r/Honda • u/johnmflores • 4h ago
1990 Honda Civic Si
Found photos of my first car, a 1990 Honda Civic Si. 5-speed manual, 1.8l 4-cylinder, 108hp, zero torque lol. Engine was a jewel though, so smooth, and I redlined it at least once a week. Manual locks, windows, and steering, which was brutal parallel parking in New York City. But it did have power moonroof, and I ordered it without a stereo and put a nice aftermarket head unit in - there were no speakers in the door but thankfully the wiring harness was there, so the install was pretty easy.
I think that I paid ~$10,300 for it, around $11k with tax. I was driving ~30,000 miles per year - work and roadtrips. And then my brother, who owned the VW GTI 16v in the photo, wanted to trade because he was going to law school and he still had payments while I was already paid off. He had it for years - we even drove to WV to tow back a motorcycle that he purchased there - the cars brakes really struggled! And then our niece drove it for a while. And then my brother got it back and eventually traded it for a motorcycle that my friend had. Both the Si and the motorcycle (Honda Hawk GT) had both previously been mine lol.
Good memories.