What was your first Honda experience?

[DastardlyDave]

The first time I became a fan of Honda was in 1978 when my Dad bought a new Accord coupe. It looked really cool. Much different from the offerings from the US makers at the time. I remember spending much time in the passenger seat watching him row through the gears, which, at the time seemed like some form of alchemy. I have many fond memories of that car, and sometimes I get an itch and search for one.

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[Tougefl5]

My dad had a CRX in the 80's and I loved riding with him.

 

[iamsiguy]

In 1999/2000, my dad had a Phantom Gray 1992 Civic DX hatchback 5spd. I had always wanted one since seeing our neighbors Aztec Green 1993 EX coupe. Unfortunately, my dad had to sell it due to finances.

Fast forward to December 2003, when I got my first car, a Flint Black 1992 Civic Si for $1200. Owned that for 10 years. This

Ended up going through a bunch of other cars since then...(1995 Integra GSR sedan, 2014 Civic Si, 2017 Civic Type R, 2 1992 Civic VX, 1993 Civic Si, 1996 and 1999 Civic EX coupes)...ending up with my current 2024 Civic Type R

 

[evlsmurf]

1999 Electron Blue Pearl Civic Si

 

[CTR39322]

1989 Civic Si

 

[jtlctr]

I worked as a mechanic in a small independent shop for 12 years or so starting in 1999. We worked on everything from your average commuter car to fire trucks from the 1930’s (ok, there was just one of those). Anyhow, I maintained and test drove hundreds of different vehicles. Honda and Toyota were always the easiest to work on, and generally only needed routine maintenance. But it was the late 80’s/early 90’s manual Civics and Accords that I really enjoyed driving. So that’s how I fell in love with the Honda brand. There’s a combination of reliability, simplicity, and driver enjoyment that Honda delivers, that, in my opinion, can’t be beat. Amazingly, in 2025, they haven’t lost that magic!

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