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    Image of brandegee brandegee
    12/11/09

    In reply to First-Gen Honda Civic Stalks GM's DC Office, Taunts Staff By Running For 30-Plus Years
    I can only imagine what the interior of that car smells like.
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    Image of Ford Tempo Fanatic Ford Tempo Fanatic
    12/11/09

    In reply to First-Gen Honda Civic Stalks GM's DC Office, Taunts Staff By Running For 30-Plus Years
    Note to GM: I would much rather have that Honda then any compact you make right now.
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    Image of mechimike mechimike
    12/11/09

    In reply to First-Gen Honda Civic Stalks GM's DC Office, Taunts Staff By Running For 30-Plus Years
    The Mother of all Clunkers? Shoot, looks almost showroom fresh compared to some of what I drive. I mean, you can still sort of make out the original lines of the car!
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    Image of that ain't the way to have fun, son that ain't the way to have fun, son
    12/11/09

    In reply to First-Gen Honda Civic Stalks GM's DC Office, Taunts Staff By Running For 30-Plus Years
    I'd wager the rear window defroster/defogger still works.
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    Image of FTGDWolverineEdition'09 FTGDWolverineEdition'09
    12/11/09

    In reply to First-Gen Honda Civic Stalks GM's DC Office, Taunts Staff By Running For 30-Plus Years
    So is Ford. With that Panther platform in the background. DOB: 1979*

    * - I know it has been revised quite a bit but still...
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    Edited by FTGDWolverineEdition'09 at 12/11/09 10:46 AM FTGDWolverineEdition'09 was starred FTGDWolverineEdition'09 was unstarred
    Image of DoctorNine DoctorNine
    12/11/09

    In reply to First-Gen Honda Civic Stalks GM's DC Office, Taunts Staff By Running For 30-Plus Years
    Up until this car came out, I used to adjust engine timing at the distributor by ear, and smelling the exhaust, and it was usually one or two degrees from spot on compared to the strobe. And then I would lean out the idle mixture to hold revs, and I was done.

    The problem with these things, was that the CVCC would still fire the main charge even when the timing/mixture was WAAAAY off. They would even get pretty good performance that far off mark too. In fact, the only way you knew you were messing up, was when the valves burned, and the internals in the head started going to pieces. I think it was this model Honda that actually taught me to use the book, and use the tools the right way.

    For that alone, I salute you, Little Honda! Long may you run!
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    Image of Elhigh Elhigh
    12/11/09

    In reply to First-Gen Honda Civic Stalks GM's DC Office, Taunts Staff By Running For 30-Plus Years
    It might be a clunker, but it still works. If you don't care much about style, your car shopping is done.

    I bet it even gets pretty good mileage. Those little Civics were surprisingly thrifty even when stuff was broken.

    I'd like to point out that DC also requires annual inspections, so even though it looks like oxidized buffalo exhaust, it's mechanically okay.
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    Edited by Elhigh at 12/11/09 10:45 AM Elhigh was starred Elhigh was unstarred
    Image of ontarioroader ontarioroader
    12/11/09

    @Elhigh: DC no longer has inspection, and even when it did, a $50 bill in the ashtray was an automatic 'pass' for almost any vehicle.
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    Image of Elhigh Elhigh
    12/11/09

    @ontarioroader: Back in the day, I never had the $50, but the car was always in decent shape so it wasn't an issue.

    I read about the passing of the inspection era, and I want my cumulative total of ~$120 in inspection fees back. I want to be retroactively grandfathered, bastards.
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    Image of DoctorNine DoctorNine
    12/11/09

    @Elhigh: "..I want to be retroactively grandfathered..."

    I think you need to take your time machine to Fleshbot.com for that.
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    Image of Ash78, cube farmer Ash78, cube farmer
    12/11/09

    In reply to First-Gen Honda Civic Stalks GM's DC Office, Taunts Staff By Running For 30-Plus Years
    I was just in the Smithsonian (American History) over the Thanksgiving break and they had a MINT condition yellow one just like this.

