There needs to be an emoticon for "jealous"
There needs to be an emoticon for "jealous"
Looks great!
Thanks guys. I'm really happy with it, and it almost makes up for selling my '91. I'm really conflicted on this one, as I have a real soft spot for these cars. Practically speaking, I should drive it. I drive 85 miles a day to work and back. I bought my truck and then the company took back my company car and gas card, which put me in a real bind. So buying this was intended to ease the pain of losing the company car and cut my gas costs considerably. I also have a wife to deal with. The whole point in buying an economical car was to save on gas, and I go out and buy a car I don't want to drive in the winter! Maybe I should sell it. idunno.
In reply to bravenrace:
Your talking like a foolish man! You went through all this and now you may sell it? Really though, I understand your position. Can you hold out until winter passes? If you can, then you can drive it for 6-7 months.
Very nice!
Your dilemma with the winter driving is exactly what keeps me driving my POS '93 Summit. 35-40 mpg and if the salt comes out or someone slides into me I just don't care...
Tell us about the trip. Pretty uneventful?
stan wrote: Very nice! Your dilemma with the winter driving is exactly what keeps me driving my POS '93 Summit. 35-40 mpg and if the salt comes out or someone slides into me I just don't care... Tell us about the trip. Pretty uneventful?
The trip couldn't have gone any better! I got a non-stop flight, it was on time, the weather was great and I didn't have anyone sitting next to me. I took a shuttle to my hotel, and the seller met me there about an hour later. I bought the car, went out for a great steak dinner, got a good night's sleep and headed out the next morning. I drove from Florida (reluctantly!) to my buddy's place in NC. The car ran great, drove smooth down the freeway, and the weather was again great. He had a keg of draft beer and his wife was out of town for the weekend, so we did some beer drinking, ate some good food,and had some good conversation.
The next morning I took off from his house and drove the rest of the way home. The weather was again great! The only problem I had was that somewhere along the line I did something to the heel on my right foot. You sit with your legs kind of flat out in the CRX, and so my throttle foot was resting right on my heel. So that sucked, and then because I was trying different positions and techniques for taking the load off my heel, my leg was bumping up against the center console and I got a bruise on my leg. On a long trip like that, this wasn't too fun, but I got by. So yes, pretty uneventful. 
Fletch1 wrote: In reply to bravenrace: Your talking like a foolish man! You went through all this and now you may sell it? Really though, I understand your position. Can you hold out until winter passes? If you can, then you can drive it for 6-7 months.
Yeah, I know. But I'm putting $60 of gas in my truck every 3 days just to get to work and back. Going to that from 2 years of not paying for gas is hard to swallow.
I wish that car was still in production. The Beetle lasted 50 years, why not the 4th Gen Civic?
In reply to bravenrace:
I bet it is hard to swallow. Would you consider trading it for an older Impreza or front wheel drive? That could work for winter and get alot better gas mileage.
bravenrace wrote: The only problem I had was that somewhere along the line I did something to the heel on my right foot. You sit with your legs kind of flat out in the CRX, and so my throttle foot was resting right on my heel. So that sucked, and then because I was trying different positions and techniques for taking the load off my heel.... On a long trip like that, this wasn't too fun, but I got by. So yes, pretty uneventful.
I've had that dead-but-painful feel when taking my '90 Civic on long trips. It may worse because the seating position is a bit higher and puts even more pressure on the right heel.
Folding a towel and placing it between the thigh and the seat cushion offers a bit of help; it changes the leg/foot angle and offers a little more leverage. But once the pain starts it's hard to stop it - at least until you stop driving.
Nice CRX. I had a '86 for a brief period and would like to have another.
Your CRX may just be nice enough to convince me to part with my '87 325is.
Shown here getting ready for a winter slumber in Ohio.
http://rides.webshots.com/album/576561728HNsaAD?vhost=rides
I think I'm jealous. Nice find!
Fletch1 wrote: In reply to bravenrace: I bet it is hard to swallow. Would you consider trading it for an older Impreza or front wheel drive? That could work for winter and get alot better gas mileage.
I don't know what I'm going to do. I have to think about it a while.
oldsaw wrote:bravenrace wrote: The only problem I had was that somewhere along the line I did something to the heel on my right foot. You sit with your legs kind of flat out in the CRX, and so my throttle foot was resting right on my heel. So that sucked, and then because I was trying different positions and techniques for taking the load off my heel.... On a long trip like that, this wasn't too fun, but I got by. So yes, pretty uneventful.I've had that dead-but-painful feel when taking my '90 Civic on long trips. It may worse because the seating position is a bit higher and puts even more pressure on the right heel. Folding a towel and placing it between the thigh and the seat cushion offers a bit of help; it changes the leg/foot angle and offers a little more leverage. But once the pain starts it's hard to stop it - at least until you stop driving.
I think I did something to it before I started driving, and then the driving aggrevated it. I've driven a CRX almost as far in the past and not had any trouble, but I can't be sure because i don't remember doing anything to it.
jrw1621 wrote: Nice CRX. I had a '86 for a brief period and would like to have another. Your CRX may just be nice enough to convince me to part with my '87 325is.
ooomf...you get more salt than I do in Cincy...I dont blame you for tucking it in for the winter...
cool car, but you have to wonder why they didn't fess up about the accident, repaint.
The CR-Z is crap. The CRX is the goodness! Great find.
In reply to plance1:
I don't know either, and once I get some info I need out of the seller I'm going to ask. He also lied or was incorrect about a couple other less major points. Still, the car is nice, it drives right, I'm happy. I just wish he had read the instructions when installing the Energy Suspension Poly bushings and actually applied the included grease! Man are they noisy! That's this weekends project. 
Coming from somebody that also has a nice car that they don't want to drive in the winter, I say pressure wash the underside then spray bomb it for some protection. Then the money you're saving in gas (which is going to be A LOT) put away for underside cleaning/prepping/protection/rebuilding/replacing. Buy extra suspension bits and spray paint/seal coat them in preparation for replacement if things get rusty.
I like it. 
Congrats on your purchase!
Every time I see one of these, I think of the 1986 CRX Si that should have been my first car. It was my uncle's neighbor's car, and it was only $600. It was clean and rust free too.
What do you guys think?
Step 1: Remove clear corners/markers.
Step 2: Drive it 'til the wheels fall off.
Seriously. Don't feel bad about driving it year-round. If you sell it, that's what the buyer's going to do...right after he throws the perfect stock front bumper in the dumpster, and replaces it with a wavy primered piece of foam that looks like a prehistoric shark mouth, attached with zip-ties and elmer's glue.
If you sell it, that's what the buyer's going to do...right after he throws the perfect stock front bumper in the dumpster, and replaces it with a wavy primered piece of foam that looks like a prehistoric shark mouth, attached with zip-ties and elmer's glue.
So true.
Regarding winter driving, you could just treat the underside with Waxoil or something like it before the salt comes along. I bought a 15 year old car that had been treated with it every fall, and it was pretty clean underneath.
eastsidemav wrote: Regarding winter driving, you could just treat the underside with Waxoil or something like it before the salt comes along. I bought a 15 year old car that had been treated with it every fall, and it was pretty clean underneath.
Is Waxoil anything like Amsoil Metal Protector?
In reply to RoosterSauce:
Not sure. As I understand, its basically a combo of wax and oil (hence the name) that gets sprayed on the undercarriage of the car. Now that I think about it, I think some of the Land Rover or Jeep guys have their own homebrewed equivalent they use for their frame rails that might be appropriate, and cheaper.
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