In the 70s I drove a Civic and then bought my first Accord in 1982. I then traded it for an Acura Legend in 1986 when they were introduced. I loved that car. It had a 2.5 V6 that was powerful and economical.

I think the new Honda that impressed me most, though, was the new (three door) Accord that was introduced in 1976. A good friend bought one. His was a metallic blue color much like the Suzuka S color. It had 68 hp, and weighed about 2,000 pounds. It was tiny, but larger than my little Civic. The innovative CVCC engine had plenty of zip and it got great fuel mileage.

 

My best car out of that period was a Toyota, not a Honda. I loved this car and wish I still had it today. 1973 Toyota Corona MkII with 108 hp overhead 4-cyl with 4-spd.



My first Honda was a 1983 Accord; a good 100k car that my oldest daughter then drove in to the ground.

 

Well, when Claire and I got married, she had an entry-level 1975 Civic.

We did a (sort of) cross-country trip in that one, Denver to Chicago and back; we also did a cross-country trip in the S three years ago.

Guess which was better. HPH

 

Wow, we've had quite a few. I'll narrow it to three.
79 Prelude. It was a very cool car that was "sporty" and unbelievably reliable.
94 Legend GS It was the best of performance and luxury.
00 S2000 Need I say more, I still love the car 9 years later.

 

I had a "72" Civic only it was Orange. I was a great little car with a peppy engine. The engine probably would have last forever, but the body fell apart.

 

Well My fave was a red 1994 prelude it had 397000 miles on it before some piece of S*&% driving a cube van decided to drink coffee instead of look in the mirror while changing lanes cut me off and it met its demise head on with a guard rail...

That car was stout never had an issue with it.

The rest
1990 accord dx coupe
1990 accord lx coupe
1992 accord lx sedan bought new
1996 accord lx sedan bought new
2000 accord se sedan bought new still the wifes daily driver only 75k on it

1993 prelude
1994 prelude
1998 prelude

2001 s2k just my toy

 

[QUOTE=Mooskee,Aug 31 2008, 07:10 AM]

 

We've only had 2, I'd take the 02 S2000 over our 07 Civic Si, I think the wife thinks the opposite as she loves her civic.

 

I've owned six Hondas and I bought them all new...

'82 Prelude
'87 Accord EX
'91 Accord EX wagon
'98 Odyssey EX van
'01 S2000
'05 S2000

The only auto transmission was the '98 van, and it was the least fun to drive, although it was very useful with three German Shepherds and two kids.

Of course, my favorite is my '05 Suzuka baby S2000.

 

My Hondas:

'83 Prelude
'87 Accord LXi
'89 Civic Wagon ( Not sure of the year, it belonged to my X)
'91 Accord EX
'98 Acura Integra (mine)
'98 Acura Integra (+1s)
'01 CRV
'01 Accord V6EXL
'06 S2000
'08 CRV
'02 S2000

The '83 Prelude was a great car, but my favorite is my '02 S. Of the larger vehicles, the '08 CRV is the stand-out.

Dave