[jcp123]

Kinda fun trying to use found/salvage stuff to keep the car around. I’ve thought about it in the past, but I just don’t have enough time at home to make that happen.

While we’re on the subject of shift knobs, I scored a cheapie off of Amazon. Ever since I learned stick in a ‘66 Mustang, and especially since I had my SVT Focus, I have really liked a globe shaped knob. Feels the same no matter how you hold it, and the stock Honda knob, though made of that nice soft-touch stuff they used back then, felt too slight in my hands. I think I scored this and my poly shift bushings together for under $30.






In terms of engineering prowess, I’ve really learned to respect Honda - at least, 1990s Honda - quite a bit. While mine has already failed to be as reliable as my Echo, the suspension is well sorted, the steering and shift feel are superb, and the engine clearly benefits from Honda’s past in engineering high-revving four cylinders, even in lowly spec’d ones like ours made for for durability and economy of operation than any pretense of performance. Heck, even the seat fabric, which feels pretty cheap, has so far worn like iron. The car has a certain amount of confidence and polish I didn’t quite expect from something of its era or price point.