I’m 18 and I bought one of these as my first car. It’s still my daily. Love it. When I looking at it, I asked if it had ac. The guy said, “yeah it has a 2:70” and I asked what’s that? “Roll down both windows and go 70”

Today I saw an 83 year old lady pull into a parking lot in one of these. She bought it brand new in 1991, all stock, 5 speed manual. She didn't want to sell it, but I find it amazing.

My childhood was spent in the backseat of one of these as my Mom carried us around trying to make ends meet as a single mother in the 1990s. It was a reliable dog.

But now it smells great!! Best story ever.

Thing is, stock old Civics are so rare nowadays.

For some reason, it feels real good to see this Civic and Sally in a single shot.

A/C, the only extra that I need. Besides an alarm of course. Who needs something else when the car is well built? Light steering, precise shifter, independent suspension, tough engine.

I love the honesty of older Honda’s. I had a 97 DX coupe and I always thought it personified the thoughtfulness of the people who designed it. Like where every other car was a PITA to work on, by design, the Civic was a joy. Things were where you’d expect them. There were just no gotchas. It was a car designed by car people which you don’t seem to find these days.

my dad had one of these when I was a little kid. I loved ridding in it, until he hit a buck on Christmas eve. totalled the car, but young me used it's corpse as a clubhouse!

if you slap a vtec sticker on that you can beat lambos

RegularCars not only about the stories of a car, it is full of philosophies.

My 1991 emerald green DX Hatch went through family duty, 2 teenage daughters driving to high school and survived quite nicely up to 300,000 miles when the thieves got her. We still have regular "Remember our Hatch" moments. I even made a KZfaq video of remembrance called "The Green Jelly Bean - Honda 1991 Hatchback". If the thieves had stayed home that night, I would still be driving that Hatch.

Did that thing where I "close my eyes but won't fall asleep"... wake up at 3 am, terrified, confused, WHY ARE THE LIGHTS ON, to see NEW RCR HNNNNG, *YES!!!* Pees, take my pills I forgot last night, reward myself with a Lunchable, all while pretending that I don't have upper division undergrad courses in 6 hours. *Worth it.*

Honda Civic EF: Driveable vaporwave

I have this car to this day. 5 speed.

"Exploding like a guy flunking out of the NoFap community." God i love these videos. Thank you RegularCars.

the roomiest small car i have ever been in

I bought a 6th gen Civic DX hatchback brand new in 1996. No air, 5 speed manual. I kept it stock. I got tons of notes on the window asking for it. I sold it to a friend last year. Yes, so much 'people stories' from my 19 years of owning it. Thanks, Roman and Mr. Regular.

I don't know why but i absolutely love the Roman's outro on this one. As ridiculously accurate as it is, the slowed tempo and his toned down voice just sounds amazing.

9:31 I know many would look at the 2 and choose the newer Honda. But IMO the EF looks 100 times better than most modern, overly angular, poorly proportioned cars.

No rust? I'm amazed. I'm from EU. If you find a Honda half of the age of this one not completely eaten by rust you can count yourself very lucky

I had the Si version of this in metallic green...that green you could only get in the early 90's. It was one of the best cars I ever owned. Back in the day when you bought a Honda and felt like you were getting more car than what you paid for. Fun times. Now I have a 2015 MINI Cooper S...and I wish those rear windows would open like my Si's did. Why did those ever go away?

Best car I've ever owned. '90 Civic DX Hatch. Bought lightly used in 93, while in the Army. I had a lot of miles on that car, many roadtrips, backseat stories, etc. It's everything you said and more, a perfect car in so many ways. Exceeded all expectations, easy to work on, nothing really ever broke, fun, and not once did I ever consider if the thing was fast enough, or had a big enough engine, or...whatever. I loved and miss it. I recall averaging nearly 40mpg on long trips...no AC and a stick!

