"You ruined it by driving it that much" exactly as Honda (the owners) told you to do. You absolutely did not ruin it. You gave it an adventure before going back to the museum. Awesome job as always!
TFL, This is one of the best videos you have ever done. You were respectful in your approach to the Civic wagon without being sentimental. I have one request to make to Honda. If it is too much to ask to bring back the Civic wagon, can we at least have as much front and rear headroom in today's massive Civic hatch as this tiny 1984 model?
My moms was and 86 same lol I would sit on my dads lap and he would let me shift. He had a old 70s 3 speed hatch back honda I can still recall the smell of that thing hot foam no AC in the NC summers :D
@@stevelouie5928 Thats what color the little bits of paint were lol Mostly rust and this was in the 90s. Think my dad told me that sat at the port for some reason exposed to salt air.
@@EnlistedBombin later on my first car ended up being an 87 accord hatch with a carb engine. It was old and burned oil, no a/c or power steering, but it started every day and I even drove it as a courier driver for a year in Toronto (brutal traffic and actually really hot in summer). Even the crappy Honda’s were still able to get the job done every day.
I enjoyed watching you young folk (except Andy, of course) finding the joys of an eighties road trip! Never quite sure if you would make it, but almost always did! A real adventure!!
Such a great vid on so many levels! As a Trucker, Ive been over 70 hundreds of times over a 20+ year career and this vid only rekindled my love for Colorado. You and Case were fantastic in this vid! The commentary was spot on! Both of you were able to communicate your passion, knowledge and excitement throughout the entirety of the vid and I watched all 44 minutes of it. Well done ,gentlemen!
As someone who had an 84 prelude, 91 Prelude 4ws and 94 Accord and now a FK8 Type R so great to see Honda cares about sharing their cars with the world.
Honda’s engineering on everything they build is so Refined, their motorcycles, their 🚗 cars, and even their lawnmowers, my favorite will always be the Honda CT -70, great series 👍🏻👏🏻
Nice road trip with that little beauty, and also fantastic work there from Andy. ~31 mpg isn't bad at all for a 40 year old vehicle. I can definitely see myself using this as an errands vehicle
I took a road trip from southern Michigan to Kansas City with a friend and her similarly-de-contented CRX. Aside from hearing loss and being par broiled in mid-summer midwestern weather, the far-from factory fresh CRX hummed right along! Heavy truck traffic on the Interstate was only moderately terrifying.
One trip in my 86 Honda Civic Ci I went into the I 70 tunnel in clear blue skies & came out the other side in a huge blizzard! The only thing that was a bit scary was the slush coming off the trucks! As I mentioned before the Si handled everything well had plenty of pep, with good radio, cassette deck, heating, cooling. It was a big step up from the basic Civic!
I have absolutely loved this series. A bunch of my friends had Hondas back in the 80s. All were manuals. Compared to other cars I drove back then, Hondas had very good 5-speeds. Anyway, this series is yet another reason why TFL has been and remains my top source when it comes to videos. I suppose the question now is: what's next?
@@TFLclassics I'm in Halifax, NS, so it's later in the morning. But for you guys I believe it's around 7:30am. My question: don't you guys take a day off?! It's Sunday morning! You should be enjoying your coffee and the highlights from last night's game (let's go, Dodgers!), not responding to comments.
Geeat video! Brought back memories of my 85' CRX Si. I have owned over 30 cars in my lifetime and the CRX is the only one I regret not keeping . It had the least amount of power but the driving experience was unmatched. My daily is 2010 Civic coupe w/155K miles and not a single thing has broken on it! Honda's reputation is well deserved .
I had just turned 11 at this point in 1984, so not old enough to drive yet but I have many memories of cars from that time. My mother was driving a Thunderbird from the early 80s. I remember it being striking how much different the little "foreign" cars like this civic were from the big American cars I was used to seeing. Great video guys! I can always count on TFL crew to put out awesome videos!
Yes, small cars were small back then. For the record, that early 80s Thunderbird would almost fit in the trunk of an early 70s T-Bird. By 2024 things have all evened out. Many "American" cars are now made in Mexico, Korea or PRC while the new Audi RS6 super wagon weighs as much a a Ford Country Squire from 1975.
