My brother had one of these as a commuter for College. Then Mom drove it, them SWMBO, then her brother, then dead. Ours was an 88, same car, different wheels.
My brother had one of these as a commuter for College. Then Mom drove it, them SWMBO, then her brother, then dead. Ours was an 88, same car, different wheels.
That looks pretty clean for the age, mileage, and location..
Pop-up headlights for the win.
Oh the injected version! Nice!
Man. I want to go drive this thing just to find out what memories come up. These were my jam for years. Car I learned to work on cars with.
And a sunroof even!
It wouldn't hurt my feelings is someone wanted me to check it out. This is the simple analog car that everyone needs.
Our 88 LXi had a three valve motor and injected. Duh, says it right on the intake, 12 valve.
The Corolla, now this! I want the Corolla more but this is niiiice.
If someone uncovers a cherry '92 Protege with a 5spd like my mommy used to shuttle me around in, that one I'll have to buy. My sister and I literally cried when she traded it in for a '98 MPV.
I still have the arm rest from my 89 hatch that died ~12 years ago in a crash waiting to go in another one.
In reply to akylekoz :
I didn't know Honda made a 12 valve four, I always think of the Mazda F2 as one of the few engines to offer this layout.
I didn't realize it at the time, but those mid to late 80's Hondas are just such well designed cars. I have a strong affinity for them.
And now I want an Aerodeck.
pres589 (djronnebaum) said:In reply to akylekoz :
I didn't know Honda made a 12 valve four, I always think of the Mazda F2 as one of the few engines to offer this layout.
Honda made a LOT of them. I think most of their 80's pre-VTEC engines were 12 valve. The EW (later called D15A3) in my CRX has 12 valves.
In reply to P3PPY :
Mammoriiiiies
So there we were, Honda in the ditch, sawed off shotgun in the trunk and a blowup doll in the back seat.
I was following as passenger in my buddies 240SX, then inexplicable they were not in front of us anymore. My brother, who is not known for his driving skills or good decisions had overestimated his skill through a snowy curve. After determining that Neil was ok, I sent him off to uncle Bob's house to settle his nerves and hide his under-aged drinking. Neil's passenger was covered in beer, this did not amuse the police. Easily explained that he didn't even have a sip due to the crash. Other questionable items in the car were written off as Halloween costumes from the previous weekend. Honda plucked out of the ditch we went on our merry way, thanks to my quick thinking.
Notice that I was not a driver in this story, a previous decision left me without a license.
This is how 16 year old me remembers it.
Keith Tanner said:I didn't realize it at the time, but those mid to late 80's Hondas are just such well designed cars. I have a strong affinity for them.
Yup. I had an Accord sedan from this era for a while back in the day. They just had this inherent sense of "goodness" that's tough to put a finger on but so apparent behind the wheel. Great control placement and feel, great visibility through the greenhouse and over the low hood, willing (if not powerful) drivetrain, economical without being boring. And those ubiquitous velour seats!!! Such good memories.
In reply to pointofdeparture :
It probably doesn't hurt that my high school girlfriend's family had a series of Hondas in the late 80's so there are some good associations there :) A 3 door Accord, an Accord wagon, then a Civic coupe. But yeah, they're just good. There aren't many survivor 80's cars that push my buttons, but they're almost always Hondas. And one of them lives with me :)
A lot of that "goodness" was lost to variable cam timing. Motors with fixed cams had character and soul.
Mmmm M50.
My wife had that exact car, well maybe just an LX. Looked very nice but her idiot brother got it for her, and it had obviously been crashed and poorly repaired. Pity, it was a nice comfortable cruiser.
I bought some moto parts from a guy who showed up in this:
He was kind of thinking of selling it at the time; told him to let me know if he decided to part with it.
I want it. I had an 88 LXi coupe. Best Honda Accord hands down.
akylekoz said:A lot of that "goodness" was lost to variable cam timing. Motors with fixed cams had character and soul.
Mmmm M50.
I never found a vtec Honda to be short on character or soul.
In reply to pointofdeparture :
"Goodness"
that's a great way to put it. I really loved those cars. Way more than the mid-90s which seemed underpowered and less willing to turn. 3rd gens were great.
In reply to dculberson :
VTEC aren't variable are they?
More like two cam profiles that get shifted between the two.
I could see having this as a daily toy, the quality of 80s hondas is what made them so great. But where in the world would one find parts? Any of the little motors, headlights, windows, sunroof, heater or other little bits that could ground it.
I would daily this, absolutely. Mid-late 80's Hondas are just good, honest cars that are engaging to drive.
Buddy of mine had a couple of 1987-88 LXi hatchbacks when we were in high school. One of them died a glorious death after sliding into a snow bank during a blizzard hooning session, and he used it for parts for another one that happened to be sitting in his mom's friend's yard as a 3rd car. That one lasted another year or two of constant abuse before he decided that he wanted a Wrangler so he could go four wheeling. I should probably send this to him.
porschenut said:I could see having this as a daily toy, the quality of 80s hondas is what made them so great. But where in the world would one find parts? Any of the little motors, headlights, windows, sunroof, heater or other little bits that could ground it.
The advantage to them being fairly strong sellers back in the day is that there is a supply of used parts. I was able to find a couple of sets of replacement power sunroof cables for my CRX that way. And the car in question was built when headlights were standardized, you can probably pick them up off the shelf at NAPA. My biggest concern would be windshields, as they're both a consumable and difficult to remove cleanly.
akylekoz said:In reply to dculberson :
VTEC aren't variable are they?
More like two cam profiles that get shifted between the two.
I guess it depends on what you mean by variable. They switch between fixed cam profiles but that is a variation and why they are called Vtec - V for Variable. But if you meant continuously variable - that's true they don't do that.
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