Thats "Project Rice" for you yanks.
Well, I purchased my 1988 CRX Dx in March 2011 for $1500. After seeing the pictures and reading the story most of you will call me insane for paying that much. I look at it in a different light. It was cheaper than going to UTI to "learn" about Hondas. Although, that wasn't what I thought originally. Two years ago I thought CRXs were hideous, but now, not so much. I'd prefer an '88 Civic hatch over an '88 CRX (I dislike seatbelts attached to doors...my Integra almost choked me once...), but I'm not letting this one go. EDIT: I come back two years later to this exact post to insert a correction. It took me four years. Now I can honestly say i will never own a hatch. The CRX is staying with me until death do us part. I've fallen in love. There's a phrase in Spanish that says: "Esta tan feo, que esta curioso". It means: "It's so ugly that it's cute". That's exactly what went through my mind when I saw the car for the first time in real life. It was in an empty lot in Lake LA by itself. Upon further inspection I noticed that the paint wasn't OEM and it was for sale. "$2500 OBO" said the sign. "F&%$ that! I'll talk this ricer down to $1k," I replied. Little did I know, the...
Well, I purchased my 1988 CRX Dx in March 2011 for $1500. After seeing the pictures and reading the story most of you will call me insane for paying that much. I look at it in a different light. It was cheaper than going to UTI to "learn" about Hondas. Although, that wasn't what I thought originally. Two years ago I thought CRXs were hideous, but now, not so much. I'd prefer an '88 Civic hatch over an '88 CRX (I dislike seatbelts attached to doors...my Integra almost choked me once...), but I'm not letting this one go. EDIT: I come back two years later to this exact post to insert a correction. It took me four years. Now I can honestly say i will never own a hatch. The CRX is staying with me until death do us part. I've fallen in love. There's a phrase in Spanish that says: "Esta tan feo, que esta curioso". It means: "It's so ugly that it's cute". That's exactly what went through my mind when I saw the car for the first time in real life. It was in an empty lot in Lake LA by itself. Upon further inspection I noticed that the paint wasn't OEM and it was for sale. "$2500 OBO" said the sign. "F&%$ that! I'll talk this ricer down to $1k," I replied. Little did I know, the...