I absolutely have loved the '84 Civic Saga! It's how I found about TFLclassics! I must've done a search for something on our '87 Civic Sedan and the RUclips algorithms brought to their channel. The timing was impeccable for the '84 Wagon debut as I decided to take our '87 Sedan to that same Cars, Bikes, & Coffee at American Honda in Torrance, CA. Tommy, Kase, and Andy took an immediate liking to our little classic, "Clifford Blue" (named after my Wife's Great Uncle). It was a kick meeting them! Yeah, this is Brian with the blue sedan toward the end. I was humbled and honored by the TFL guys' enthusiastic interest in our automotive survivor. The icing on this cake was watching the '84 Wagon being reintroduced to the museum. I want to extend my sincere thanks to TFLclassics for allowing me and our car to be a part of this historic event!
I remember as a young teen when these cars were new. Same year, the CRX came out. The Wagovan was my favorite though. What a practical car, with good build quality. Glad you guys took her on a maiden voyage. Sure, id like her to stay a museum piece, but at the same time? You guys got to experience a car that most people never have! Awesome video!!
In 1985 my wife and I bought that exact car, same color, same cloth interior, same everything except it was one year newer than your 84. It was our family car - the first new car we could afford. I seem to remember it cost about $8500 and ours had AC and radio and we paid extra for the optional passenger side mirror - so much more fancy! We drove it for 12 years as a family of four. The only negative thing I can say about it is the rear seatbelts did not have shoulder straps - just lap belts only.
Enjoyable video, brings back lots of memories of driving cars back in the day. First car I drove was a 1968 Opel Kadet station wagon with a 4-speed manual. It got me where I needed to go, but not in any hurry. Patience was a virtue and passing took forever.
Watching this 76hp Civic wagon tackle interstate travel reminds me of what life was like in my 2014 Mitsubishi Mirage with a 1.2L 74hp 3cyl. It humbles a driver. You have to plan your merges far in advance, lay heavily into the throttle to realize you're still going slower at the merge point than traffic on the interstate, and understand you're not out-accelerating anyone, so don't bother trying to pass unless someone in front of you is going significantly slower. I'm honestly surprised it only achieved 30-33mpg. My Mirage achieved 43-45mpg in the same kind of driving conditions. All that said, I'm really impressed with this little Civic wagon. I'm all for modern safety, power, and economy, but there is something to say about the simplicity of these '80s cars. It seems like a fun and practical affordable vehicle. It would be nice if manufacturers today would cut the BS with excessive amounts of tech and luxury in entry-level cars to get the prices down. Plus, some of us genuinely don't want all of the tech in our cars. Thank you for filming this epic road trip. I really enjoyed it!
This is amazing. Watching someone else driving my car and having the same experiences on the road with it. Great video!... And yeah she's rocking a single vacuum line and a Weber
This was magnificent and a bit scary with the trucks going by. Tommy’s speech was magnificent. I can’t be more proud of you two. You did it. 21:05 My favorite part heard the emotion. And nostalgia. ❤.
In 1984, I had a 1970 Buick GS 455 Stage 1 I drove everywhere; couldn’t afford one of these (Honda or anything late model) because I was a college student. In 2024, I have one of these Buicks now and wonder now how I was able to drive on the interstate (for hours) at 55-60 mph at 2500-2900 rpm (3.42 gears) with that 455 V8, but it was an adventure. Never ran the a/c, usually had all four windows down in the summer. Hard to believe I was able to run that car on regular leaded Amoco gasoline, but it didn’t spark knock and it was built, balanced, and blueprinted. It could spin the tires at 45 mph. TFL might want to have another “Model T adventure” with living/driving a big block muscle car for a while.
That is an excellent suggestion if they can find someone who would permit their classic to be taken on such a long trip. Speaking of 455 big block muscle cars from 1970, there was a beautiful 442 featured on Lou Costabile's channel yesterday. In 1984 I had just dropped out of college and was driving a 1975 Fury sedan with a 95 hp Slant 6. With its 25 gallon gas tank, it could cover a very long range very slowly. 😉
I remember my old man talking about his work at the time was requiring managers to have a 4-door sedan and they would pay for it. He chose a 1984 Honda Accord LX in that sky blue color they had back then. Automatic but it had power windows, locks and A/C. We were amazed at how nice it was and it was. Expensive too. $13k if memory serves.
Awesome stuff, guys - keep it up! If you ask me, a stock, classic car that gets driven is far more impressive that one that sits inside a building its entire life. Ignore anyone who says it's ruined - that's nonsense.
