The 1991 Honda Civic Si Was an Early Hot Hatchback 

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Civic bingo was nice aswell

im glad you were able to document it for all of us to enjoy

RY Vids why would he want to review a trash can.

Please review the first gen Mazda Mazda 5! Very quirky car. I'm sure you will love it! 😁👍 Btw great videos!

Cheap, bland, and iconic

Trust the Proccess

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@jxsxph dude why

Exactly but it’s really one of the reliables pned

Because we can actually relate to this.

Probably because these are cars we can actually afford.

Bruh I might have a chance to get the one in the neighbors yard. Thts the only reason I'm watching this

No doubt, just watched the F40 vs. Carrera video and this is cooler to me.

Yep I want this

And fun

Bloat has become a big problem, but you’d probably find that a car loaded with tech features only costs a few grand more, making a trimmed down car look like a bad value.

until you get in a crash

Nah it’s a shit box

@@luhryan8185 for the 90s it was good and fun

Yup, basically that's the charm of Honda.It's not super fast (stock), but it's fun, very easy to modify, and very reliable.

I have the 1.4 GL of 1991, it's a lot of fun everyday

The Mirage is probably the modern equivalent to this, despite how much Doug hates it. That or the Fit.

@@baetsimpson what brand is the Mirage ?

@@julienbee3467 Mitsubishi, they seem to hold up alright

Lol

No kidding!! A buddy of mine used to rent cars to Kurt Cobain from Nervana. He would turn in Porches with hotdogs, soda cans (wink wink) and popcorn all over the place.

I thought those came standard

Chris 315 nurwayna*

What do French people have to do with fries between the seats ? There’s fried French people between the seats in American cars ?

I love it. I call them ‘survivor cars’.

I love them also

My Foxy gets their heads turning every time I take her out. Foxy is my 89 Firebird Formula with ttops. Jet black in excellent condition. Mel McDaniel's song "baby's got her blue jeans on" I just sing the song and say , Lord have mercy Foxy's got her ttops off. 🎶🎵🎵💘

I agree. I'm thinking of shopping for one just to look at it and step back in time.

Yeah. Even if they have an aftermarket stereo head unit that’s way better sounding that the original...it just cheapens it to me, even if the rest is bone stock.

The Honda Fit takes this role.

​@Daniel-mw7pu I've owned both. The fit is a good car, but it's much more tame feeling. They are unbelievably reliable and the name works great, because you can fit A LOT of stuff in them.

@user name agree they are pretty much bullet proof, just change the timing belt and keep it away from salt

Drove my buddys a few times and go cart was exactly how i described the car at the time. Pretty bullet prof to because he beat the sh!t out of it and it just kept going

@@cwbetb mine has had the same belt for 30 years but it will be replaced this year

Which version do you have ?

@@julienbee3467 was a dx

Unmodded old Civics are even rarer.

You're delusional

Yep!

Simple and clean. A far cry from today's civic.

I believe this body is the best design of any hatch. I had one, got it free, gave it away with just under 300,000 on the dial. Forget those back seats, fold the back seats down, and you have a ton of cargo room. Visibility is a treat. Who needs a grill when a simple, stylish wedge will do. And, you can't kill them if you try. My beater powered from Ashland, OR to Salt Lake City via the twisty back roads, and blazed across Utah's Salt Flats at the 85mph speed limit, pedal to the metal. It did not protest a bit!

I don't think the rear looks very utilitarian, really. It's definitely stylized.

So true !!!! This Doug is chintzy !!!!

Exactly. This is a 30 year old model and he's comparing it to more contemporary cars. Obviously this Civic can't compete with them in terms of safety features and power. Neverthless, the Civic Si really was a very well built car. Look at how easily accessible the spark plugs are. No frills but no headaches either.

@@ADAPTATION7 I like new cars only. This is an old technology car. No electric hybrid technology. No apple and android. No electric parking brake. No vehicle stability assist and traction control. No autonomous braking

@@ADAPTATION7 That's the whole point of his channel. He reviews all cars compared to all cars.

