Dave Garrett wrote:
> I recently got to thinking about the Hondas I've owned and how the cars
> have changed over the years.

First one I ever drove was a 86 Accord LX-i four door 5 speed. Belonged
to a good friend, and I loved it from the first second in it.
Bought a 88 Accord DX 5 speed (new), maroon, for the wife. Wife drove
it till I found a REAL NICE 86 LX-i for her that she loved. Sold the 88
DX for more than I owed on it after two years.
Bought an 87 DX Accord hatchback 5 speed about a year later for myself
with about 90K on it and learned about leaking water pumps and timing
belts. Drove the car 25,000 miles a year for three years.
Traded the 87 DX for a 89 Black Prelude with low miles on it. Found out
much later that the car was a wreck repair . The front was a black car,
the rear was a red car. Road like a hay wagon, and had some water leaks.
Traded the 'Lude on my present Accord in mid September of '92. It was a
new 92 Accord LX two door five speed White with blue interior. Currently
235k on it and the rust is starting to brake my heart. I find myself
looking at '92 and '93 White two door Accords for sale on the WWW.
Can't remember when, but traded the wife's 86 for a 89 SE-i Bronze
beauty. She drove it till about three years ago. She wanted a nice new
car, so I let her pick one out. She chose a 03 Mazda ProtÈgÈ 5 in BRIGHT
YELLOW. She loves it, and people tell her how cute it is all the time.
Now the kids.
Found a Civic hatchback for the first son when he started driving. had
it about a year, and sold it for more than I paid for it. Found a nice
84 Accord SE-i for him that he drove back and forth to Ohio University
till an idiot smashed into it and I got him a 89 Accord LX four door
that he drove for four more years till he bought a three year old 98
Accord two door green that he has now
Second son got a 84 Accord LX when the started driving. I learned about
leaking carb floats on that one. When that car rusted out, the next door
neighbor was selling a 86 Civic wagon, brown. He drove that one till the
clutch and head both went out. I sold it "as is" and found him a 90 DX
Accord two door ,red from a co-worker. He put about three or four years
on it, and I sold it and found him a nice '93 Accord LX two door in
Maryland last year.
Sister #1 has had a 86, 89 and 98 Prelude (all red ones). Sister #4 had
a nice "89 Accord LX-i two door in light green for a while. Mom bought a
95 Accord new , and after she died in '03, my brother across town got it.
I think that's it. bob