Before I could afford my first car, my best friend bought a white 1986 Honda Si and it was the coolest thing I'd ever been in up to that point. A few years later I bought a silver 1989 Honda DX hatchback, and paid $11,500 out the door. I had that car until 2019.
I love the body of that car -- the interior, the space, the visibility. I especially love the slick 5 speed. I don't love the feedback carb spaghetti, the vacuum spark advance, the single coil, the tendency of a carb to ice up in chilly weather, the aluminum head on an iron block, and mostly -- what might be 76 HP in California but is not even close to that at 11,000 ft.
Well said. Honda is generally well respected for their space efficiency but today's Civic is awful in that regard. The 2025 hatch must have 4 fewere inches of headroom in the back compared to this 1984.
Theres a whole untapped market in America for cheap minimalist commuter cars and this civic hits every nail on the head in terms of what a car should be at a minimal price point. Would love to see a minimalist truck or car from any of the automakers.
I once saw David Freiburger of Hot Rod Magazine fix a broken engine mount by literally ziptying the engine to the frame. You can literally fix anything with enough zipties.
Learned stick shift on a fifth Gen Civic (and was a passenger in it on a long road trip) bought a sixth Gen 2000 Civic VP and currently own an eighth Gen 2010 Civic EX-L. Got parents to buy 01 MDX when they first came out, parent now has an old Pilot. That's my Honda story so far. (Father in law has a seventh Gen 03 Civic)
My mom had the same color gold 1986, only lap belts and we never wore seatbelts till the mid 90s lol. I can recall fliping back and forth from the truck to the back seats driving my mom mad. My dad had I think it was a 73 3 speed honda hatchback one of the first ones in the country type deals, it had more rust then paint but the gas milage was INSANE.
Sold one of those from our "roadkill" section when I sold cars. It was a spot we put cars slightly too nice for auction. It had 200K mile on it and the guy happily paid $1,000. It looked pretty good too.
I drove way worse cars across the desert in my youth. A brand new civic even if its a carbureted 84. You are in such a good place for this road trip no problem.
My grandma bought a 1984 Honda Accord. It was passed on to my cousin, who then passed it down to his daughter while she was in college. It's still in the family and still going strong.
Something that you kind of touched on in the video but should be stressed further, especially since you also try to contradict yourselves several times : low/no miles does NOT mean “brand new.” This is still a 40 year old car with 40 years worth of wear, it just doesn’t have the 300k+ miles worth of wear to the internal engine and transmission parts. Stuff wears out while it sits, which is evident from the fact that so much stuff had to be serviced and/or replaced across all the systems in the car. Rubber and plastic wears just from existing, even in indoor storage where this car was likely kept. A lot of people don’t seem to realize this. That said, I loved the video. I would love to do something like this with, what is now, a classic car.
Awesome series and I hope Honda gives you another. I was a Honda guy owned 8 or so 82-2008. Said never again after two just out of warranty transmissions. But…looking at civic hybrid
Wish they still built cars like that. Affordable,reliable, practical. I have a 2017 Honda Fit. Very similar. Unfortunately, Honda doesn't sell them in America anymore.
I bought a brand new Nissan pickup in 1985. Completely vinyl interior, no power steering, no cruise, no a/c, no radio, crank windows, no power door locks, no mirror on passenger door, and no rear bumper. Paid $5995, which is around $17k in 2024 dollars. That’s the price of a new Nissan Versa today, and it has everything that my pickup didn’t, and more. So, at least basic vehicles aren’t really any more expensive today, and they’re better equipped.
Still miss my first car a 91 civic dx and would still be driving it now but someone pulled out in front of me and I t-boned them at 40mph and still drove it home like nothing was wrong
Cars were so awesome back then up to about mid 90s. No one would be excited for modern cars like that, nor would modern cars last that long and still work.
Fun fact 👉 the dodge dart swinger from the 70s was named swinger because some engineers got caught doing " swinger" type things in a back room in 1968.
My friend’s 1988 Honda Accord LXi developed external leaks from the fuel injector bodies! So, even the older Fuel Injected Hondas can has issues. It might be due to the California reformulated gasoline.
