Daily driving a 1991 CRX in 2023
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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
- Here are a few thoughts on daily driving an old car, and this case is CRX, in modern times. To summarize:
1, you get bullied
2, mpgs ftw
3, visibility/space
4, creature comforts vs. simplicity
Being someone who daily drove a CRX for years I can absolutely relate to all of your feelings on the experience. Particularly the need to drive defensively. You absolutely have to be your own defender against all the other cars on the road. This problem only got worse as the years went on, for when I first started driving my CRX all the other cars were also smaller. When I drive mine now it feels more like riding a motorcycle. You're practically invisible and really have to assert yourself in most situations. All that extra room you're feeling on the inside is a lack of safety. It's a risk that not many are willing to take anymore. And sadly stuffing the cars with all the technology in the world was never going to solve the root of the problem that is the ever declining driver skill and attentiveness in the US. Now people crash into each other as much as they ever have, you just don't die when someone does. I wish we lived in a world where we could have just made the driver safer and left the cars alone. But sadly, that's not what happened.
So well said. Glad we’re both still among the living.
@@gray25xt cheers to that! Keep enjoying that beautiful CRX.
Yeah my lowered 01' Celica GT-S is TINY compared almost any car today, not even to mention all the crossovers. I'm pretty careful with it, but I love how agile cars like that are.
And with the 2ZZ it looks sounds and almost feels like a motorcycle like you said hah.
Agreed. I’ve had my 91’ since 2005 when I was only 20 and a good driver (no accidents and alive at 38) but no where near where I am now, (mostly from daily drive my baby for many, many, 374k miles) and this video and all the comments are spot on. Driving her forced me to be hyper aware of others and all the hazards of the road, like, 100% of them. I’ve had many moments there where I had to pull my soul back from leaving because it just “Can’t Even” me putting it in harms way anymore. There are 2 very good positives though I believe come from being a Rex owner; you become a top 1% excellent driver, and you save excrement loads of money in low maintenance and fuel costs. One other thing I will say is to give Honda very high praise for making these legends so user friendly and nimble. The near unmatched handling and response are almost catlike if you can do your part. The engineering excellence of Golden Age Honda has saved my life, bank account, and ability to reliably travel, many, many times. Thank you, Honda. By far the best $500 I spent.
This is a very true statement. Not to get political at all but i wish it were the same way with firearms. As the generations evolved we are being dumbed down and conditioned to feel. Certain way. Instead of educating how to handle things safely we just rip the cord and say “no more”.
I wish they made honda crx’s still. Im so glad i have mine and im well aware its a calculated risk driving one. I also have a big lifted tundra that rules the road. When i had my r6 street-bike it was similar like you said to driving the small crx. Very cautiously indeed!
I bought my 91 Si (dohc zc like yours) 12 years ago as soon as I could afford one and have been dailying it as my work vehicle ever since :) handy on unsealed windy roads, amazing petrol mileage and storage out the wazoo. It’s my dream car ❤
Does is have airbags?
I daily drove my CRX for about 4 years, and the biggest thing for me is just the thought that any accident could easily be your last.
Little worried ! father is gonna hand me his crx for my first car and I don’t want anything happening to it
@@keropi328 ask him to help you find a beater so you can drive the crx on nice days and when not rushing, like say to work. Get comfortable with it and no need to rush the fun. Wonderful present
@@SamslamminCars thank u ! Crx such a nice car to look at imo I will take my time with it and not rush !!
@@keropi328 It’s pretty solid for a small car. I’ve been driving mine since I bought it back in 1990. It won’t leave you stranded, and has really good electrics. Congratulations!
The little car bullying is real. Driving the same speed in the slow lane between my cars it's a night and day difference how comfortable people are weaving around you or getting right up on your tail to force you to go faster instead of just getting in the fast lane. Double annoying when your car is low to the ground and ultra bright LEDs sit at eye level
I daily drive my 91 crx si with a b16A and travel back n forth from Atlanta to Pittsburgh regularly.
