UPDATE, 2/24/09: We took the car off the road again last week at 313,213 miles, and just sold the car yesterday. You will be missed… Anyway, here’s a walk-around of my old 1991 Honda Civic Real-Time 4WD wagon. It’s old and beat but it still runs great, it’s has been in the family since new. In August 2007 at 298,000 miles I retired it and bought a new[er] vehicle. I kept it on the road though, and on December 28th 2007 it finally hit 300k miles! (see my other videos for that one) The next day it was parked and taken off the road for good. We thought… However, in early February 2008, my step dad slid his ’04 Subaru WRX into a curb, messed it up real good. About $4,000 good. So we put the old reliable Civic back on the road so he can have a car to use while he saves his pennies so he can buy parts and do the work himself. So it was given a stay of execution until February of 2009.
IT HAS:
Original 1.6L 16 valve motor, with original head gasket!
Original 6-speed manual transmission
Original starter (thank you TufOil)
MAJOR THINGS REPLACED excluding preventitive maintenance and expected things. (i.e. timing belt or clutch)
Alternator replaced 3 times (1st at 180,000)
Distributor replaced because it seized up (common defect, replaced under Honda warranty. also that was the ONLY time this car ever had to be towed!)
Water pump replaced at 230k
Front axles replaced more times than I can count.
AC compressor replaced in 2006 (died a year later!)
Radiator replaced at 270k
Front tie rods, ball joints, lower control arms all at least once.
Front springs.
Driveshaft universal joint went around 265k
Brake master cylinder replaced around 280k
Front calipers replaced around 280k, then again 3k miles later (defective caliper, rebuilds!)
UPDATE: 5/20/08- We just replaced both front axles and lower control arms AGAIN. That was all replaced at the same time, only got 30k miles out of it, lesson here is don’t buy rebuilds installed by morons!
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this is why i love …
this is why i love honda,they can be beast and survive for ing forever
Man I just bought a …
Man I just bought a uber clean one with a d16z6 swap! Super happy about this one and itsa got mad vTak y0! All I wanted was a poo ride 120 mile a day commuter and I got a gem.
these are hard to …
these are hard to find…
Honda FTW!
Honda FTW!
Every once in a …
Every once in a while I see another 4WD wagon, and that person is usually just as surprised to see another as I am, and usually honks.
i have never heard …
i have never heard of a 4wd civic thats awsome you learn something every day i love that wagon
I think that the …
I think that the wagon might just be the greatest model Civic ever built. Why Honda stopped building them with the ’92 redesign, I can not figure out for the life of me! My sister has wanted a Civic ever since her ’97 LX sedan got totaled & I would love to find her a wagon with the Real Time 4WD!
nice car, guy! nice …
nice car, guy! nice car!
It’s front wheel …
It’s front wheel drive primarily, when the rear wheels start to loose traction it activates the rear wheels.
when ur not in 4wd …
when ur not in 4wd with ur civic is it rea\r wheel or front wheel drive pls respond
i just got one runs …
i just got one runs perfectly
i freaking want a …
i freaking want a wagovan!
Yeah, he got cut …
Yeah, he got cut off by a big truck, so he swerved into a curb.
damn man ur step …
man ur step dad ed it up real good
Very interesting …
Very interesting and well-done video.
Keep that thing …
Keep that thing around as long as possible. The way gas is going, you may end up retiring your van before the Honda. Do you know the exact gear ratio of the low gear? Wondering if it’s as low as the D/R 4×4 Subarus.
Yeah, the U-joint …
Yeah, the U-joint broke on the back end of the driveshaft, couldn’t find anyone who could get parts, so we just pulled out the driveshaft, now it’s FWD.
Did you say that …
Did you say that the 4wd doesn’t work anymore?
god, i’ve been …
god, i’ve been looking for an awd wagon in good shape. i love your car dude!
Nice.
Nice.
Yup. SL (Super Low) …
Yup. SL (Super Low), then 1-5. It comes in handy when your in mud or snow.
Cool! Wait, it has …
Cool! Wait, it has a 6-speed?
Wow, this is an …
Wow, this is an amazing Honda. 300,000+ and its still going strong!
Aww poor Subaru, my …
Aww poor Subaru, my sisters got the subaru outback after all the gaskets blew out we rebuilt the motor and its still hauling at 200,000 miles. My uncles had Honda civics get over 400,000 miles. You got 2 good cars there keep up the good vids!
id say the brand …
id say the brand new equivalent of this car would easily cost twice as much.