Well, this was great fun to see! Tommy and Kase are a great team, with bonus Andy. I think you should do more road trips, but next time get something older, a slightly less reliable!😄 Also, I think the video would benefit from giving us a little more behind the scenes, we wanna know what you ate, were the tacos good or not?! How was the hotel? Did you sleep OK? As a viewer, we want to feel like were coming along for the journey, that's the best parts of road trip videos! I think a bit more of that would make it even more engaging, even when not much else is happening with the car. Also, perhaps divide the driving a bit more equally, what was Kase's driving experience like? He only drove for like 5 miles? Just som friendly pointers since I think this duo could make some 🔥road trip videos in the future. Buy an old Mercedes in California and see if you can drive it home! That kind of thing would be awesome Classic TFL car content.
Many Honda's have been in my family Aunt and uncle had Accord hatchbacks from late 80's. She later had a 97 Civic. Brother had 1991 CRX, Parents had a 98 Civic, as did I. Mom had a 2010 Accord, it was totaled in strange accident backed into a house avoiding a drunk driver. Brother is on his third Accord. Same aunt has a 07 Accord and now has a 17 CRV. her daughter had a Fit, now has a CRV. Another cousin has a CRV. Friend had an early 90's Accord coupe his dad bought new. He had a 88 Accord that was totaled be a police car.
I'm quite familiar with that clicking noise that you were talking about at the beginning of the video. 99% chance it's a dry speedometer cable. Edit: Well damn... it was a vent. Nevermind!😂
I grew up in the era when these hondas popped up and they were pretty popular because they were cheap and most teenagers could afford one. Too bad they were pretty rust prone. Then the 4999 Hyundai Excel came out and those were everywhere.
This reminds me of my Mitsubishi Mirage, both cars are happy, both prefer about 55 MPH, and both will get to the destination. I wouldn't be going 75 in the Honda like that, and just stick to 55, but that's just me. (:
No always-on Wi-Fi, no unique Bluetooth ID, no built-in GPS, no screen, no data collection & no selling that data. Sounds good to me. I'd love a new modern car without all the tech. Base models like this would sell because they would be cheaper and because they cater to people who care about their privacy.
Awesome video! My favorite of the year!
Awesome! Thank you!
"You ruined it by driving it that much" exactly as Honda (the owners) told you to do. You absolutely did not ruin it. You gave it an adventure before going back to the museum. Awesome job as always!
This should be pinned
Right? If driving it ruined it then why did it need so much work after sitting before it could make the trip.
The best way to ruin a car is to NOT drive it and let it sit. Especially if it's exposed to the elements.
It really shouldn't have been
Not surprised in the least that the car made it with no issues. '80s Hondas are phenomenal cars.
TFL, This is one of the best videos you have ever done. You were respectful in your approach to the Civic wagon without being sentimental. I have one request to make to Honda. If it is too much to ask to bring back the Civic wagon, can we at least have as much front and rear headroom in today's massive Civic hatch as this tiny 1984 model?
Sorry, but you didn't buy the Fit that was the replacement for this.
My mom had an 84 hatchback when I was a kid. She would tell when the clutch was in and I learned shifting from the passenger seat. Great little car.
My moms was and 86 same lol I would sit on my dads lap and he would let me shift. He had a old 70s 3 speed hatch back honda I can still recall the smell of that thing hot foam no AC in the NC summers :D
I remember my neighbor had the original honda civic hatchback in orange.
@@stevelouie5928 Thats what color the little bits of paint were lol Mostly rust and this was in the 90s. Think my dad told me that sat at the port for some reason exposed to salt air.
@@EnlistedBombin later on my first car ended up being an 87 accord hatch with a carb engine. It was old and burned oil, no a/c or power steering, but it started every day and I even drove it as a courier driver for a year in Toronto (brutal traffic and actually really hot in summer). Even the crappy Honda’s were still able to get the job done every day.
Heh, i shifted gears for my mom all the time. 83 Tercel.
I enjoyed watching you young folk (except Andy, of course) finding the joys of an eighties road trip! Never quite sure if you would make it, but almost always did! A real adventure!!
Such a great vid on so many levels! As a Trucker, Ive been over 70 hundreds of times over a 20+ year career and this vid only rekindled my love for Colorado. You and Case were fantastic in this vid! The commentary was spot on! Both of you were able to communicate your passion, knowledge and excitement throughout the entirety of the vid and I watched all 44 minutes of it. Well done ,gentlemen!
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As someone who had an 84 prelude, 91 Prelude 4ws and 94 Accord and now a FK8 Type R so great to see Honda cares about sharing their cars with the world.
