This is how the 1988 Honda Civic offered compact sedan buyers a ton of value at a fair price 

My sister bought a new 1989 Civic LX in February of 1989, the first Honda in our family. It was a blast to drive - kinda felt like a go-cart with a body. My friend's parents also had two 1988 DX sedans, one manual and the other an automatic. Yes the manual was quite slick and the engine loved to rev. It was quite a robust car, too. The headlights were terrific and the tape deck, remember those, sounded like it would self destruct while in fast forward or reverse. She wound up trading it for a VW Cabrio nine years later. Then trading that in late 2003 for a new 2004 Acura TSX. The TSX brought back memories of the little Civic as it was a blast to drive as well. I wanted an Si but it was just too tight of a fit. Not all Honda manuals are slick though. On July 26 1990 I bought a new pewter grey Accord EX sedan and never cared for the notchiness of that tranny. I kept it for 295k miles though. Kinda miss it.

I owned a 1991 Honda Civic EX Sedan in College was a great car loved it and I still wished I had it

I had a 1984 CRX that I traded on a 1988 CRX. They were so much fun to drive.

Also a bro who lives down the block from me totally has the five-door hatchback, bagged to the floor ❤ it looks hella dope hovercrafting down the road

Super you - praising these superb cars! I had two '91s over time, now own a '91 Accord. All 3 fab cars could have been designed with me as consultant. They fit me to a t.

Thanks for bringing up this car.

Would love to see a video like this for the 5th and 6th gen Civics.👍🏾

I had a 1987 Civic hatchback. I bought it in 1999 for 400 bucks in a bit of a rush just to find transportation. Unfortunately it had been put through the ringer before I got it and I didn’t have the funds to fix it up. So much stuff broke on it, but It got me around for a few months until it finally died on me on my way to work one day. I didn’t have the money to even get it towed and it ended up being towed by the city after a couple of days sitting on the side of the road.

I'm glad the fifth gen got a little coverage on this video awesome info I didn't know the fifth gen started in September 1991....that's cool.

My favorite generation civic 😊

Great episode. Was part of the early 90’s Vtech craze. Remember the impact this generation had.

Really liking this channel. I have 3 Hondas in my fleet. An 89 accord SE-i sedan with a manual, a 91 Integra gs hatch and a 93 accord se sedan. I live in NY so they're sleeping right now bc it's currently snowing.

That was a great generation. The only way to have one was a manual - the automatic robbed far too much fun from the powertrain.

Oh wow, the first car I owned! Yeah, the stick shift was amazing. Loved that car, but it had two big issues: Extremely noisy at highway speeds, and slid all over the place in snow and ice.

My grandma drove the 4 door. I thought my car was going to be totaled out recently so I was shopping for a new used car and I actually found an 88 Honda Civic in red and with 56,000 mi for only 7 Grand. Some people would scoff at that price but that's a deal to me. That car easily has another 250k mi in it. It was CLEAN.

I didn't know the CR-X was a variant of the civic series, but looking at the design, it makes sense that the CR-X was essentially a hatch-coupe variant of the civic series despite being a separate model.

I watched. You keep it interesting. I may not be into this car, but it was informative. That info about the Civic was interesting. A down scale Honda Accord indeed. Eventually there were Hondas that were sold as Acuras as well in the United States.

Hey Rob, I had to comment again. Back then, I saw Civic model designs like Star Trek movies with every other one being good. (I liked the 2nd gen sedan as a kid, thought the 3rd gen was ugly, LOVED the 4th gen, didn't like the 5th gen, and I still own my 6th gen) But even the "ugly" Civics were the best cars on the road in my opinion. I have to say, I still miss the old '88 Civic. But my '97 is still going strong!

My first car was a used 1989 Civic LX sedan. It was very tossible in the corners due to its light weight and was very reliable. Been a Honda loyalist since then. Back then, I was also looking at a Toyota Corolla as well, but the Honda was simply more fun to drive and felt more solid than the Toyota.

Thanks for this video👍🏾🔰🏎️

This was my first Civic. I had a 1985 Ford Tempo before that (that was simply rubbish) The Civic was great. Sadly, I got hit by a Lincoln Mark IV and it was totalled. That's when I bought my brand new 1997 Civic which I still have. 360,000 miles!

Another great vid! Never owned one, but drove plenty of them over the years. The manual was a dream. These shift better now than alot of newer cars. The Corollas then were pretty bullet proof , but a Civic was more fun to drive.

Has anyone else ever noticed how the JDM variants ALWAYS looks better? It’s almost as though the domestic versions are watered-down. And where do you always find these highly unusual traffic lights 2:16?