I love my 92 Si
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I love my 92 Si
Hello Honda-Tech! I haven't posted in a very long time but I still lurk fairly often. I just wanted to make a post about how attached I am to my car. It hit 220k the other day and I was inspired to share it with the internet. The car is totally stock, with the exception of a Flowmaster 60's series muffler, a sticker, headlights and tail lights. At this age the car needs service about twice a year, but the cost never seems to go above about 800 a year (tires, front end alignment, clutch master cylinder, brake pads, new VTEC solenoid, AC compressor work, CV axles/wheel bearings, ignition coil are some of the things its had done to it in the last few years.)
The way I look at it is that these things are bound to wear out around this mileage, they probably wont wear out again, and the yearly cost is still significantly less than a car payment. Sometimes I consider getting rid of it when one of those larger ticket repairs is needed, but when I browse the used car market and find myself looking for cars so similar in year and nationality I always just keep it running a little longer.
Does anyone else around here simply drive, fix, and enjoy a clean stock Honda from this era? I just have so many positive feelings towards this car because it looks so pleasant, and is still so wonderful to drive.
I apologize if this thread was rambling or in the wrong sub-forum (please feel free to move it,) I just wanted to share my joy with fellow Honda lovers online. (My local car community is purely street racers with destroyed ford probes and old guys with muscle cars.)
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Re: I love my 92 Si
I am the 3rd owner, I purchased the car at 125k in late 2010. The gentleman I purchased it from got it at 95k from the original owner. She was an older woman who drove it occasionally as her sporty weekend car.
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Aha! I forgot to mention that i did have it re-painted in Ferrari's "Rosso Corsa" around 175k i think. Original color is Milano Red. I wax it when its dirty and weather permits, so its been keeping up nicely. The picture I posted in the OP is from a week or so ago after a good wash. (Texas hasn't had much winter this year!)
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Re: I love my 92 Si
Nice Si, if you haven't already replaced bushings and brakes and everything else with a total refresh, how bout making a build thread to share?
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