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Front axle broke after spinning through a ditch.
Carburetor is malfunctioning from unknown cause.
This car is great!!! Bought it for $500 and have been offered double. Car runs strong and fast and still hits 110mph on the highway (although it is a little scary in a car that only weighs 1200lbs.)
110mph I think you might be a little out on that one there buddy.
110 is possible with the CVCC, I had a '77 with the 1.2 50hp and saw 100mph quite often. The guy we bought that from had another '77 with an Accord 1.6 and it would do about 130mph until the engine blew one day (to much engine in a small space, it overheated) so he put a Prelude 1.8 in it. Needless to say we never found out how fast that one went, sanity prevailed that day.
My first car was a 77 civic, it was already 13 years old and I drove it for several more years. I took it over 100 mph... and that wasn't even going down hill. Still get nostalgic whenever I see one on the road.
I had a 77 civic with the eb2 engine (non cvcc) got it with 260,000 miles on it and drove it to death with over 400,000 miles. to me it was and still is one of the greatest cars ever made. man I miss that car!
I had a '77 cvcc model with a 5 spd., at over 250,000 miles it still had plenty of life left in it when I made the mistake of selling it to a friend. I'd love to find it today.
I bought my 77 in 87 with 150k miles on it. I drove it for 2 years with no problem never made it to 100mph, but it may have done it. I traded it even for a beat up 72 datsun 510 that I still had until 2 yrs ago. Don't even know how many miles it had on it. Odo was broke at over a 100k when I got it.
1977 Honda Civic Cvcc 5sp was the first new car my wife and I ever purchased. It averaged 47 mpg and was one of the best cars we have ever owned. I would give almost anything to find that car today... chances of that are slim and none. I was lucky enough to find the orginal brochure with our yellow Civic on the front... It was called Caroline yellow. Black and white checkered seats and it had a great cassette player.
I'm not quite certain why there is a need for all this hybrid stuff...the Honda Cvcc would still get better mpg today than the new stuff out.
http://www.thisoldhonda.org/
...Has tons of old Honda cars for sale. I'm looking at replacing my '97 Saturn with a Civc CVCC. These cars look awesome.
I now have two of them (one a five speed with those cool seats etc) Parts are hard to find now. 100mph is doable. The place to be is www.1stgencivic.com to catch up with these cars.
77 Honda Civic 5 speed was my first new car. It was bright red. The 5 speed was the top of the line and came with a scooped hood, hounds tooth upholstery, wood steering wheel and shift knob, full instruments, and chrome trim rings on black wheels and a black grille. Bought it my second year of college. Couldn't afford the gas in my 70 Olds 442 conv. Got a lot of teasing, but I loved the car. The only thing that went wrong with it was the red paint would oxidize badly. I had to buff it out every month if I wanted it to shine. The only other problems were the big cars of the 70's had a hard time seeing you on the road so you had to stay clear of blind spots. The car was so light that a group of guys could lift it up and straddle it over parking lot stops or turn it side ways in a parking space. Funny at first, but got old after a while. Never had any mechanical problems. Sold the car after graduating when I got job and a company car for $300 less than I bought it for brand new!! Wish I had that car today. At least I did keep the 442, but that is another review.
Okay, so I agree with your conditions.
I have the opportunity to buy a 1977 Honda Civic CVCC 1.5 liter. I need a 2nd car to get me back and forth to work so my wife can have our SUV. The guy is wanting $2000 obo. My question is; Should I buy it and how much should I offer?
Does everything work? My 78 CVCC is slow to start on cold mornings but otherwise a strong runner. What state are you in, how's the climate?
The odometer goes up to 100mph on my Civic CVCC (1976). Can you hook up an aftermarket one or what? I have one and I really want to get the top speed.
I bought a 77' cvcc from a neighbor years ago. Caroline yellow. She is a doll. We get many compliments about her. After driving big trucks and spending $$$$ on gas, it is always fun to gas her up for nothing. We average 52 miles a gallon! Hybrid WHAT? The technology is here and has been. Come on people. Hybrid batteries will deplete the o-zone faster than any hydrocarbon emissions ever will! Don't listen to me, do your own research, and no I don't work for a car company and you can't build houses with a Prius! God bless the 1200 lb CVCC. Americans can and will build these kind of cars and hopefully trucks too!
God Bless the U.S. Buy AMERICAN!