1998 Civic DX Coupe (5-spd manual)
My dad bought it as a commuter for himself and so that I'd have something more reliable to drive when needed. We actually went to see a CX hatchback (manual steering, no radio!) from the dealer's ad, but it was suspiciously absent. We grabbed this coupe for $11,688.
It was pretty funny in '98 to have a new car that had no A/C, hand crank windows, no ABS, not even a cd or tape deck (radio only). All my classmates were confused how I was driving a new car that was equipped like all our parents' 10-yr-old cars.
This became my primary car and until I sold it in 2009. I took it to performance driving schools, autocross, some road rallies and did some light modifications (springs, shocks, intake, exhaust) as well as stupid ricer things as a young kid (EL-gauges, racing steering wheel, random shiny bits, etc.). Photo is circa 2003, when I had it built the way I wanted; about 6 months before all the fun parts were stolen.
This is the only Honda I've personally owned, but there have been other significant ones in my life:
1981 Accord 5-spd
My mom had one like this photo for 16 years. I don't believe it ever had any issues other than UV damage causing the upholstery to split. One time, I left a 110 camera on the rear bumper by accident. She drove on the freeway to swim practice and back and found it there when she got home.
1995 Accord EX (auto)
When I first met my wife she was driving her aunt's hand-me-down Accord like this one. This was typically what we rode around in as we lived in SoCal and my Civic had no a/c. The a/c on this one, however, dumped water on my feet every time she turned left.
Before I met my wife, she had her aunt's
1991 Integra coupe, which I assumed looked something like this. This is the primary motivation for her to encourage me to get the new Integra, rather than a Civic Si, BRZ, etc.