Still own my 88 RHD CRX that I bought new. Could never part with it. Fully restored and now just a nostalgia piece in my garage down here in Australia. Such is the love.
Absolutely loved this video. I have had a crx si since I was 16. Over a decade and i love it. Just took my gf on a date in it after installing a new brake booster. Last winter i found a cheap $300 d16a6 to replace the old one i had that wouldnt run. Runs good now.
Love mine,full b16a swap wakes it right up. You hit the nail on the head with the defensive driving comment.
I have a 88 CRX dx stock dual point motor but the header and exhaust or aftermarket and nice full suspension nice Wheels overall clean car and ideally drive it Monday through Thursday.. Friday I drive my all wheel drive K20 turbo EG and on the weekend I switch between my lifted CRV and my supercharged RSX type s.. but the little CRX and does amazing and saves so much on gas lol
I dailyed my hf in Atlanta traffic for a long while, it was great but really not the best for how much highway driving I do. Luckily had ac but no heat and I sold it before it got cold. I'll be getting an insight this weekend and I'll definitely be going through your videos to learn more
This video brings back memories..
1990 Civic Dx auto
1991 Civic Std 4 speed manual
1991 Lx sedan 5 speed manual 🥰
Love mine , have 4 rhd crx’s and daily a si (dohc zc) and prefer it over my hks crz . If your ever in central tx 👋
The only thing I didn’t like about my ‘90 CRX Si was that it sucked in the snow.
My fav car was my '91 CRZ Si in the Tahitian Green Pearl. LOVED that car.
been driving my 1991 crx dx daily for the last 4 years, just put a dohc zc in it and it’s very fun
Yep mine has the ZC from the factory, great engine.
@@gray25xt yea i had commented that before you said zc in the video , and mine is torino red pearl as well! what a coincidence, good vibes from fl ✌🏼
I like driving cars like this or the 1G Insight. People stack up in the left lane thinking I'm going to go slow, then I can blast past them as a light turns green. It can take take off quickly enough to get ahead of anyone who isn't trying to race. It's much easier to avoid potholes too. People definitely are jerks at least 10x more often. They also assume I'm going too slow when I'm going faster than most other traffic, so they try to rush past or rage-pass me. Then they get tickets because 10 over wasn't fast enough.
Mk1 CRX feels even more Spacious, as i said to my dad, the door cards, he said why called door cards, probably because thats basically all they used to be as thick as a card. So straight away you have more room inside. I dont miss any Gadgets, new vehicles drive me mad, everything does now though, technology isnt fun now its controlling, happy to drive old cars without silly touch screen and annoying bings and bongs for everything, van at work you cant even move forward unless you close door fully as handbrake wont release, nanny state like Chinese Government soon
I want a CRX so bad. I want to B18 swap it, make it clean but not too crazy lol.
Mid 2000's WRX STI, and CRX are my goals right now.
Thats what I want also. I want one of those b20 vtec builds where its got the bottom end/longer stroke from the 02 crv equivocating to more low end, with the high reving top end from the b16! I have a shitty d16a6 in my crx with a check engine light, exhaust leak and oil burning but glad it runs at least😅
@@Camo-Dan I have a 9th gen with the k24z7
@@robertgardner4508 nice!
what a beautiful roads ! it looks like an everyday enjoyable trips, keep the Ef´s alive! ihave an ed hatch for daily and i enjoy every day driving it. ( the only con is on my country the roads are sh*tty :p)
I used to have a 1991 civic si it was awesome when I swapped a b16 it really woke up totally cha get the car miss it
You have more space because everything around you is thinner inside especially the doors. New cars have to meet stricter safety standards so the door sills are higher and doors are thicker so you'll have less room inside and less visibility.
And that is the main reason I have no interest in cars after 2005ish. Visibility is horrible and the styling does not work for me at all. 80's and 90's knocked it out of the park.
