I’ll start this off by saying, it’s a bit overpriced. The seller is asking for $5,000, but there is that delightful three-letter follow-up of “OBO”. The car in question here is a 1989 Honda Civic Wagon, and it’s the rather interesting RT4WD version.
Under the hood will be a 1.6-liter four-cylinder engine that was originally good for 108 horsepower. Here it’s paired with a six-speed manual gearbox (instead of a four-speed automatic, which was also offered), and it sends power out to all four wheels.
This particular example is lowered and rides on a set of BBS wheels. There’s a bit of bracing in the rear, and the seller states that the car runs perfectly. We love the look. We love the engine and transmission combo. We don’t love the price.
Regardless, if someone can scoop this up for a bit less than the asking figure, we think it will make a great daily driver. It can get the groceries, and then with a bit of under-hood tinkering it can also hit the local autocross circuit.
[Source: Craigslist]
Craigslist: AWD Honda Wagon Ready For Grocery/Track Duty
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What a nice little wagon – makes all of today’s CUVs look overdone by comparison. Honda was at a peak during this time.
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I love it.
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The next model after my Civic Shuttle, which IHMO is a nicer resolved, purer design. The original.
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Just masking mine off for it’s Paul Smith stripe colour scheme.
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Can’t wait to see the result.
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Here, let me explain the pricing structure…
$1000 – basic price of any running Honda, no matter how terrible
$500 – manual transmission surcharge
$500 – wagon surcharge
$1000 – AWD surcharge
$1500 – The value the seller imagines his wheels, front lip, curb feelers, chassis braces, and suspension work add to the car
$500 – Craigslist OBO buffer-
Sounds legit
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So $300 is really cheap then.
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I think so, unless it’s a lawnmower or the shell of a stripped-out stolen car…
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That’s what I paid for my one careless lady owner one. A 1500 Auto with the servicing up to date and three months registration left 190,000km, (115,000m) but it’s had at least 10 parking dents repaired, so it is a patchwork of overspray and not quite matching paint colour or gloss. Stuffed paint is common here with our high UV levels, the downside of so little pollution and clean air.
Hence the opportunity for a respray.
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Saw one in traffic today for the first time in years. Lovely little wagon.
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I always liked those tall wagons a lot. But wasn’t its original sales price pretty close to five grand? Just clocked that AWD, so that bumps things up a bit, as well as the wear and maintenance issues. This one looks very tidy. But unless I needed exactly this car, i think you can get a whole lot more wagon for the money.
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Those came with six gears from Honda, in 1998? Dumb question, but I’m at work and shouldn’t read the ad. (Although my employer has a fair policy about private browsing, it’s bad style, me thinks.)
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Yes, the 1st gear was a very low “crawling” gear.
I’m not sure why newer Hondas lost the feature, but I assume it might be cost cutting or the realization it wasn’t necessary with what most people used the car for. The 1st gen CRV 5-speed still had an unusually low 1st gear.-
Interesting! I could very well imagine a long sixth gear in my Honda. At 90kph it’s blaring loudly at 3000rpm already.
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Nobody makes cool, honest stuff like this anymore. All these CUVs want you to believe they are far more than compact car underneath and look pathetic doing so. Now get off my lawn.
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Then there’s the size bloat that seemingly has struck every manufacturer, Honda included.
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Ugly AF
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Bought a red 1990 new, absolutely fantastic vehicle, and you could drift it around corners, due to the viscous coupling in the “Real Time” 4WD system.
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