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Old Jan 4, 2009 | 12:33 AM
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I'm having the hardest time finding a 4 door ex for sale. all i'm finding are mainly dx's and a few lx's. makes me wonder if there were just a lot less ex's made.

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Old Jan 4, 2009 | 07:52 AM
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i'd agree.... pretty hard to find. i have no stats for u tho

i was in the market for one before, since it had a lot of the features i wanted. but due to overall condition i had to settle for an LX and do those mods myself. if you do mpfi, brakes, etc yourself, it does bring a certain sense of satisfaction.
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Old Jan 4, 2009 | 10:19 AM
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rofl!!!

hell, i cant even find one over hear on the north east coast of the us. im tempted to go to canada and look for one.
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Old Jan 4, 2009 | 11:26 AM
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Originally Posted by mahatma
i'd agree.... pretty hard to find. i have no stats for u tho

i was in the market for one before, since it had a lot of the features i wanted. but due to overall condition i had to settle for an LX and do those mods myself. if you do mpfi, brakes, etc yourself, it does bring a certain sense of satisfaction.
what's the difference between the LXand DX? i see mostly DX's, but some it's not that hard to come across LX's. i think i've found 1 EX for sell, but too far away.
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Old Jan 4, 2009 | 12:06 PM
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Honda probably sold far fewer EX sedans when they were new. I don't have any actual figures, but I suspect when they were new for around the same price as an EX civic you could be in a base model accord, which probably had pretty decent standard features. It also doesn't help that theres a ton of good stuff on the EX sedans that guys with EF hatches and CRXs want, so everytime one does appear it gets parted out.

Originally Posted by digitally_remastered
hell, i cant even find one over hear on the north east coast of the us. im tempted to go to canada and look for one.
You're even less likely to find one here. Especially if you want to have a body and a floor. I haven't looked overly hard with EFs, but with EGs in canada power options didn't seem to sell well, you mostly see base models, or special editions that are a little above a base model.

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Old Jan 4, 2009 | 01:09 PM
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Originally Posted by dispo
what's the difference between the LXand DX? i see mostly DX's, but some it's not that hard to come across LX's. i think i've found 1 EX for sell, but too far away.
i THINK the LX's all had power windows, locks, mirrors, & seatbelts. not sure if those were optional on the DX's or not. and i'm pretty sure all the LX bumpers were color-matched. but yeah.... any of them are tough to find.

i flew from KY to NJ to get mine because it was the nearest one that was clean LOL.
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Old Jan 4, 2009 | 01:19 PM
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i THINK the LX's all had power windows, locks, mirrors, & seatbelts. not sure if those were optional on the DX's or not. and i'm pretty sure all the LX bumpers were color-matched. but yeah.... any of them are tough to find.

i flew from KY to NJ to get mine because it was the nearest one that was clean LOL.

yeah, i'm thinking i may need to take a road trip to find a good one. i have found a lot of DX's but most are in crappy condition. i have no interest in buying someone elses problem.
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Old Jan 4, 2009 | 02:33 PM
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Per autozone.com

1991 Honda Civics:
1.5L 89%
1.6L 11%
1990
1.5L 83%
1.6L 17%
1989
1.5L 93%
1.6L 07%
1988
1.5L 98%
1.6L 02%

1991 Honda CRX
1.5L 65%
1.6L 35%
1990
1.5L 64%
1.6L 36%
1989
1.5L 56%
1.6L 44%
1988
1.5L 61%
1.6L 39%

So the Si was much more popular in the CRX than in the Civic, but the Si/Ex numbers on the Civic really jump in 1990 when the Ex is introduced. I have never seen actual production numbers though.
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Old Jan 6, 2009 | 08:57 PM
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i have seen at least 10 a day in wpb florida ;]
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Old Jan 7, 2009 | 04:44 AM
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i have seen at least 10 a day in wpb florida ;]
So according to these calculations... Carry the two... Definitely less sedans built.
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Old Jan 7, 2009 | 07:11 AM
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Originally Posted by digitally_remastered
rofl!!!

hell, i cant even find one over hear on the north east coast of the us. im tempted to go to canada and look for one.