@@rushnerdi like all cars but defenitly would agree that theres just no comparison to 90’s and early 2000’s cars and diesel pickups.
i daily drive my crx from may to september here in canada its a neck breaker here in montreal
Thats so awesome. Mines ghetto as hell so it gets all kinds of looks😂 i dont even care. Someday ill make it perfect but im just happy to be driving one. Needs a transmission speed sensor and cable for the odometer/speedometer so i can get it inspected.
lol, the CRX is half the length of the fiesta. If you put the seats down, the fiesta can hold a lot more. I miss my two CRX's. That car is super clean but I wouldn't trade my ST for it. Gotta love that wing tho.
No, the CRX is about 1 foot shorter. That’s all. The cargo room with the seats down is very similar. More in the Fiesta yes but not that much more. Both great cars for sure, but after seven years with the fiesta, I just never drove it anymore which says something. In different seasons of life different cars check the boxes for us.
@@gray25xt Yeah, I understand not driving it anymore. It was sad to see it go on your channel. You had modded yours really to its sweet spot with the larger turbo and bolt ons ect but having usable back seats and 4 doors is why my wife will let me keep mine. Lol she wants a freaking SUV bleh. I love my manual transmissions. Lol. My FiST just crossed the 200,000 mile mark with the original clutch and still doesn't burn oil. FTW
Not sure how you are getting that mileage. Perhaps fuel technology has changed?? I'm the original owner of a 1990 CRX Si. When I was in high school and then my early 20s I regularly drove the car to Florida from Jersey and I used to keep a little memo pad in my glove box to track mileage (yeah I'm an old fucker, lol). I used to average on the highway 35 ish MPG during those trips. Sure it had the weak USDM Si 1.6 SOHC engine but if anything that should have netted better mileage. I mean that's awesome for you but just seems odd.
These days forget it, car gets driven once every 6 months or so and has a JDM ITR engine that's been bored and stroked. I replaced the 5th gear from the ITR trans with one from a LS integra but I still get low 20s on the highway if I'm lucky.
Decent talk video, love the RHD!
Very cool
I have a 1990 Dual Carb CRX and it has a moon roof, Japanese model, it’s my weekend car and it’s sick as fuck
Awesome!!
"No airbags we die like real men"
think gonna use it xD
Know what you mean, drove my Del Sol for 4/5 years but only when sun out, Motorways mainly and you would of been low down back in the 1990s when new but now its intimidating on the road, even in my 2000 HRV Daily your not really higher up than new standard cars
I own an 89 si and it absolutely beeps at you for not buckling lol.
If you miss the creature comforts you can install them....
I thought of this too.
😊 i drive my 89 base CRX everyday old school style look and i can say my crx fly compare to new cars d15b2 2 injectors dx but with some rican flavor bacon grease people try me all the time with big muscle to i hit second and 3 gear the only thing they see is the back lights jjjjj 😁 best motor for me for cities towns and highway i have my port polish 3 angle valves job and old trick cam flywheel and gd clutch and believe me i never will sale my crx or buy a new car compare to all them my still the best on gas maintenance and everything else and when come to ride my have the best suspension with aluminum parts and she fly and people love her looks and my homemade free flow exhaust system that sounds like a Ferrari jjjjj in higher rpm and silence when is stop in traffic light and she easy do 100 miles on 3 and 4 gears she pull hard and 5 she Cruse like a falcon nice and easy i can say the crx with the d15b2 engine 16 valves is the best of all in everything and real cheap to maintenance from rebuilding to everything else i can say the crx is the perfect car for 5 ft 8 in person roomy and real comfortable the rest is history plus another vehicle that i have is a old school style with 15x10 wheels and 30s tires and flare out Geo tracker 16 valves with a cam aluminum pullys and header free flow exhaust system and others latin bacon grease old school style knowledge both of them crx and the Geo tracker in my opinion are the bes 2 world to have and have fun with bro in the real life
So the die like men thing is a joke right?
Possibly
air conditioning?!....show off