1989 Honda CRX 1.6 16v from UK and Ireland - Comments

Nothing Much!! Routine maintence i. e the distributor cap, rotor arm and spark plugs!

I have only had the car a few months. A cliche yes, but it is the best car I have ever owned, by far! Nothing comes close. Driving my mum's mk4 golf feels as if it is so disconnected!! Is it dead? You feel everything through the wheel, in the CRX-You are the car!!! New tyres and your arms get tired, you have that much grip!

I consider it the modern classic that you can hammer!!! Give it the punishment and it just rewards you!!! awesome!Mine is special, 89K, two owners, and I race the vtec's!! They say it is quciker, and it is, but only marginaly, not as much as they say! Up to 140mph, my mate in the vtec pulled maybe 5m max (extra 20bhp standard and filter and exhaust), (I was on is bumper (draughting) ) so wow, is it worth the extra £1000 for the type of condition and engine, I severly doubt it!! the d16a9 has manic top end shove, it is like the vtec, but cheaper! The vtec has a gradual 3000rpm shove, yet the 16v has 2000rpm which is awesome by yourself with no fuel!!! and in todays standard spec can still have the diesel specs for dead!!! The golf tdi 130,150bhp mk4, it eats them, same till 4000rpm then the rex justs leaves them for dead!!!

REPS beware, you have no idea when it says 1.6 on the back!!!

I totally agree with you! I just bought my CRX from a 70 year old who had just put 4 new pirelli's all round. My arms were weak after about 20mins of high speed b road action!!! I couldn't believe the grip levels (evo beating?). 2000 miles later the ultimate grip has gone, but still awesome! Also agree with the vtec argument. Only two CRX's in my town of 15,000! Don't know the guy (vtec owner), but raced up to 135mph, I was draughting, but he pulled all of 5m also, and mine is standard, he had some massive exhaust on to! Raced on b road and if he was in wrong gear by 1k rpm he was left!! vtec's aren't as quick in every day driving? You agree?