Tommy and Case are the backbone, the all stars of this channel. 👍
Honda’s engineering on everything they build is so Refined, their motorcycles, their 🚗 cars, and even their lawnmowers, my favorite will always be the Honda CT -70, great series 👍🏻👏🏻
Enjoyed this episode, good job guys in getting it back on the road! 👍
Glad you enjoyed it
Awsome to see Andy on TFL again.
Nice road trip with that little beauty, and also fantastic work there from Andy. ~31 mpg isn't bad at all for a 40 year old vehicle. I can definitely see myself using this as an errands vehicle
Another great series from TFL Classics. Keep up the good work, guys!
Much appreciated!
I took a road trip from southern Michigan to Kansas City with a friend and her similarly-de-contented CRX. Aside from hearing loss and being par broiled in mid-summer midwestern weather, the far-from factory fresh CRX hummed right along! Heavy truck traffic on the Interstate was only moderately terrifying.
One trip in my 86 Honda Civic Ci I went into the I 70 tunnel in clear blue skies & came out the other side in a huge blizzard! The only thing that was a bit scary was the slush coming off the trucks! As I mentioned before the Si handled everything well had plenty of pep, with good radio, cassette deck, heating, cooling. It was a big step up from the basic Civic!
WOW, that's my Civic Si exactly! What a super car, & all the great memories I have from it.! I should have restored mine & kept it!
I have absolutely loved this series. A bunch of my friends had Hondas back in the 80s. All were manuals. Compared to other cars I drove back then, Hondas had very good 5-speeds. Anyway, this series is yet another reason why TFL has been and remains my top source when it comes to videos. I suppose the question now is: what's next?
Glad you enjoyed it!
@@TFLclassics I'm in Halifax, NS, so it's later in the morning. But for you guys I believe it's around 7:30am. My question: don't you guys take a day off?! It's Sunday morning! You should be enjoying your coffee and the highlights from last night's game (let's go, Dodgers!), not responding to comments.
Geeat video! Brought back memories of my 85' CRX Si. I have owned over 30 cars in my lifetime and the CRX is the only one I regret not keeping . It had the least amount of power but the driving experience was unmatched. My daily is 2010 Civic coupe w/155K miles and not a single thing has broken on it! Honda's reputation is well deserved .
I had just turned 11 at this point in 1984, so not old enough to drive yet but I have many memories of cars from that time. My mother was driving a Thunderbird from the early 80s. I remember it being striking how much different the little "foreign" cars like this civic were from the big American cars I was used to seeing.
Great video guys! I can always count on TFL crew to put out awesome videos!
Yes, small cars were small back then. For the record, that early 80s Thunderbird would almost fit in the trunk of an early 70s T-Bird. By 2024 things have all evened out. Many "American" cars are now made in Mexico, Korea or PRC while the new Audi RS6 super wagon weighs as much a a Ford Country Squire from 1975.
What an amazing journey, so happy Honda gave you guys this amazing opportunity, and that TFL has shared your experience with all of us👍🤗🤗🤗🚙💨💪🤗
I absolutely have loved the '84 Civic Saga! It's how I found about TFLclassics! I must've done a search for something on our '87 Civic Sedan and the RUclips algorithms brought to their channel. The timing was impeccable for the '84 Wagon debut as I decided to take our '87 Sedan to that same Cars, Bikes, & Coffee at American Honda in Torrance, CA. Tommy, Kase, and Andy took an immediate liking to our little classic, "Clifford Blue" (named after my Wife's Great Uncle). It was a kick meeting them! Yeah, this is Brian with the blue sedan toward the end. I was humbled and honored by the TFL guys' enthusiastic interest in our automotive survivor. The icing on this cake was watching the '84 Wagon being reintroduced to the museum. I want to extend my sincere thanks to TFLclassics for allowing me and our car to be a part of this historic event!
I remember as a young teen when these cars were new.
Same year, the CRX came out.
The Wagovan was my favorite though.
What a practical car, with good build quality.
Glad you guys took her on a maiden voyage.
Sure, id like her to stay a museum piece, but at the same time?
You guys got to experience a car that most people never have!
Awesome video!!
In 1985 my wife and I bought that exact car, same color, same cloth interior, same everything except it was one year newer than your 84. It was our family car - the first new car we could afford. I seem to remember it cost about $8500 and ours had AC and radio and we paid extra for the optional passenger side mirror - so much more fancy! We drove it for 12 years as a family of four. The only negative thing I can say about it is the rear seatbelts did not have shoulder straps - just lap belts only.
