Okay is there anyone here that OWNS a 1988 Civic Si hatch?

I know for sure there was a 1988 CRX Si, but I have never seen a 1988 Civic Si hatch - EVER.

Couple this with the lack of a Civic Si listed in the Honda service manual for 1988, and I pose the question:

Was there a 1988 Civic Si?

I say no for those reasons listed above, and also from a few mechanics that I work with who "settled" for the DX hatch in 1988 when the EF/ED came out because there was no Si offered.

Also I have never seen a 1988 Civic Si hatch listed for sale - EVER.

So what do you guys think?

 

I'm pretty damn sure I've seen them for sale in the classifieds, but I am in Canada so maybe there's a difference between here and the States...

 

I know for sure that there are differences in trims from the U.S to Canada, so please let me clarify:

I am talking about U.S models only.

Sorry for the confusion.

 

Nope, haven't seen one.

In 88 & 89 only saw CRX Si's. As for the EF Civic, there is no Si, those came out in 90-91 I believe.

 

I have a 1989 Civic Si HB.

 

These sites concur with my theory that there was not a 1988 Si hatch:

http://www.edmunds.com/used/honda/index.html

http://www.kbb.com/kb/ki.dll/kw.kc.u...5&;p&720&15;16&

I'm looking for more references, but those are pretty good though.

 

My bad, still only saw around here 90-91 Si HB's

 

damn you guys and your high speed internet

 

i have an 89 si hatch

 

and where are you? still stickin to the ol 56k huh

 

89-91 only AFAIK.

good luck finding someone with a 88 sales brochure or a real answer... muahaha

 

I'll take the 1988 official Honda service manual's word for it. It specifically leaves out the Civic Si.

 

i didn't think they made si's til 90

 

Okay let's get thios straight:

1988 - NO Si hatch
1989 - Si was offered for sure. there are people who've already posted that they own a 1989 Si.


[Modified by B18C5-EH2, 1:05 PM 8/29/2002]

 

Thats sucks because I hate the seatbelts on the 89-91 civics/crx's

 

I have two 89 si hatches

 

89 Civic Si doesn't have the seatbelt mounted on the door like the others

 

some '89 models have the B pillar mounted seat belts.....mine has a build date of 4/89...so i guess mine was a leftover '88 or a changer over,because I have run across other rexs and civics with similar build dates and the got the door mount type ..guess I got lucky.

 

I have the 91 Si and I hate that seat belt to

 

well the 88 only had std and dx civic's and crx's came in hf dx and si honda will tell u also no 88 si hatch ive seen a few 89 si hatches u can tell the diff by the front bumper is very diff from the 90-91 and its painted also

 

Well the 1988-1989 civic hatch totally different side moldings, bumpers, corner lenses, rear tail inserts, doors, seatbelts, guage cluster bezels, hazard light switch, etc. from the 1990-1991 hatches.

 

yep i have a 88 and seats are diff also

 

there was never an 88 si hatch. call honda. i called about a clutch for an 88 crx si trans i had, fucted up crx w/ hatch. they were quick to inform me that there never was an 88 si hatch

 

There you go. No US 1988 Civic Si. I guess only in Canada... like the silver 91 CRX SE with the wing and different front end.


[Modified by 89_Y_49, 7:46 PM 8/29/2002]

 

yeah go to honda automotive parts though....if you look for parts they have a 1988 SI, but when i called Majestic Honda(Hondautomotivepartsonline) they said there was no hatchback model 88 SI but there was a 88 CRX model SI. I guess all this has answered our questions haha.


[Modified by D_Sixteen_A, 8:07 PM 8/29/2002]