first gen civic si?

anyone with experience with first-gen (~'87) Civic Si's? i found one that seems clean and well-maintained, and the RX-8 is not working well for my 50-mile round-trip daily commute. Learn me!

That's a first gen CRXsi for the civics it was 3rd gen

Redpepperracing... go there and learn all you ever need to know!

I had an 1986 Civic Si. Absolutely fantastic car. Great mileage. I'd buy another in a heartbeat.

David

If you can find one that runs and has not rusted away to oblivion - Buy it!
Do not wait. It will not be there long.

jrw1621 wrote: If you can find one that runs and has not rusted away to oblivion - Buy it! Do not wait. It will not be there long.

Don't worry about how it runs. If it's rust free, buy it.

Buzz Killington wrote: anyone with experience with first-gen (~'87) Civic Si's? i found one that seems clean and well-maintained, and the RX-8 is not working well for my 50-mile round-trip daily commute. Learn me!

pics or it didn't happen. I bought a rusty hulk recently, but that was my own damned fault. I heart them to death. Sadly, parts are getting harder to find, and my "pile" keeps getting smaller every time we blow E36 M3 up at lemons, but parts are still generally pretty cheap.

Rust prone areas: Rocker panels/fenders toward the rear. Panhard rod mounts.

People who are either not good at math or are just plain lying through their teeth will swear they get 40mpg. Not in an Si. Best you can hope for is 30-34 in my experience. 34 is hypermiling (45 PSI in the tires, never shifting above 3k, coasting with the engine shut off whenever possible.)

"Rare" stuff that's worth a few bucks: Cargo cover (little fold-y piece that opens with the hatch,) plastic inner sunroof cover, Honda rear speakers.

Great cars. Very tossable. Good usable space. Buy it.

My 91 CRX Si averages 37mpg with me taking numerous opportunities to run it up to redline.

poopshovel said: People who are either not good at math or are just plain lying through their teeth will swear they get 40mpg. Not in an Si. Best you can hope for is 30-34 in my experience. 34 is hypermiling (45 PSI in the tires, never shifting above 3k, coasting with the engine shut off whenever possible.)

I bought Dave Wallens' 86 Civic Si he used in the $1500 Challenge. I DID get 40mpg in it on the hwy several times (drove it from Daytona to Maryland and back) and I'm better at math than most. I checked several times in fact as I knew it shouldn't get that kind of mileage, but it definitely did. Again, I know others haven't been able to do it, but I did. Have no idea why. No AC if that matters.

I loved my 86 CRX Si, even more so when I swapped in an 87 Integra driveline and brakes and konis and torsion bars/coilovers. It was a ball to drive, would regularly get 30-34 mpg with me driving like a hooligan.

I got about 38mpg in my 86 CRX Si when i had it.

That said, i've always wanted a 3G Civic Si. Sadly they aren't too common around here and most of the ones that do pop up are rusty.

Go for it!