My friends dad owned one of these from new, same color. A 1990 CX hatch. In 2002 he saw a documentary about how kids were swapping motors into them. He did just that. He put a B16a2 with an s1 trans into it. solid motor mounts, MSD ignition, solid rear shocks. He ran a 13.9 with a Keenex box covering the Autometer tach on the dash. RIP Bob and Kevin Collins. you are both missed

Back in 94, our friend Ed (coincidence not intended) was the "older guy who drove" in high school while the rest of us were a year to a year and a half away. Ed drove a red ED6 and even then, riding in it, I recall feeling just a tad safer than being on a Honda ELITE surrounded by facia made from used cans of crystal pepsi. Ed was the singer in my first and last cheesy punk rock band, the bands that followed would bastardize different genres. He was a bit of a spaz who listened to Nirvana and REM at top volume through the piercing, choked treble saturated excuse for a stereo the ED6 provided while periodically knocking the loose rearview mirror back into place. He listened fanatically in the way the younger of the grunge cult millennials do today considering Curt Cobain to be their Jim Morrison. He once said he liked to go into the center of mosh pits and flap his arms while screaming "I'm a fucking pterodactyl" just to see how long he could get away with it. It's hard to find someone that in touch with their insanity in freshman year. Among my fonder memories of this car was riding home from school with my friend Travis, not in the car but hanging off the back -- choosing to put our knees on the rear bumper holding on to that rear top spoiler while Ed drove one wheel up on sidewalks in the deserted antiseptic suburban streets of cookie cutter southern California. Glad to be alive all this time later. Good times, strange memories.

My dad had a '91 Civic, and with that double-wishbone suspension you could really throw those things around corners.

The writing in this show is so freaking good. Mr Regular really makes me appreciate cars that I wouldn't even glance at twice in a Wal-Mart or Big-Lots parkinglot. Please keep doing what you are doing.

I had one, I loved it. Commuted 50 miles to and from work. Wish i could find one again. No power steering no AC but there was just something about it

This was the first 'modern' car I ever drove (with efi and decent brakes) after coming off a diet of owning, Ford Escort mk1s, a Morris 1000 (Minor) and a 1970s Datsun. The thing was a revelation!!

Mr. regular, i like your videos before I watch them because im never disappointed.

It's just easier to say EF. Most people don't know that all these have different chassis codes. If I say ED7 do you know what it is? Or EE2, or ED3? Let's just stick to EF and call it a day. Awesome video though, love all the EF's!!

I was once the proud owner of a carbureted fifth generation dodge colt, born in Taiwan in 1991. It topped out at just over a hundred on its only highway run.

Hey, if you ever get the chance to review a 5th Gen Prelude, please do! Great Video Bud

it's amazing how you guys can make a 10 minute video feel like 30 seconds

Had a base model 91 Civic hatchback and loved it. The A/C was not only an option, it was a dealer installed option! I had it in mine as the only option, but I added on things myself later like a passenger side mirror (yup-that was optional too!) and a center console.

I just got a manual 1989 Honda civic hatch for $400, it's my first car with a quarter of a million miles and i fucking love it. Very well kept in shape and works how i want it

My first car (also my brother's first car since it was handed-down to me) was a 1988 Corolla SR5. We bought it from the 1st owner. Some middle-aged lady. She bought it with 1. Air con 2. automatic transmission Yet she didn't buy it with a passenger-side mirror or a fuel-injected engine. It seems to me that this combination of options would be complete blasphemy for any new car, or any car built in the 90s. I do miss that thing, though. "where's your mirror?" "This car didn't come with one." "What?"

"Exploding like a guy flunking out of the no-fap community."

Its really amazing how much room there is in that car. My buddy had one and four of us big guys 200lb + each fit really comfortably on a trip to Nashville 4 hours away.

Just bought a 89 civic Si because of this review, it's stock and I love it

Thank You Mr. Regular!!!!! This is it. This is so you. This feels like season 4 or 5. Huzzah!!!

Dang it now I have a hankering for pizza. This car was the pinnacle of delivery vehicles. Cant tell you how many time I've seen these civics with a pizza hut or donatos sighs on the top. Ah child hood memories, almost brings tear to my eye.

