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Hondas. Owned four (of which one is still owned), and contemplating the purchase of another. Exciting they are not, but well engineered and fabulously reliable.

My cars aren't old enough to be interesting in this regard (V and 02 plates) but I've already noticed that most of the motors in my local scrapyard are around the same age, which makes you think.

Cheers chap, I hope it will be straightforward and thankfully no, it's not Direct Liars.
 
Neither party was injured nor had any passengers so I won't be inflating everyone's subsequent premiums by demanding a daily hire Q7 for the duration nor filing for whiplash.

Ah, I hadn't realised that the Sceptre estate came so late in the run. Thought it was a late Arrow from the shape of the front bumper. Looking forward to seeing more.

Good work. Like a ZR160 but a bit more restrained. Ripe for losing the alloys and building a sleeper 211i replica.

Has to be dartboards, surely?

Has to be dartboards, surely?

To redress the balance, this is salty but lovely.  Early model so has the wanky cheap-ass door mirrors totally unbefitting what was, at the time, a 7 grand car - when a decent-spec 2-litre Granada would set you back about half that amount.  Shame it doesn't have the horrid 2-spoke steering wheel the early ones also had.
 

 
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1977-Porsche-924-/300930645412

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Porsche-924-Rothmans-959-Replica-/261318767065
 
Oh dear God.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Porsche-924-Rothmans-959-Replica-/261318767065
 
Oh dear God.

To redress the balance, this is salty but lovely.  Early model so has the wanky cheap-ass door mirrors totally unbefitting what was, at the time, a 7 grand car - when a decent-spec 2-litre Granada would set you back about half that amount.  Shame it doesn't have the horrid 2-spoke steering wheel the early ones also had.
 

 
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1977-Porsche-924-/300930645412

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Porsche-924-Rothmans-959-Replica-/261318767065
 
Oh dear God.

My back-garden climbing frame circa 1983 by the looks of the tube diameter and colour.

To redress the balance, this is salty but lovely.  Early model so has the wanky cheap-ass door mirrors totally unbefitting what was, at the time, a 7 grand car - when a decent-spec 2-litre Granada would set you back about half that amount.  Shame it doesn't have the horrid 2-spoke steering wheel the early ones also had.
 

 
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1977-Porsche-924-/300930645412

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Porsche-924-Rothmans-959-Replica-/261318767065
 
Oh dear God.

My back-garden climbing frame circa 1983 by the looks of the tube diameter and colour.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Porsche-924-Rothmans-959-Replica-/261318767065
 
Oh dear God.

Great write up.
 
As an aside, I'd like to see the film 'Twins' remade starring Hairnet and TooSavvy.

At the risk of repeating myself, I must counter the proliferation of Hondas presented over the last couple of pages by pointing out that they suck enormous levels of donkey dong in the fuel economy stakes.

Think the ZX has passive rear wheel steering - something to do with compliance of the bushings forcing the rear wheels to follow the fronts under hard cornering forces.
 
Not the same as the active RWS the Japanese went mad for in the late 80s - you could buy Galants, Preludes and 626s so equipped.
 
Has this died out completely or is there a car on the UK market today available with this feature?

Kermit The Dog. Shame, but you can't save 'em all.

Very nice.
 
Friend of mine has perhaps the ultimate shite spec 924, a metallic brown auto. Unfortunately the gearbox is buggered so it's been a lawn ornament for the last 18 months.

I take the shite approach to ICE - 1gb iPod shuffle (other MP3 players are available) into the tape deck via a Poundland headphone jack adapter. I'm sorted for tunes all right.

I take the shite approach to ICE - 1gb iPod shuffle (other MP3 players are available) into the tape deck via a Poundland headphone jack adapter. I'm sorted for tunes all right.

Oh, on the subject of reliability.
 
2000 Honda Accord 1.8 auto. Bought 2003, 18000 miles. Now on 185000.
 
Three sets of spark plugs, three transmission fluid changes, one set of discs all round, one set of rear pads, two sets of front pads, four sets of tyres, two cambelt changes, one pair of front shocks, a battery. two exhaust downpipes and twenty oil and filter changes. One K&N, reoiled twice.
 
One of the dash bulbs is bust, mind.