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Legal Bill 07-30-2006 12:48 PM

1991 Civic all wheel drive
 
I just looked at a somewhat unusual car for my son. A 1991 Honda Civic All Wheel Drive wagon. The letter designation is RT. It looks like the predecessor to the CR-V. Does anyone have any info on reliability for this model? It has 130K miles, which isn't too bad for the year. It is a 5 speed (actiually a six speed as it has a "super low" gear).

ImportSport 07-30-2006 01:35 PM

Yer, makin' stuff up :D

Legal Bill 07-30-2006 01:51 PM


Originally Posted by ImportSport,Jul 30 2006, 05:35 PM
Yer, makin' stuff up :D

:) I thought that too when I saw the ad for the car. Then I went and looked at it. It's out there.

xviper 07-30-2006 02:42 PM

Here's a little write-up about it:
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Featu...articleId=68272
Doesn't say much about reliability.

A bit more:
http://www.smogcheck.ca.gov/StdPage.asp?Bo...fo/AllWheel.htm

Some recalls:
http://www.internetautoguide.com/auto-reca...base/index.html

I actually owned a brand new '91 Civic hatch, CX, but it was only FWD.

Legal Bill 07-30-2006 03:31 PM

Thanks Dave. There isn't much info on these things.

mingster 07-30-2006 06:43 PM

first i thought it was BS, then i read the article and i guess that is true...learn somethin' new everyday!

jackalope 07-30-2006 07:05 PM

do it! and drop a turbo k20 in there...mmm awd turbo k20 civic...

aklucsarits 07-31-2006 04:07 AM

The biggest problem with them is rust because most of them were sold in areas that see real winter. Check the obvious spots like the wheel wells and rocker panels. But then also pay attention to door jams, bottoms of the doors, the rear hatch, and the A-pillars if it has a sunroof.

The other problem is parts availability as the drivetrain is unique to that model and Honda did not sell too many of them.

Andrew

Lice Locket 07-31-2006 07:16 PM


Originally Posted by aklucsarits,Jul 31 2006, 04:07 AM
The biggest problem with them is rust because most of them were sold in areas that see real winter. Check the obvious spots like the wheel wells and rocker panels. But then also pay attention to door jams, bottoms of the doors, the rear hatch, and the A-pillars if it has a sunroof.

The other problem is parts availability as the drivetrain is unique to that model and Honda did not sell too many of them.

Andrew

Did they eat more gas than a regular Civic? They have AWD Corollas and Focuses, I wonder why Honda doesn't make a AWD Civic anymore.

aklucsarits 08-01-2006 04:11 AM

It weighs more than a regular Civic and would have greater driveline power loss due to the AWD. So yes, it should get worse fuel economy than a regular Civic of the same era.

Honda used to sell AWD versions of both the Civic sedan and Integra sedan in Japan up until around 1998.

Andrew


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