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Old 10-29-09, 10:56 AM
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now i want to go find a CRX
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Old 10-29-09, 11:01 AM
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Same here. I wouldn't mind having a black 91 CRX with a B18C1 swap. I wouldn't even have to do anything else...just a straight swap. MPG + Speed =
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Old 10-29-09, 11:48 AM
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Originally Posted by IS-SV
2 of my friends owed 1st and 2nd gens, both really liked the cars. I especially like the 2nd gen's sleeking fastback styling.

What's the difference? Both generations had the same body style. The only significant thing I could see was the change from recessed to flared aero-headlights on the 2Gen model.
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Old 10-29-09, 12:01 PM
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The Si looks great in yellow. Very popular back then..
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Old 10-29-09, 12:02 PM
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Originally Posted by mmarshall
Can't make out much of the writing on the right, except for "CRX" and "81 Exclusive", but, First, the obvious....it's a right-hand drive model for either the British/Australian or JDM markets. Second, from the headlights, it's a 2Gen model, not 1Gen. Third, though I'm not positive about that, it appears to have Recaro seats inside. Fourth, the alloy wheels indicate it is probably an Si derivitive. Fifth, it seems to have a tiny rear seat (totally unfit for adults) or package shelf, which is quite unusual for a CRX.
I see Si, not 81.
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Old 10-29-09, 12:04 PM
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Originally Posted by FisforFast
I see Si, not 81.
You might be right. I noted that it looked like an Si derivitive.
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Old 10-29-09, 03:38 PM
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The old school Accord LX-i/EX, CR-X and the Legend are the cars that defined Honda in the 1980s-early 1990s - along with the NSX IMO.
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Old 10-29-09, 04:38 PM
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Originally Posted by mmarshall
What's the difference? Both generations had the same body style. The only significant thing I could see was the change from recessed to flared aero-headlights on the 2Gen model.
Not at all the same, totally different cars. Look carefully, no common body parts. 2nd gen was substantially bigger and sleeker.
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Old 10-29-09, 11:20 PM
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It was made in the 1st quarter of 89' whole interior was leather wrapped
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Old 10-29-09, 11:23 PM
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Old 10-30-09, 01:15 PM
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I wanted a Si back in the day.. Great little cars..
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Old 10-30-09, 01:24 PM
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Some good CRX history stuff here, but personally I'm excited about knowing more about the new CRX, especially after seeing some of the cool pics posted in CL.
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Old 10-30-09, 03:30 PM
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With those options, this could almost be considered a luxury car for the time. Leather interior, glass roof, climate control, cd-player, etc. Its a pretty good list, I imagine that the Legend at the same time didn't come with all of those options.
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Old 10-30-09, 06:00 PM
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that my friends is a genuine 89 crx siR , only sold in japan and canada i believe. right hand drive , power door locks and windows, came stock with a b16, one bad *** car...
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Old 10-30-09, 06:14 PM
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I would love to have a white crx with that glass roof (tinted as dark as possible), interior leather wrapped just like that but in black with a b18c5 or a jdm b18c (type r not the gsr b18c). That would be king
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