Im going to buy this crx right around the corner from me for $900, it think i'm getting a really good deal. its 1990 crx dx that has a recent paint job that looks pretty good. The body is straight, meaning no dents and the only rust it has is in the rear quarter panels but its just a few bubbles, nothing crazy! but its an automatic and has hx wheels. but everything else is stock. it does have 216k miles on it but i test drove it and it seemed like it drove good i did not hear any clunking or weird noises. My plans are to drop a more powerful d series engine in and convert it to manual. Then i wanna work on the suspension and turn it into a auto x car. Any more ideas on what i should do or where to get parts from would be awesome! thank you for taking the time and reading this!

Oh by the way this will be my first crx. I have had an eg hatch, ek hatch, em1, eg coupe, and ef hatch. so i know Hondas pretty well but its been a good 2 years since i have owned one and worked on one so i feel pretty rusty.

 

if it were me id skip it on the sole fact its an automatic/dx model. i bet you could find a nice crx around somewhere for a little more and have no hassle. its a dx so you need a mpfi swap and then youd have to get different pedals. i found my 88hf for 1k but its up to you. if you dont mind the extra work and its the best you can find around you then get it. if there are others a little more expensive then drop the extra money less hassle

 

i would spend a few extra bucks on a manual but its literally 3 blocks from me and you never see crxs for sale near me and if you do ppl are asking $3k for theirs and they are in worst shape. go on ebay and see what the last 5 crxs sold for. i've been watching all of them and running ones didn't go for under $3k. Ive seen all stock ones with 200k miles go for $4k on there. I wouldn't buy it if i couldn't get if for under $1k. i don't mind the work i need a project its been too long. But even after the $ i dump into it for what i wanna do I could put it on ebay and get at least a grand profit. crxs are getting harder and harder to find every year and thats why ppl are asking an arm and a leg for one. I consider them an investment now. Buy them up...hold onto them and then re-sell them in 5 years and double you money! in 2 years a 90 crx will be a classic car...hell the 88's now are classic cars!

 

very true, and ya it took me forever to find my crx with the price/condition it was in. k i say buy it get it home and figure out what the plans are. lol ya i had a guy offer me 5k for my crx just driving around walmart last year. so if i ever need money im sure i could get alot for it but wont wana sell it lol good luck on your project

 

yeah i would hold onto to your crx. my friend has a rust free 89 ef hatch si that has a clean nice recent paint job and she wants $6k for hers haha. i told her it would be a waste of time trying to sell it at that price unless she puts it up on ebay. and the only thing done to her hatch is suspension and a few bolt ons nothing crazy.

 

recent paint job with rusty bubbles already...that car is full of bondo is my guess.

 

i don't know how recent the paint job is. i'm only guessing cause the car was white. i'm also guessing its pretty recent cause it looks good. the kid who is selling doesn't know how old the paint job is. it could be 2 years old or could be 6 years old but deff not a 22 year old paint job. who ever got it painted got it in that factory green color which is cool. but once i take the stock motor out i gotta paint the engine bay cause the someone tried to paint it a flat gray color and now all the paint is chipping off really bad u can see the factory white paint under. i might get it professionally painted if i can get it towed to a local paint shop but my options are limited living here in park city utah. and i'm not gonna get it towed to slc it would be a waste. if worst comes to worst ill just spray paint it myself with some high temp paint.