 2003 as a replacement for our 86
Accord. Just recently passed 90K miles, and hope to continue driving it
for many more years (keeping my fingers crossed on the well-known
transmission issues). Plenty of room, very comfortable in the European
sense (stiffer suspension than many other Japanese or American sedans),
more than adequate power for almost every situation.

Hondas I'd like to own: I'd really like to keep the CRX and completely
rebuild it into a serious weekend hot rod (suspension and braking
upgrades and an engine swap for a tuned, naturally-aspirated B-series
motor in the 250HP range). Replacing it for a daily driver would be a
new Fit Sport (the true successor to the older-generation Civics), but I
don't see that happening until the supply increases enough to where
they're commonplace on dealer lots and better deals are being made.

I'd also like to restore a 1st- or 2nd-gen Civic. These used to be
plentiful, but now you hardly ever see one on the street. And every time
I sit in an S2000, I want one, but then reality sets in after I remember
the price tag. Beautiful cars, but like the new Civics, I always start
thinking of what else I could get for the same amount of money or less.

So, how many Hondas have you owned, and which ones would you like to
own?

Dave
Click to expand...

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High Tech Misfit · Nov 26, 2006

tww said:

Every time I go in for service at my local Honda dealer I look through the
lot and may find one Civic with a manual. Last Sat -- not a one.
Click to expand...

When I bought my Civic last month, there was a 2002 Acura RSX sitting next
to it at the dealer. I had a quick peak inside it, and to my surprise it
was an automatic! I don't think I have ever seen an automatic RSX or
Prelude, even though I know it was available.

High Tech Misfit · Nov 26, 2006

tww said:

Every time I go in for service at my local Honda dealer I look through the
lot and may find one Civic with a manual. Last Sat -- not a one.
Click to expand...

When I bought my Civic last month, there was a 2002 Acura RSX sitting next
to it at the dealer. I had a quick peak inside it, and to my surprise it
was an automatic! I don't think I have ever seen an automatic RSX or
Prelude, even though I know it was available.

Frank Boettcher · Nov 26, 2006

So, how many Hondas have you owned, and which ones would you like to
own?

Dave
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1982 - Honda Accord
1990 Honda Accord (still have it)
1997 Honda Accord (still have it)

1962 - Honda 50 motorbike
Honda Powered Pressure Washer
Honda rototiller

Currently considering a '07 CRV
Currently considering a Trailerable sailboat powered by an 8HP 4stroke
Honda outboard

And although I'm long past the age to go middle aged crazy, could an
S-2000 be in the future?

Frank

Jim Yanik · Nov 26, 2006

I meant they make no vehicle that I want to own as an only car.
Maybe a S2000 if I could afford a 2nd car.

Jim Yanik · Nov 26, 2006

I meant they make no vehicle that I want to own as an only car.
Maybe a S2000 if I could afford a 2nd car.

Casey · Nov 26, 2006

Dave Garrett said

So, how many Hondas have you owned, and which ones would you like to
own?
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Hmmm ....

1977 Civic Wagon (hatchback)
1981 Accord Hatchback
1982 Accord Hatchback (to replace the '81 that I totalled)
1985 Accord Sedan
1988 Prelude
1995 Odyssey (the 4-door model)

2003 Accord EX-V6 Coupe (still own ... and my favorite of all)

Casey

Casey · Nov 26, 2006

Dave Garrett said

So, how many Hondas have you owned, and which ones would you like to
own?
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Hmmm ....

1977 Civic Wagon (hatchback)
1981 Accord Hatchback
1982 Accord Hatchback (to replace the '81 that I totalled)
1985 Accord Sedan
1988 Prelude
1995 Odyssey (the 4-door model)

2003 Accord EX-V6 Coupe (still own ... and my favorite of all)

Casey

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