1988 Honda Civic DX hatchback from North America - Comments

The muffler fell off at 160,000.

I also replaced the tires and brakes and gave it a new windshield at 160,000.

The valve cover gasket leaked, and cost $15 and I put the new one in myself in under 10 minutes.

Picked up a new driver's seat from the junk yard. The original was totally worn out.

New clutch at 192,000 miles. ($450 parts and labor).

Body is rusting everywhere.

When I bought the car, it only got 32 miles to the gallon. After new plugs, foam air filter, Amsoil synthetic oil, and fully inflated tires it gets between 38 and 45 miles to the gallon.

The car is fun!!! 3rd gear does 94 MPH, 4th is 120 MPH and 5th just bounces off of 125mph. I'm guessing I've had it up to 140 mph. There is no computer regulating how fast you can go and everything on the car is stock. No performance enhancing equipment.

Hatchback allows bigger things to be carried in it. Rear seats and back rests can be removed in 5 minutes for more room.

Hi, I am considering buying a 15 year old, 1988 Honda Civic with 102K miles on it. How much do you think I should offer? Your information about your car is helping me make a decision.

Thank you.

Well I will tell you what the civic hatchback was the best car a had ever bought. Honda's are so reliable I had never had eny problems with it until I put about 40,000 on it. when I bought the car I spend $500 for it and still can get them for the same price, there every where out here in Ohio. There easy to fix, parts are not outrages on price. Still the best gas mileage out of any car today {i think personally}. Since that day I had started working on Honda's and run a shop so that should explain a little on honda hatchbacks and what experiences I had.

Hi I recentlt just bought an 88 honda civic hatch back for go cart feeling of it and the speed, fun and neat things I've seen that are possible however I have hade this car for a month and it isn't running annymore I don't know whats wrong I have spark and fuel flow a new fuel pump and I changed the distributor cap and rotor. The car will turn over, but it won't start up I don't know what else to do to get it going again and when it did run it back fired loud so i thought it might be the timing but that dosent seem to be it either cuz i have messed with that too I'm open for idas and suggestions at this point i have done everything i can think of i don't use the computer that often so I would perfer phone calls back with suggestions my name is stephen and my cell is 754 204 6363 thankyou any information will help at this point

I bought my 1st Honda in 1998,Accord, 4door, fully loaded. Got 36 miles to the gallon then and still do in 2008. The car has 270.000miles on it and other than your normal maintenance never needed any work.

Last month I bought a Honda Civic hatchback, 5speed for my son, paid $400 for the car and it's great. Honda is the most reliable car I have ever owned and I will never purchase a car other than a Honda.

I just bought a 1988 Civic Hatchback DX with 165000 miles on it on 11/02/08, and so far it's running good. A/C does not work, but hey, what more do you want from a 20 year old car? It's fun to drive.

I need to know what is the best oil to put in it, so I can do it this weekend.