Well he did say this 2 door hot hatch was more practical than every 4 door sedan he has ever reviewed.

Exactly cars and bids my ass

Like I want my phones: NO BLOATWARE..👍🏼

I miss my '92 Civic DX. Nicknamed "Wondercar" because it was a wonder it ever got up hills, but it was great. Manual transmission. Manual windows. Manual steering. Ran like a champ. Had it nearly 20 years before I was car #3 in a 4-car pileup.

this is why ive owned 5 cars, all of which being Acura Integras. its the perfect balance in my opinion. im addicted to integras lmfao

@@sexagesimalian I drove a '91 DX and when you got out on the highway it sounded like it was really struggling to go even 60 mph. Doing 75mph to keep up with traffic sounded like the engine was going to blow. Edit: I mean it wasn't and I did 75 mph every day and it was fine, it just sounded like it. It was quick enough to get up to speed though because it was so light, and it handled well. And not having a passenger-side side view mirror was strange. All around decent car though and good on gas. Mine was manual too as I guess they all were, but It's been so long and I've had so many cars since then that I can't remember if it was a four speed or five.

1:29 except horsepower

Do you regret selling it?

Bought mine 10years ago for $500 with 160.000km. Now has 240k no problems at all. Just put gas in it an go. Really lovely to drive, great little fun car ! Don't think i'll ever sell it...

Kinda sad if this is the best car you've had.

@@9.5.9.5 best is subjective man, it’s quality for what it is, it’s not trying to be something it’s not, and it’s fucking bulletproof. Obviously there are better performing, more luxurious cars. However, nothing touches the value of having something like this.

@@9.5.9.5 Kinda sad that you think the only "best car" someone can have is some expensive piece of shit that breaks all the time, because oooh "luxury"

It's such a cool car that it gets stolen alot.

Yeah only jdm fans.) I love civics

This and the next generation (92-95) hatch are some of the best normal cars in my opinion.

And, the interior materials in these Hondas put most all domestics of the period to shame.

Recently Honda announced that they were stopping production of two door Civics as the sales were poor.

@@terryorcutt8739 last forever

@@terryorcutt8739 the dash design was on par with bmw simple and driver focused

These were not considered bargain basement cars back in 1990 , hondas would routinely sell at nearly MSRP.

Not a lot of people know this about Doug but he regularly beats his wife

@@MinoritiesRlazy bruh

@@MinoritiesRlazy What ? C'mon man. Hard accusation...

Oshe Shango You had to be beaten to learn respect?

Amen, Glenn. Artfully utilitarian ... that's a design philosophy I can get behind.

And it cane with manuals don't forget that

@@Jesse__H sign me up too.

What do you have available for trade?

Honda's obsession with a low scuttle for the sake of visibility was a minor fly in the ointment of their otherwise harmonious working relationship with the UK's Rover Group. When the two companies were jointly developing the European Honda Concerto and Rover R8 200/400 on a variation of this Civic's platform, Rover's engineers kept pushing for a higher scuttle and deeper flanks to make the cars appear less top-heavy.

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Or a gigantic one that is bigger than the car and sounds like a chainsaw

All of them have been fitted with fartcan exhausts

A unicorn

My exhaust tip seeking missiles (patent pending) have finally met a dudebro shitbox they can't hit.

nah it's not big enough

Doctor's Music looks like him though

Nah, I had an '86 civic station wagon and that is a much more doug looking car. Probably one of the nerdiest looking cars in the world, but honestly it was a really good car.

He also fits the Oldsmobile Custom Cruiser and the Ford Bronco pretty good.

watergod 83 Doug’s climbing mountains in his Mercedes G Wagen. He looks nice near the Bronco and he liked it too by making a review of it.

huh😺

Fuckin facts

Couldn’t have said it better myself

Gay

@@MrBooster999 PREPARE FOR DOCKING PROCEDURE

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There were plastic wheel covers that came with the car... this one has had them removed. Such a cool car. I loved mine back in the day...

Fun note. The 2002 Dodge Ram 1500 has a 20” spare steelie. It’s so nice I want to get a truck just to have a set of those in high gloss grey.

