You may be a crx-aholic…
Posted by calicab on December 4, 2007
- When you know exactly how many CRX’s are within the surrounding area, and all their owners by name.
- When you visit/browse Ebay/ and other car selling websites looking for CRX’s even though you have one, and are not planning to buy another one.
- If you laugh when people describe a 2600 pound car as a “light” car.
- When your friends pull a prank of you on april fools by picking up the car and moving it around a corner, and making you think the car was stolen (it was like 10 of them but still)
- When nobody else understands what attracts you to a the car.
- When you consider the EF hatches a redheaded stepchild of the CRX.
- When you think manhole covers should come with “No U-Turn” signs.
- When your rear end comes out and you do nothing to stop it, because you know that once it goes, its gone, and you just pray for it to comeback.
- When you consider modern features like power windows and power door locks unnecessary heavy weight adding features.
- When you know that something is wrong if your car isnt making any noices.
- When you know each noise your car makes and where its coming from.
- When a weight of a deck (CD unit) is one of the things you consider when purchasing one.
- When you start to notice good things about the cooper mini.
- You know every other car model with similar weight
- You truly appreciate the Weight/HP ratio
- You laugh at your buddies when they say that S2000 was the best honda ever made
- You turn your head around completely whenever another CRX passes you even if its a rusted out POS
- You wave fanatically to other CRX owners/drivers on the road
- You make lists of what to do to your car next
- Most of your “To Do” list consists of things to do to the CRX
- You have more money into the CRX that what you bought it for
- You have more money into the CRX then what it cost brand new 15 years ago
- When you know what Y-49 means, and the affiliation it has with luck
- When someone says “that’s cute” and you blow the fuck past them
- You can park two cars in one parking spot.
- Your spare tire well doubles as a swimming pool every time it rains.
- The miles on your odometer and the miles on your engine have nothing to do with each other.
- Everything you want to do to your engine has to be followed up with the, “Do I have enough room under the hood?” question.
- Your climate control is cracked near the temp knob.
- You load every option / engine imaginable into your car and it still only weighs 2300lbs.
- Every other part you try to order from Honda is discontinued.
- You get zero traction off the line.
- Threshold trail braking requires Gods approval or else you will spin out.
- your doors weigh 60% of the entire weight of the car. (90-91 and some 89s)
- People look at you with a confused open mouth stare when they here how much money you dropped on it.
- When 2100lbs just doesnt seem light enough so you go on a diet.
- When your seats are worth more than the whole car itself - Si only.
- When you do everything thing you can to get in and out of the driver’s seat as carefully as possible so not to do any more damage to the bolster.
- When you use the process of entering/exiting of your car as an excuse to diet.
- When NO FAT CHICKS stickers are meant to be taken seriously in your car
- When you have to pick up a bunch of drunk friends from a bar ONE AT A TIME
- When you add the weight of you and one of your random friends and your close if not over the posted weight limit in you glove compartment.
- When you’ve owned the car for years and still aren’t sure what the little square pocket just left of your steering wheel is for…
- When people complain about gas milage,you laugh and tell them, ten dollars worth and you could drive across the state
February 27, 2008 at 9:20 pm
Great blog! As a previous 1st gen and current 2nd gen owner, I salute your efforts.
You might want to check out the forums on hybrids.jp when you get a chance.
February 28, 2008 at 8:52 am
Thanks for the kudos, L’aura! I just stopped by and registered for hybrids.jp but the admin hasn’t approved me yet. I did do some looking around before registering (a stranger’s advice carries only so much water), and it looks like a worthwhile place to stay for awhile. What’re you driving now?
February 29, 2008 at 3:09 am
I still have my CRX, but my daily driver is a 94 Civic.
February 29, 2008 at 8:11 am
That’s awesome! I’m still waiting on the hybrids.jp account to get rolling, but as soon as it is I’ll be tearing it up there. Until then, the 1st-gen special continues as planned!
February 29, 2008 at 4:12 pm
Keep writing, it’s good stuff. What’s your username on there? I’ll check with the admin.
March 2, 2008 at 12:15 pm
Username’s drummingpariah, but you may have guessed that already. Still awaiting some sort of confirmation.
Thanks, L’aura L!