A guy, or I guess he was a kid, a teenager, that I went to school with turned 16 in ninth grade and his developer dad bought him a new Honda Civic. Not like this 1993 Honda Civic LX sedan, it was what most people over age 50 think about when they think about a Honda Civic, a tiny first-gen car. This example is posted here on craigslist in Garden City, New York, and the seller is asking $5,500. Here is the original listing, and thanks to Mitchell G. for the tip!
This fifth-generation Civic is worlds different than the 12-foot-long first-generation two-door Civic my friend had in junior high school in 1976 or somewhere around then. I wasn’t paying attention as much as I should have been in school, which is totally different than all of you who were honor students. I knew it was the Bicentennial, and I wasn’t even 14 yet, and here was this guy already driving with a brand new car. Not that I was jealous.
Honda’s much bigger, much better fifth-generation series of Civics was available in a two-door coupe, a two-door hatchback, and a four-door sedan as seen here. I’ve always wondered what a convertible may have looked like… Or, a station wagon that I spent way too much time on, grafting an Accord back end onto it. This sounds horrible, but that’s one of my favorites so far. This Civic sedan looks pretty nice in the photos, but the seller says it needs a bit of tinkering. Or, “tender love and care.” Honda has sold over 30 million Civics since 1972; that’s impressive.
There are a few issues that I can see by zooming in on the cracks and crevices, especially around the rear bumper in this photo of the trunk compartment. I don’t know if that’s a crack in the Milano Red paint on the right side of the bumper or a crack in the bumper. In 1993, the Civic came as a base DX, an LX as seen here, and an EX, with more goodies and a bigger engine. The LX added power windows and power locks, and power mirrors, along with cruise control, a digital clock, full wheel covers, and a front center armrest.
The seats look great, and they also look like what we imagine is the missing engine photo. It should have Honda’s 1.5-liter SOHC inline-four with 102 horsepower and 98 lb-ft of torque. This one is sent through a four-speed automatic to the front wheels, and it’s said to be in excellent operating condition and has had only two owners, including the seller, who is still using it as a daily driver. Have any of you owned a fifth-generation Civic?
Your wagon caricature would’ve been a big hit Scotty and definitely one of your best.
That’s great to hear, sir! Thanks much. I probably spend too much time on those, but it’s great to know that a few folks click on those links to see these weirdo creations. Some work, and some are more for the goofball factor. That’s most likely what my parents said when I was born.
Personally I think it’s pretty cool to come up with those-but don’t be surprised if someone uses one as an inspiration for a backyard classic of their own!
Good stuff-you enjoy it & we enjoy it so keep ‘em coming.
Good work!
I always liked the Accord wagon, so a smaller version would have made sense. Maybe not during this generation, but early Civic generations did have a wagon choice. I remember back in the early 80’s during a gas crisis, we took turns driving during the 20 mile commute. I could only drive my Barracuda when there weren’t many people, but one of the guys had a Civic wagon.
The convertible looks like a Cavalier droptop.
I had one exactly like this. Except it was a five speed manual. One of my all time favourite cars. A friend of mine gave me a great deal on it because I had young kids and my current daily driver was always breaking down. I had it for years and drove it to the junk yard with 385,000 Kms. Still ran great but everything else was falling apart
Nice car what I find interesting with these they were really popular with the street racing crowd back when they were new they were also very easy to steal with a screwdriver but cities and states didn’t try to take Honda to court over it like they are doing over the Hyundai and Kia cars with the same ignition today either way the new owner should change the timing belt and water pump and they will have a decent little car that will last longer than the junk they are building today
Someone else made that point about the Hyundai-Kia ignitions. The difference is that immoblizer chips were brand-new technology in the early ’90s, still found mainly in Corvettes, Mercedes and the like and had since become the industry standard.
Honda Dose not make junk. Only the first generation Civic had problems with the engines. (bearings)