Love those wheels so much. Early Miatas have similar ones which I love too

@@christopherhamilton5557 well anything was better than 1990 hub caps.

I HATE people that HATE other people. I get a lot of HATE comments on my amazing videos and I HATE it. Please don't spread HATE. Do I have to HATE you too, dear ian

@@AxxLAfriku Hate isn't a helpful emotion. Maybe just take me off your Christmas card mailing list?

@@AxxLAfriku Uhhh....what does that have to do with this comment?

weird to put the filler door so far forward though, would make more sense to put at the rear corner

@@mipmipmipmipmip Might have been a fire safety choice.

Yea I thought it was funny that the reason for the missing cubby was plainly visible during his rant of there being no cubby.

The PGM-FI was a technological advancement at that time when compared to everyone else’s carburators. He should call his channel “Doug’s ignorance’

Dude! I had fat fives on my 91! One of the best stock wheel designs ever

That was a function that was still there on the 5th generation.

Love that this feature is shared with the NSX! Haha

This is also available on the EG and Prelude as far as i know

You just know that's a quirk Doug would have gone crazy over if he knew about it.

You can do this with the Integra too

Thats a fkn best one in the video

so it's just a roll

Lol

Isetta proves that statement false

Came here to say this.

This is why I cringe when millennials review cars of this era. Not to mention, he couldn't really be bothered to properly research the model/engine/transmission offerings for that era Civic before doing the video.

Yes! "Passive Restraint" were becoming the law of the land - like air bags - but these seatbelts were a less expensive way to do it until air bags became required.

Came here as well to point this out. Glad someone did first. Man - we have to be of an age to remember that. I hated those - always like sitting into a spider web or something...

Doug shouldnt review older cars as he never really cares to do any real research always comparing things to new cars.. Like HA HA it has 90hp or look a tach was an option holy shit... Like yeah all of the cars were that way back in the 80s early 90s

Me too!

base model Toyota Yaris

Mitsubishi Mirage

Honda Fit is as close as we can get now.

It’s electric, but the Honda E captures the same essence as this car imo

I read it as CMC

You, sir, are a gentleman and a scholar.

That’s interesting- I’ll check your channel out

@@tobycripe8385 🤣🤣🤣🔥🔥

@@Michael_Chater 😜🙏❤

Did you have any trouble with it or spares to changé ?

@@julienbee3467 Not really. At 200,000 miles it did start to burn oil. At 230,00. I replaced it with another SI. It did come with a small spare. I did have to use it once, no problem.

@@misuiu64 thanks. I have the 1.4 GL version

1:56 cool little car.

yes, agree 1000%. this model (hatch, coupe& sedan) are timeless designs imo. would love to own one and make some mods on it, like some project car.

Agreed. Early 90s Japanese cars in general are perfect examples of everything you've said. My first car was a 1993 Camry and it's another car you can still see on the road that still looks great for all of the same reasons. This Civic Si is awesome and, as a sucker for 2 door hatchbacks (current Mk7 GTI 2 door owner myself), I'd be lying if I said I wouldn't want one of these if given the chance.

I'll always prefer the hatchback, I personally think it looks beautiful

And the crx is even better

Me too!!!

Absolutely! Not only because this was my first car, it is just much more interesting to see what cars used to be back in the days. I would like to see more reviews like this instead of the next 20 similar boring SUVs.

Just started my channel where I take trucks into the mountains and bag on them. I just wanna make people laugh.

Right! He seems to review Porsche products every week. I see Porsche video - I skip. I'm a weird car enthousiast.

@@nekto34 I really like Porsches, but video's on them just bore me because so many people are doing expensive cars in general. I much prefer lower end or normal car videos.

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Was about to write this but you beat me! Good ole’ 80s and 90s motorized seatbelts existed to meet the “passive restraint” rule too.

But doesn't "passive restraint" mean at least one part of the belt has to be connected to the other side of the seat? This design is not passive at all because you can just leave it unbuckled and hanging from the door. The early 90s motorized belts are always connected to the other side of the seat, which was why they made them motorized, so they will move out of the way when you open the door to let you get in or out easier.

