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Nugi
Nugi Reader
12/7/19 2:11 p.m.

In reply to johnnytorque :

Sounds like you already covered most of the bases! Without importing you are indeed stuck with a smaller subset, which makes your si even that much cooler.

Enjoy it, and keep us updated. I may be a tad jealous. 

jfryjfry
jfryjfry Dork
12/7/19 2:16 p.m.

If money is a concern and you have the time and desire, you could sell it for $$$$, buy another for $, put $$ into it making it what you want and still have $ left. 

 

johnnytorque
johnnytorque Reader
12/7/19 2:26 p.m.

I think I have my answer.  Keep and enjoy.  Do small, easy mods, and protect it.  Drive  occasionally and take good care of it.  Share with other CRX connoisseurs. Sell when I'm tired of owning it. Profit.  

 

Seems like a decent plan.  

mr2s2000elise
mr2s2000elise Dork
12/7/19 2:29 p.m.
johnnytorque said:

I think I have my answer.  Keep and enjoy.  Do small, easy mods, and protect it.  Drive  occasionally and take good care of it.  Share with other CRX connoisseurs. Sell when I'm tired of owning it. Profit.  

 

Seems like a decent plan.  

Excellent.
 

That's what I do. Suspension (all reversible), and 100-200 tw tires 

makes all my cars immensely fun to drive. All else stock (for the cars I care to keep unmolested) 

Woody
Woody GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
12/7/19 2:39 p.m.

I once bought a low mileage 1989 Civic Si.

Ten miles in fact. That's because it was in March of 1989.

I drove that car for 12 years and 300,000 miles. It was the most enjoyable car that I've ever owned. So that's what I'd do for the next 12 years. Drive it. I'd try to avoid the salty slop in the winter and try to keep from cracking the HVAC panel, but if I had the chance, I'd drive it as much as I could.

johnnytorque
johnnytorque Reader
12/7/19 4:05 p.m.
Woody said:

I once bought a low mileage 1989 Civic Si.

Ten miles in fact. That's because it was in March of 1989.

I drove that car for 12 years and 300,000 miles. It was the most enjoyable car that I've ever owned. So that's what I'd do for the next 12 years. Drive it. I'd try to avoid the salty slop in the winter and try to keep from cracking the HVAC panel, but if I had the chance, I'd drive it as much as I could.

They were fabulous cars.  That era of Honda to me is the best there ever was or will be.  My CRX will never see snow, probably won't ever see rain.  I have already spoken to a detailer that can do a paint protection film in hopes of keeping the paint in great shape.  I will drive it maybe 1000kms a year.  Even if I do that it will have 22,800kms on it in 10 years from now, which is still ridiculously low mileage.

 

Just talking to a friend and the plan is a set of VOLK TE37SL wheels, the HKS exhaust, Tein or Progress coilovers, Recaro SE seats, Mugen steering wheel and a DC2 ITR shift knob.  I will preserve the orig items like the orig. wheels and tires, seats, steering wheel and shift knob. A quality paint detail and paint protection film and nice weather driving there is no reason the car cant be as nice in a decade as it is today.

BoxheadTim
BoxheadTim GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
12/7/19 4:25 p.m.

That sounds like a yummy build. Can't wait to see the results!

poopshovel again
poopshovel again MegaDork
12/7/19 5:05 p.m.

You asked. Nugi answered. I agree. Sell it while the sellin's good, is what *I* would do, if you stood to pocket good coin. Or drive it. Or whatever. 
 

Bubble-wrap time capsule seems silly to me, as there's a run on clean, STOCK Hondas *now* 5-10 years from now, it'll probably be the equivalent of a straight, slant-6 Valiant (Not that either isn't cool.)

PS: Is RPR dead in the water now? I miss that place. Thanks for your involvement while it lasted!

johnnytorque
johnnytorque Reader
12/7/19 11:54 p.m.

RPR, sadly, is dead for now.  My friend Tom(rpr) has gone on hiatus for a bit.  He's busy with his sons hockey and he had an issue with hosting the site so he shut it down for now.  Hopefully he gets it going again, we almost made it to 20 years.

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