wow, i know of three here in PA(including mine), but except for two, one is not for sale(mine of course). there is a white one, lurking around(think it's automatic) and there is a maroon one like mine, that people use as a beater, but its acutally pretty decent. except for the passenger fender(dent) it looks cleaner then mine(less rust), and less miles(around 150k). oh, it also has honda alloys(look like optional equipment). if i had money, id buy that and part mine.
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Old Jan 7, 2009 | 08:06 AM
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Originally Posted by 90_EX_Civic
wow, i know of three here in PA(including mine), but except for two, one is not for sale(mine of course). there is a white one, lurking around(think it's automatic) and there is a maroon one like mine, that people use as a beater, but its acutally pretty decent. except for the passenger fender(dent) it looks cleaner then mine(less rust), and less miles(around 150k). oh, it also has honda alloys(look like optional equipment). if i had money, id buy that and part mine.

ive seen a total of 4 so far here as well as a few new hatchbacks and crx's popping up through the winter.

one is owned by my friends uncle. i wanted it but it needed an entire front end change and chassis harness change as well. ive seen two white ones with little to no rust and a blue one. as for the hatchbacks, ive seen a clean lowered tinted black one and a lowered blue one. crx's ive seen a red one with graffiti all over it in every color imaginable, and a lime yellow crx which looks damn nice.

other than that my friend and i are the only two with "ed" civic hatchbacks in that area that i know of. his is swapped with a b18a1 that the dizzy just died on him yesterday, and mine which is just a midly high compression d series that looks bone stock.....sleeper!!
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Old Jan 7, 2009 | 08:25 AM
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Theres a white one for sale local to me but thatmight be too far from you. its a white ex 91 for 1200. engine is dead though
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Old Jan 7, 2009 | 09:54 AM
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^^^

oh yeah to far, no cash, no transportation haha. thanks anyways man!!!

lets say 5 hour straight plane ride from where im standing......rofl!!
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Old Jan 7, 2009 | 10:11 AM
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Man EX's pop up quite a bit here in LA/SD areas. I have an EX, and I love it. Picked it up for cheap as fawk too!
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Old Jan 7, 2009 | 10:20 AM
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Seems like everytime I hit up a junkyard theres an EX sitting there. MPFI, brakes, everything untouched.
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Old Jan 7, 2009 | 10:28 AM
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i have a 90 Ef sedan LX, but its got a d16a6 and is MPFI so may as well be an EX...i just dont have the bigger brakes.

but yes, the LX has power windows, locks, mirrors, and seatbelts. pretty much like a DA GS model.
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Old Jan 7, 2009 | 10:31 AM
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or you dont have the factory sunroof
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Old Jan 7, 2009 | 10:41 AM
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or you dont have the factory sunroof

sunroof???
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Old Jan 7, 2009 | 11:50 AM
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Originally Posted by 90_EX_Civic
sunroof???
there is no factory sunroof on the sedans. your thinking si hatch and si crx.
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Old Jan 7, 2009 | 12:16 PM
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I see DX and LX sedans all day long--they're all over the place, still in bone stock daily driver form for a lot of people. I hardly ever see EX sedans, though--I see Civic and CRX Si's more frequently.

The EX has cool 14" hubcaps too, a star type thing.
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Old Jan 9, 2009 | 09:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Clipsed
Man EX's pop up quite a bit here in LA/SD areas. I have an EX, and I love it. Picked it up for cheap as fawk too!
Great to know! i'll be looking down there. i'm willing to drive just about anywhere that i can get to in a day to get one. i'd much rather drive far and get a QUALITY (relatively speaking) EX then buy a DX locally.

unfortunately, i'm probably about 5 weeks out from being able to get one. something unexpcted came up.

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Old Jan 9, 2009 | 10:00 AM
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Originally Posted by xci_ed6
Per autozone.com

1991 Honda Civics:
1.5L 89%
1.6L 11%
1990
1.5L 83%
1.6L 17%
1989
1.5L 93%
1.6L 07%
1988
1.5L 98%
1.6L 02%

1991 Honda CRX
1.5L 65%
1.6L 35%
1990
1.5L 64%
1.6L 36%
1989
1.5L 56%
1.6L 44%
1988
1.5L 61%
1.6L 39%

So the Si was much more popular in the CRX than in the Civic, but the Si/Ex numbers on the Civic really jump in 1990 when the Ex is introduced. I have never seen actual production numbers though.
WOW!!!!! THANKS so much for taking the time to post that!!!!!!!
That is very helpful.
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Old Jan 9, 2009 | 10:37 AM
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Default Re: Where there a lot less 4 door EFs built

to clairfy there were sunroofs on ex efs..
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Old Jan 9, 2009 | 10:56 AM
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Originally Posted by sleekef
to clairfy there were sunroofs on ex efs..
Incorrect.
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