@@tren133 you can, in fact, leave it buckled and get in and out. The belts are super long. I'm not arguing that this was effective--or that people did this. Most people buckled and unbuckled to get in and out--this scheme was only to comply with the law as Honda could argue that their instruction was to leave it buckled unless there was an emergency--which is why the labels instructing occupants how to unbuckle in case of emergency. The law was ahead of the price point for SRS airbags. I remember paying $500 for an optional airbag on a Sentra. Here is the quote from the owner's manual (p. 15) @ justgivemethedamnmanual.com/honda/1991-honda-civic-hatchback-sedan-owners-manual/; "[Hatchback] Wearing the Front Seat Belts The automatic ("passive") lap/shoulder belt systems with emergency locking retractors are designed to lock only during a sudden stop or impact. Otherwise, they allow you some freedom of movement in the seat. NOTE: The motion sensing lock mechanisms for the front belts are located in each door. Therefore, if a door is opened too quickly, the belt may lock and the door cannot be opened further. If this happens, close the door and open it again more slowly. Enter the car and close the door completely. If a door is not completely closed, the warning lights in the ceiling and in the instrument panel will come on and the beeper will sound when the ignition switch is turned on (see page 17). The driver's seat should be moved to a comfortable distance from the steering wheel. Sit straight up and well back in the seat. The seat belt should fit snugly against your body. The shoulder portion of the belt should go over your shoulder and across your body to evenly distribute the belt's restraining force. Check that the lap portion of the belt is positioned low on your hipbone and below your abdomen. This way, if the car is involved in an accident, you will be less likely to slide under the seat belts. If the belt is too near your neck and throat, move toward the center of the seat. Never drive the car with the doors ajar. The front doors must be closed completely for the front seat belts to function properly.

Or 2 shits

Sleazy "D"

stolen comment

Will he make this tracks instead of diss tracks?

2quirks

"In fact, it's so mint that I had to enjoy a tasty mint ice cream whilst sitting in it, listening to some fine classical music from this hardened little radio and gazing up and out of the sunroof." (An imaginary quote born seemingly from spontaneous inspiration but, in a further sense, from an appreciation for a particular recent past obviously.)

The original owner must have been middle-aged when he bought it new. Probably a wnd car to get him to work & back. Not often do you find an almost 30yr old car with only 187K on it!

I miss car like that.

No A/C apparently.

@@TucsonDude that's a big yikes for those of us in the southwest haha

@Oscar Patino It's beautiful and simple.

Next he will make fun of them for putting a VTEC logo on their 90's engines "pfft Honda don't you know that variable valve timing is a common technology?"

Here in the UK Fuel Injection basically meant Sporty back then My 1988 Nissan Sunny Coupe had a Carburettor. Only the top of the range ZX model got fuel injection. The same with every other manufacturer; Honda, VW, Ford, Vauxhall, Peugeot, Strange that my current car a VW Golf Estate / Wagon has Fuel Injection, a Turbo, and Paddle Shifters, yet isn't considered to be Hot. Admittedly Power to Weight is probably worse than this Honda.

I mock them for using alphabet soup acronyms and sticking it on the engine as if anyone who buys this car will care. Not for the technology itself. Which I think is clear in the video :)

"It makes you think it's some new special technology they put in this engine to make it way better but then you look and see that it stands for "programmed fuel injection". It's not really special at all they've just given it a weird acronym to make it seem special" Comes across to me as "haha stupid Honda, fuel injection isn't a fancy technology worth advertising" when it absolutely was but life goes on I suppose

Doug DeMuro No one knew what VTEC was back then yet they still slapped a giant VTEC logo on the engine of some Honda’s. What’s your point

For real?

@@93mlo very likely as the 80s and 90s Honda Civics are still to this day the most stolen cars on the road.

lmao

Except it wasn't lmao, I follow him on Instagram

Told my wife IM surprised it hasn’t been stolen and stripped and would in a heart beat around any city left alone. I don’t think she believes me

My '99 Integra did that still then! *miss that car*

My 91, 90, and I think the 98 Integra did that too

they are known to be able to do many times that.

