Faults:

Nothing.

General Comments:

I've had a CRX for 6 years and inbetween spent 22k on a Lotus Elise. Don't get me wrong, the Lotus was a top car, but that's gone now (10k lighter!) and my CRX is still going strong. The biggest compliment I could give it is that no one ever has a bad word to say about it, it's quicker than most at the lights, (except when you get your clutch control wrong and it pulls away like a high pitched brick), but hey, I love this car, it gets you from A - B with a touch of pace, It doesn't let you down, it had some class back in the days (and maybe it retains that to this day?) and it doesn't go round the World of Leather roundabout (Sidcup) backwards when you're smashed and egging your missus on to put the accelerator down in your motor (as an Elise does!) Look, if your reading this, (and bearing in mind I'm writing on the site) then you need to get a life, but at the end of the day, when I have to call the end to the CRX's days, I'll miss that car and... well make up your own ending. Chas.

P.S. I went out with two very lovely women who both had a CRX, so it can't be too bad!

Faults:

Little nipples so to speak that enable you to lower the back seats down have snapped (not a major problem).

Boot struts have collapsed (common fault on CRX as 2 little struts have to hold up a very heavy boot lid!).

Expensive to repair a wing that was damaged.

Very expensive after market parts from Honda, as finding non genuine after market parts is near impossible.

Sump plug & gasket have started to go again (not a major problem though).

General Comments:

Amazing car, very, very quick. It handles extremely well and the fuel economy is just great. 40MPG combined, I have managed to get 282 miles from £25 worth of petrol!

150BHP from a 1.6 engine is an achievement as standard cars go, take the CAT off and your looking at 160BHP (this should not affect your fuel economy). The noise from the engine as it enters the VTEC area 5,500 RPM is out of this world. Fit a Japanese induction kit to this and you will not regret it.

As for reliability the car can do no wrong. Once again Honda have managed to provide a bomb proof (in a manner of speaking) engine and gear box.

My CRX VTEC has covered 117K miles now and still goes strong. Pull up to the lights at most modern day "boy racers" won't stand a chance!

Make sure you keep on top of oil changes (every 6K miles, as VTEC works off oil pressure!) and make sure you use the VTEC at least once a week to keep the special cams and valves operational and lubed.

Overall, one of the best cars I have ever driven, practically a 2 seater (2+2) you will be hard pushed to fit any more than 2 adults in this car at all, but loads of space in the boot and even more when the back seats are down!

Faults:

After two years of ownership on a 5 mile island, the sea air has taken its toll on the sunroof (nowhere else though).

I am currently on my third gearbox! The original one was starting to go and I took the risk of buying a second hand one... That one blew up a year later!

Other than that she's fit and healthy.

General Comments:

A fantastic car built around its engine, which begs to be driven hard!

The power and acceleration from a seemingly small 1.6 Litre engine will defy anybodys belief...

Handling that will embarrass pretty much every other car through nice, twisty roads!

My CRX is the UK spec 1.6i-16v model which produces 135 bhp.

One stainless steel exhaust and K&N air filter later, she makes around 150 bhp and is a worthy rival to the VTECs as she's 160 KG or so lighter!

0-60 unofficially timed with a stop watch at 7.1 seconds.

Good for 140mph.

Slightly dull, but racy and sleek interior and plenty of room for the front two people with the seats all the way back. Feels much bigger on the inside!

Unless you're sitting in the back... ;)

I am now on the look out for a VTEC to buy, as I just love the sound of an engine that revs to 8000 rpm... mmmm!

My advice? Buy one now and look after it and it'll look after you.

Rclark_69@Hotmail.com

Faults:

Warped front discs, seized rear caliper, usual wear & tear.

General Comments:

Racing RS Turbos from standing starts is a personal hobby of mine (I do live in Essex) they pull off the line slightly quicker, but just when they change from 1st to 2nd the VTEC kicks in and you just fly past.... fantastic!

Seats a bit uncomfortable after 3hrs driving. Honda dealers are expensive, but if you can find a local garage who know what they are doing it can be a very cheap car to run. Steering is a little bit vague & slow but the performance, looks, noise & handling easily make up for that.