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In Reply to: RE: The engine lives under there. posted by ghost of olddude55 on October 30, 2024 at 13:05:59
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Disassembling themselves as they drove down the road, that's what those old Loti did best.
Or so I'm told.
Doug DeMuro has a video featuring a pristine base model mid-80's Civic. Four-speed manual, doesn't even have a tach.
I'd embed it here but there's something about DeMuro I just can't stand and I don't want to give him any clicks.
He reminds me of Randy Quaid's character in The Last Picture Show only sweatier. He giggles and leers and gibbers and I...just...can't...
The blissful counterstroke-a considerable new message.
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I had not realized how much one like mine is now worth to a Honda fanatic. Paid $2000 ten years ago. Rear window wiper dead, everything else still working. Overdue for it's 2nd timing belt change at a bit under 190,000 but I don't drive it much. Lovely shade of blue in/out...And here's your lovely Doug review....
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Best way to go.
My car isn't as old as yours, but it's just a few months away from its 19th birthday. I'll have had it for 10 years by then.
No rust. Doesn't leak or burn oil. 128K miles. Timing chain instead of a belt.
But...being at least semi-modern, it's harder to see out of than your Civic, the shifter isn't as slick, it feels much heavier because it is, and it lacks any semblance of a cool factor.
And it has the dreaded CAN.
But I CAN't look at DeMuro. Started watching that video right after it posted and after a minute or so I was outta there.
The blissful counterstroke-a considerable new message.
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Basically a 2000 lb. go kart with no power stuff, not even AC.
Love it.
My wife's car is 2500 pounds. Best you can hope for these days.
I like cars where, something goes wrong the first tool you grab is the appropriate wrench instead of a scan tool or a digital volt/ohmmeter.
The blissful counterstroke-a considerable new message.
"I like cars where, something goes wrong the first tool you grab is the appropriate wrench instead of a scan tool or a digital volt/ohmmeter."
I hear ya. On the other hand, I like modern cars which "easily" go 300,000 miles, as opposed to the '60s/'70s cars which needed serious repair at 80,000.
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We are inclusive and diverse, but dissent will not be tolerated.
...and the theory is, those old cars could have done 300,000 miles too, but consumer priorities were different and the very thing we love about old cars--the styling--is what led people to toss them aside after a couple years.
Besides, there are a few cars around right now that can't make it to 100K miles without major repairs and you might surprised that one of the problematic engines is made by Honda. Honda's L15 turbo four, you should see how much cost cutting went into that engine.
And really, the only way even new cars make it to 300K miles is if the owner takes care of maintenance.
If owners did the same to cars built in the Fifties and Sixties, they also would have lasted 300K miles. Many did.
Malaise Era cars don't count. They were too compromised.
The blissful counterstroke-a considerable new message.
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