Left c. v joint (my fault, i didn't replace the worn out c. v boot),rear suspension bushings started to rattle recently (common problem),vtec cam rattle (common in first gen b16a motors, no need to fix, it just sounds weird),front rotors warped (due too bad designing, the brakes haven't got sufficient cooling),driver seat started to wear, and the engine consumes some oil when over 7000 rpm (normal for a vtec with some years of abusive use).
Extremely reliable, this car is driven to the limit (rev limit) all the time, sometimes I forget to service it, no problems at all. The engine is just fantastic the gearbox is one of the fastest you ll ever touch in a mass production car, and its really fast. Not roomy for the rear passengers, well spec-d, but it could use power locks, and ABS. The handling was just OK from the factory, despite the double wishbone sophisticated suspension, and got much better with aftermarket strut bar, shocks and springs. The factory brakes are fine in terms of performance, but when they overheat, the rotors can easily warp, so buy yourself a good quality front rotor pair. I will never sell this car, cause there is nothing else to replace it now.
Just a quick note, the noise from the engine is most likely to be the lost motion assemblies (LMA's).
Mine was doing this, and I had hell of a job finding out what it was, as no garages knew.
They are simple to replace and cost around £40 ukp each (I needed 3)
It won't matter if you don't replace them, it's just not very nice to drive a Honda that sounds like a Ford!
Honda's are tough as nails, but not like a ford 5.0 engine impossible to make tap or burn oil and civics burn oil when they are new I think ha ha, so long fellas.
Whats the point in getting one of these old things when a citroen saxo VTS will do the job just as well. All of a sudden their seems to be 1990s 1.6 vtec mania everywhere, why? No-one made a fuss of them before. Because they aint really that good for the amount of power they claim to have (160 bhp). They are no faster than a VTS (120 bhp)
They might be similar in speed to a vts, but without the headache and reliability issues, plus you can drive a vtec hard all day long and it doesn't complain, do the same in a vts and the engine would explode.
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