That car looks like it was garaged. Very well taken care of from the looks of it.

My 91 civic has 157k on it

447 k miles...she's retired now. Still smile about that car. Best automotive investment I ever made.

@@RetroAmateur1989 but they are not known to do so many miles while staying so clean and pristine looking.

Ya new cars are very cramped inside and there roofs are very small too and older cars have taller roofs so more visibility.

My 2012 civic literally has a bar running through the middle of the rear window.

Pat 280ZX Yeah, I sat in the backseat of my friends new Honda Accord and my head was touching the roof. I didn’t have that issue in the back seat of my friends 2006 Camry.

@@kevinnorris6558 The sloped "coupe" roof has cut down rear headroom in most sedans. Just like many have long trunks but too shallow for a large cooler = really annoying

Has the wrong seats in it. So its modified already.

Seriously, I see exotics cars almost daily near my house. A stock Civic from the '90s is almost impossible.

@@aquilesvailo4786 you will damn near never see a bone stock civic they are dinosaurs

Three years ago a saw a completely stock, minty clean, white 2nd gen CR-X with antique plates on it.

Kate & Kara well it’s a CDM Integra type R seat, we didn’t get recaros here in Canada

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I'm sorry for your loss

How does the ej9 compare?

That's incredible. I'm glad you and your GF are okay. Getting crashed into is my biggest fear driving my 90s tin-can. I'm thankful for my modern daily driver.

@@dil6969 Just wear your seatbelt. A friend of mine had an 88' Accord and was thrown out of the car. Single car accident, his fault, but no belt. For the most part their good. I threw a 94' off the side of the road @ 70mph. Walked away.

There's more out there than people realize. I see them for sale all the time for cheap and have owned several. 85 prelude 2.0 Si, 87 accord Lx-i hatch, 88 CRX Si all clean and stock and purchased within the last 5 years. There's a first gen integra coupe with a 5 speed that's teasing me right now but I need to resist.

I have one that is almost as clean as the one Doug did this video on....

I just sold my 89 CR-X Si and this video made me miss it so much. Mine had 67k miles and was definitely one of the only bone-stock CR-Xs I had ever seen

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To find an '88-91 CRX Si that's not engine swapped, stanced, or completely rusted out is impossible in the Midwest.

It's crazy how roomy these little 80s hatchbacks are. I had some early GTIs and it was the same story. People wondered how I fit (6'5"), not realizing that my car had more space than their bigger sedan/SUV.

Yea, I was deciding whether I should rebuild my 90 hatch or get another one and start over, Doug made my decision for me

theres a guy on offer up right now with this year civic and its cleaner than this one he want $5000 for it

@@djrek521 5,000 is a steal for a clean si. Saw one that was showroom condition that went for about 15,000 underbody was still factory shiny

😂 10k for this hahaha gotta be kiddin

@@noeyedeer4227 Old Hondas are going up in value, yes many see these as an old econo box but there are quite a few people willing to shell out real money for rust free low mileage examples.

I agree. Regular Car Reviews is generally a more entertaining channel in that regard, though Doug's personality is why I still watch him.

I hate when car reviewers only review high end cars, like what's the purpose in me watching this?

also hellcat owners who get spanked by a modded 90s civic after they mortgage thier life away on V8 weight and marketing.....

CRX Si is still pretty cool - pretty sure they are all trashed though.

I haven’t seen a CRX in years.

I had a blacked out crx si. I miss it so much.

I had a 1990 Civic LX, and I could only dream of a CRX Si.

There was a clean low mileage CRX SI on BAT last year, it sold for about $12k.

really? spoiled rotten kids!

In hs if anyone had a newer civic it was a base model cx haha

You go to Beverly Hills 90120 High School or something? I graduated in 89 and all I used to see in school parking lots were rusted and primered out Camero and Mustangs, and of course the paneled station wagon and your typical economy cars. One person had a sweet 200 SX.