Really enjoyed this series! I knew it would make it home without issue. Well done boys! 🥰
Thanks so much! 😊
Enjoyable video, brings back lots of memories of driving cars back in the day. First car I drove was a 1968 Opel Kadet station wagon with a 4-speed manual. It got me where I needed to go, but not in any hurry. Patience was a virtue and passing took forever.
Great video thank you Tommy Andy and Kase you guys are awesome
Our pleasure!
Watching this 76hp Civic wagon tackle interstate travel reminds me of what life was like in my 2014 Mitsubishi Mirage with a 1.2L 74hp 3cyl. It humbles a driver. You have to plan your merges far in advance, lay heavily into the throttle to realize you're still going slower at the merge point than traffic on the interstate, and understand you're not out-accelerating anyone, so don't bother trying to pass unless someone in front of you is going significantly slower. I'm honestly surprised it only achieved 30-33mpg. My Mirage achieved 43-45mpg in the same kind of driving conditions. All that said, I'm really impressed with this little Civic wagon. I'm all for modern safety, power, and economy, but there is something to say about the simplicity of these '80s cars. It seems like a fun and practical affordable vehicle. It would be nice if manufacturers today would cut the BS with excessive amounts of tech and luxury in entry-level cars to get the prices down. Plus, some of us genuinely don't want all of the tech in our cars. Thank you for filming this epic road trip. I really enjoyed it!
This is amazing. Watching someone else driving my car and having the same experiences on the road with it. Great video!... And yeah she's rocking a single vacuum line and a Weber
This was magnificent and a bit scary with the trucks going by. Tommy’s speech was magnificent. I can’t be more proud of you two. You did it. 21:05 My favorite part heard the emotion. And nostalgia. ❤.
Incredible journey by video - loved this one!
Everytime I see this series I'm reminded of my '90 CRX si. Best car I ever owned (176k miles) and I wish i never got rid of it. Great series!
I’ll just remember this video every time I feel my current Civic could use more power. 76 HP for the time? Wow!
No radio would be a problem after a few miles. Awesome video guys, love it!
A phone and a BT speaker fixes that, or some earbuds. EZ
In 1984, I had a 1970 Buick GS 455 Stage 1 I drove everywhere; couldn’t afford one of these (Honda or anything late model) because I was a college student. In 2024, I have one of these Buicks now and wonder now how I was able to drive on the interstate (for hours) at 55-60 mph at 2500-2900 rpm (3.42 gears) with that 455 V8, but it was an adventure. Never ran the a/c, usually had all four windows down in the summer. Hard to believe I was able to run that car on regular leaded Amoco gasoline, but it didn’t spark knock and it was built, balanced, and blueprinted. It could spin the tires at 45 mph. TFL might want to have another “Model T adventure” with living/driving a big block muscle car for a while.
That is an excellent suggestion if they can find someone who would permit their classic to be taken on such a long trip. Speaking of 455 big block muscle cars from 1970, there was a beautiful 442 featured on Lou Costabile's channel yesterday. In 1984 I had just dropped out of college and was driving a 1975 Fury sedan with a 95 hp Slant 6. With its 25 gallon gas tank, it could cover a very long range very slowly. 😉
Really enjoyed the video! Tommy’s is a great public speaker.
Had a 90 Civic hatchback, the most solid car I've owned.. 40mpg at 75mph all day long
I remember my old man talking about his work at the time was requiring managers to have a 4-door sedan and they would pay for it. He chose a 1984 Honda Accord LX in that sky blue color they had back then. Automatic but it had power windows, locks and A/C. We were amazed at how nice it was and it was. Expensive too. $13k if memory serves.
Very neat series. Thanks to both TFL and American Honda. Well done.
Our pleasure!
Awesome stuff, guys - keep it up! If you ask me, a stock, classic car that gets driven is far more impressive that one that sits inside a building its entire life. Ignore anyone who says it's ruined - that's nonsense.
Exactly. It's a tool- meant to be used.
Before I could afford my first car, my best friend bought a white 1986 Honda Si and it was the coolest thing I'd ever been in up to that point. A few years later I bought a silver 1989 Honda DX hatchback, and paid $11,500 out the door. I had that car until 2019.
I had the inflation calculator opened already so I checked that 1989 price. It would equal $29,241 today.
You made it! I’m glad the trip went smoothly and hopefully Honda HQ will drain all of the fuel out of it before putting it back in the collection.