    Also a 1986 Dodge Caravan (my wife: "Hahaha...you took your driver's test in that? Hahahaha!)

    The 1st-gen Civic spits on your CAFE standards. But even if you survive a wreck in this, you're probably going to have tetanus.
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    Image of skaycog skaycog
    12/11/09

    In reply to First-Gen Honda Civic Stalks GM's DC Office, Taunts Staff By Running For 30-Plus Years
    The GM staff sent in these photos because it was their civic duty to do so.
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    Image of Miscellanea Miscellanea
    12/11/09

    In reply to First-Gen Honda Civic Stalks GM's DC Office, Taunts Staff By Running For 30-Plus Years
    Maybe, just maybe they should be sending in pictures of GM cars still on the road after 30 years. Those ever brilliant GM staffers really aren't doing themselves any favors.
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    Image of RandomArt RandomArt
    12/11/09

    @Miscellanea: That's because the only GM cars that are still on the road after 30 years have either:
    a) only been driven to and from car shows.
    b) been rebuilt so many times that it no longer qualifies as being the original car
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    Image of sixt9coug sixt9coug
    12/11/09

    @Miscellanea:

    Really. I see a hell of alot more 40 (even 50) year old GM and Ford products on the road than just about any imported models. The only exceptions are probably air coold VWs.
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    Image of British_Looks_British_Reliability British_Looks_British_Reliability
    12/11/09

    @RandomArt: Take a drive in the midwest US, out in the country. 30+ year old pickups, worked hard and beat up, paint faded from sitting outside all the time, but still running (most often on the original, un-rebuilt engine) and being used.
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    Image of P161911 probably shoudn't have P161911 probably shoudn't have
    12/11/09

    @RandomArt: c) Are pick-up trucks.
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    Image of Miscellanea Miscellanea
    12/11/09

    @sixt9coug: My point is that GM employees should probably be advertising the longevity of their cars instead of the competition.
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    Image of RandomArt RandomArt
    12/11/09

    @British_Looks_British_Reliabil...: Ah, but see? I chose my words carefully. I said cars, and I meant cars not trucks.
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    Image of If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face
    12/09/09

    In reply to Mugen Honda CR-Z Spilled In Second Brochure Leak
    Can I just have a factory-fresh, '91 CR-X Si instead?
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    Image of bmoreDLJ bmoreDLJ
    12/09/09

    In reply to Mugen Honda CR-Z Spilled In Second Brochure Leak
    Oooo...a white one.
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    Image of pauljones pauljones
    12/09/09

    In reply to Mugen Honda CR-Z Spilled In Second Brochure Leak
    Way to go, Honda. You just completely killed your chances of appealing to today's youth base by making the car a hybrid, and thus somewhat difficult (actually, damn near impossible) for enthusiasts to tune and wrench on.

    Mugen, whom I traditionally respect, is now down to trying to sell little more than appearance kits in hopes to appealing to "enthusiasts". This is pathetic. Offer us a gas-only version with the Civic Si engine and I'll forgive you.
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    Image of weatherman weatherman
    12/09/09

    @pauljones: kids today don't wrench - they throw in a new chip and some stainless tips and call it a whip.
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    Image of Jeb_Hoge Jeb_Hoge
    12/09/09

    @weatherman: Good point.
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    Image of Number_Six Number_Six
    12/09/09

    @pauljones: bt lk at teh dop wing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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    Image of Scandinavian Flick Scandinavian Flick
    12/09/09

    In reply to Mugen Honda CR-Z Spilled In Second Brochure Leak
    VoltTEC just kicked in yo!
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    Image of bmoreDLJ bmoreDLJ
    12/09/09

    In reply to Honda CR-Z Brochure Leaks, Reveals Sexy Hybrid Coupe
    Mmm...sexy...
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