Nice video, guys. Good seeing the old gal driven as she should be. Nice scenery on the trip, too.
4:15 hey, look! You are driving right by my house!
I love the body of that car -- the interior, the space, the visibility. I especially love the slick 5 speed.
I don't love the feedback carb spaghetti, the vacuum spark advance, the single coil, the tendency of a carb to ice up in chilly weather, the aluminum head on an iron block, and mostly -- what might be 76 HP in California but is not even close to that at 11,000 ft.
Well said. Honda is generally well respected for their space efficiency but today's Civic is awful in that regard. The 2025 hatch must have 4 fewere inches of headroom in the back compared to this 1984.
I've always liked that Civic. One of the Moms in my carpool had one.
Can't wait to see next week's video.
This was great guys 👍
Pause at 0:35 Tucker Carlson, 1984 .. in his actual new Civic.
Great video and awesome car ! Big thumbs up guys.
Theres a whole untapped market in America for cheap minimalist commuter cars and this civic hits every nail on the head in terms of what a car should be at a minimal price point. Would love to see a minimalist truck or car from any of the automakers.
The houndstooth seat fabric pattern is the best feature of this car.
I once saw David Freiburger of Hot Rod Magazine fix a broken engine mount by literally ziptying the engine to the frame.
You can literally fix anything with enough zipties.
Edit: Also had a 1985 plymouth colt. 3 door 70 hp. Owned that in Denver as well. Good little beater.
Learned stick shift on a fifth Gen Civic (and was a passenger in it on a long road trip) bought a sixth Gen 2000 Civic VP and currently own an eighth Gen 2010 Civic EX-L. Got parents to buy 01 MDX when they first came out, parent now has an old Pilot. That's my Honda story so far. (Father in law has a seventh Gen 03 Civic)
You guys did a great job! Epic mechanic you have 😊❤
Great work, this is awesome!
22:06 "What have I done to this car?" you can feel Kase's regret looking at Tommy's fingers
Zip ties, duct tape, a crescent wrench, screwdriver and backup vehicle are all you’ll ever need!
great series on this car. still driving my mint 07 civic
My mom had the same color gold 1986, only lap belts and we never wore seatbelts till the mid 90s lol. I can recall fliping back and forth from the truck to the back seats driving my mom mad. My dad had I think it was a 73 3 speed honda hatchback one of the first ones in the country type deals, it had more rust then paint but the gas milage was INSANE.
Sold one of those from our "roadkill" section when I sold cars. It was a spot we put cars slightly too nice for auction. It had 200K mile on it and the guy happily paid $1,000. It looked pretty good too.
I drove way worse cars across the desert in my youth. A brand new civic even if its a carbureted 84. You are in such a good place for this road trip no problem.
Good video. Always like a road trip.
That Civic is insanely cool.
My grandma bought a 1984 Honda Accord. It was passed on to my cousin, who then passed it down to his daughter while she was in college. It's still in the family and still going strong.
Something that you kind of touched on in the video but should be stressed further, especially since you also try to contradict yourselves several times : low/no miles does NOT mean “brand new.” This is still a 40 year old car with 40 years worth of wear, it just doesn’t have the 300k+ miles worth of wear to the internal engine and transmission parts. Stuff wears out while it sits, which is evident from the fact that so much stuff had to be serviced and/or replaced across all the systems in the car. Rubber and plastic wears just from existing, even in indoor storage where this car was likely kept. A lot of people don’t seem to realize this.
That said, I loved the video. I would love to do something like this with, what is now, a classic car.
That's a perfect first car
Awesome series and I hope Honda gives you another. I was a Honda guy owned 8 or so 82-2008. Said never again after two just out of warranty transmissions. But…looking at civic hybrid
40 years later they are back to 1.5L but with a turbo this time.
Wish they still built cars like that. Affordable,reliable, practical. I have a 2017 Honda Fit. Very similar. Unfortunately, Honda doesn't sell them in America anymore.
31:13 Yeah, last week here in New Jersey I filled up at $2.67 a gallon, which is really nice when you have the most fuel-thirsty vehicle in the family
I bought a brand new Nissan pickup in 1985. Completely vinyl interior, no power steering, no cruise, no a/c, no radio, crank windows, no power door locks, no mirror on passenger door, and no rear bumper. Paid $5995, which is around $17k in 2024 dollars. That’s the price of a new Nissan Versa today, and it has everything that my pickup didn’t, and more. So, at least basic vehicles aren’t really any more expensive today, and they’re better equipped.
Honestly, that little car is cool. I'd have one.
Still miss my first car a 91 civic dx and would still be driving it now but someone pulled out in front of me and I t-boned them at 40mph and still drove it home like nothing was wrong
Cars were so awesome back then up to about mid 90s. No one would be excited for modern cars like that, nor would modern cars last that long and still work.
Of course it had 69 miles 😂
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Silly number, they probably saw this back then and said "nuh uh not putting another single mile in this thing"
Fun fact 👉 the dodge dart swinger from the 70s was named swinger because some engineers got caught doing " swinger" type things in a back room in 1968.
@@bighank796 lol
Just casually park their classic Honda in a casino/hotel these guys are living the dream
Makin' my way downtown
My friend’s 1988 Honda Accord LXi developed external leaks from the fuel injector bodies! So, even the older Fuel Injected Hondas can has issues. It might be due to the California reformulated gasoline.
I drove an 87 Honda just like that cross-country with no trouble in the year 2000
Honda....if you are listening....BRING BACK THE ELEMENT!!!
Guys nice video, the car looks cool 😊
Well, this was great fun to see! Tommy and Kase are a great team, with bonus Andy. I think you should do more road trips, but next time get something older, a slightly less reliable!😄 Also, I think the video would benefit from giving us a little more behind the scenes, we wanna know what you ate, were the tacos good or not?! How was the hotel? Did you sleep OK? As a viewer, we want to feel like were coming along for the journey, that's the best parts of road trip videos!
I think a bit more of that would make it even more engaging, even when not much else is happening with the car. Also, perhaps divide the driving a bit more equally, what was Kase's driving experience like? He only drove for like 5 miles?
Just som friendly pointers since I think this duo could make some 🔥road trip videos in the future. Buy an old Mercedes in California and see if you can drive it home! That kind of thing would be awesome Classic TFL car content.
When I owned this car, in this color, 122k miles, even crossing both Rockies & Sierra, the hp was fine but, was 30 years ago, so....
Lovely stuff
Many Honda's have been in my family Aunt and uncle had Accord hatchbacks from late 80's. She later had a 97 Civic. Brother had 1991 CRX, Parents had a 98 Civic, as did I. Mom had a 2010 Accord, it was totaled in strange accident backed into a house avoiding a drunk driver. Brother is on his third Accord. Same aunt has a 07 Accord and now has a 17 CRV. her daughter had a Fit, now has a CRV. Another cousin has a CRV. Friend had an early 90's Accord coupe his dad bought new. He had a 88 Accord that was totaled be a police car.
I'm quite familiar with that clicking noise that you were talking about at the beginning of the video. 99% chance it's a dry speedometer cable.
Edit: Well damn... it was a vent. Nevermind!😂
back in the 80s 55 mph was the max speed on interstate and the cars was geared to run 55 to get the best gas mucilage
I’d use that thing myself, the irony of that is you got the same mileage that my 19 gets..that’s a lot simpler of a car to keep moving
I just started watching this video not only will that car go a thousand miles that car would go a hundred thousand miles
Man I should have went to cars n coffee had I know you guys were there would been cool to meet up.
Civic Wagovans are cool 😎. I'd love to buy Low mileage 88 AWD Civic Wagovan.
I grew up in the era when these hondas popped up and they were pretty popular because they were cheap and most teenagers could afford one. Too bad they were pretty rust prone. Then the 4999 Hyundai Excel came out and those were everywhere.
I remember when my Civic passed 100K & then 200K!
You guys look older and more respectable with beige seatbelts
Did you not notice Tommy's shirt on day one of the journey matched the classic checkered upholstery?
@@rightlanehog3151 I did not. Very demure.
Used to head up skiing on that highway in a 1976 Ford Granada. lol Not sure which is worse
Ahem..what about the 86 Civic Si? We need a video on that,please?
Should be next weekend!
@@TFLclassics Thanks.
This reminds me of my Mitsubishi Mirage, both cars are happy, both prefer about 55 MPH, and both will get to the destination. I wouldn't be going 75 in the Honda like that, and just stick to 55, but that's just me. (:
No always-on Wi-Fi, no unique Bluetooth ID, no built-in GPS, no screen, no data collection & no selling that data. Sounds good to me. I'd love a new modern car without all the tech. Base models like this would sell because they would be cheaper and because they cater to people who care about their privacy.