DO GEO METRO

This reminds me of my first car, and '88 mercury tracer 3 door hatchback, it was built by Mazda, it pretty much was a 323 with a sleeker body style. It had a 1.6 tbi 4 cyl & a smooth shifting 5 spd manual, cable operated clutch as well, and no power steering or AC. The engine only made 80 hp & 90 lbs/ft of torque but at a low and usable 2,500 rpm! It had a 3.78 final drive ratio so in town it was surprisingly quick and peppy, and without those extra accessories on the engine draining the power, the engine felt more powerful than just 80 hp. It was extremely reliable as well

It's Silicone Sally's grandpa!

What car does a pirate drive? A Civic Type ARRRRRRRRRRR

I bought one of these a little over a year ago after watching your video. I knew I wanted one, but you saved me from getting an EG hatch. I love my little ED7. Thank you

Had one. Brand new. 1990. Fantastic car. Barcelona green. Twin carbs. 5 speed.

I loved how RCR went from super short wacky and barely understandable to slightly longer more philosophical wacky and actually formed sentences.

This civic reminds me of the one my mom had when i lived in Seattle back in 93.

Yep, owned a 1991 DX hatch, 5 speed manual, equipped with 2 x 70 air con - 2 windows down, 70 miles per hour. Same metallic blue color, too. Paid $8 grand new, give or take. Best little car ever, I cry that no one, even Honda, has replicated this perfect magic trick. As you said, build quality was amazing, and my copy was absolutely reliable. Knock down the back sets, you can haul a 4-drawer dresser, and still shut the hatch. 8 foot long 2 x 4 would also fit with the hatch closed (required a dollop of Yankee ingenuity). Mr Regular, what this was, was a tiny truck, cleverly disguised as a 5 seatbelt, high 30’s mpg econo-box. Lack of ABS and air bags wouldn't work in today's auto marketplace, of course.

Seriously these Southcentral PA references make everything about this so much better

I had from brand new a 1990 Civic SI hatchback. even though it had only 108 hps, it was great fun. I miss that car

This is one of the best cars that I have ever owned. I had an 88 sedan dx 5 speed. I did the ol' mini-me swap. A b15d5 engine with a d16z6 head.

My story of my civic... It's an '88 bought it from the second owner elderly lady that bought it new of course. It's a base model, red in color, 45000 original miles on engine, drivetrain and chassis. It needed a window and an alternator, left a note on it and bought it matching title for $100 last year. Been a great car ever since!

Bought a ‘91 red 4-speed manual brand new for 6900 out the door. A/C was mail-ordered for around 650. Installed it myself, as it was a $1000 dealer-installed option. Added radio & K-Mart floor mats. Best seats I’ve ever had in a car, period. 40 mpg all day long. Bulletproof reliability. Invisible to cops. Great handling, fun to drive. Just don’t expect to keep up with traffic in the mountains. Sold it 2 years later with 45k on it for 6500. Bought 2 more civics over the years. This one was still the best. Currently in a V6 Accord. Love it, but it pales in value and all around fun to the ‘91 Civic. Best car I’ve ever had.

The shape of the ED6 looks beautiful.

"Language changes" Yes. Yes, it does. I love you guys for avoiding prescriptivism.

I had one of these! It was my very 1st car! Back in '93 I graduated High School and joined the Marines. My Grandfather, who was also a Marine, offered to buy me my 1st car as a present upon graduation from boot camp. We went to Porreco Ford and I found this little green Honda Civic Hatchback. It was a base with a 4 speed. The only options it had were the A/C and the tape deck. It was cheap and only 2 years old. Got the car for a measly 2500 and only had around 8k on it. I drove that car from PA to Fresno Oceanside California! I had the car for only 4 years before it was stolen and wrecked in San Diego back in '97 when I got out of the service. It was cheap, but she was a good little car!

I have this exact car, but this one is much cleaner than mine. I want the shake the hand of the person that kept this car. Truly amazing.

I've recently found this channel and i have to say that this is my favorite channel on KZfaq. I wish i made more money so i could support on Patron :/. To help out how, i no longer use my phone charger box and hook up the USB to my PC. While charging even if im not in the room , i let your videos auto play as i go about my day. I drive a Scion FRS release series 1.0 and when i saw your review on the FRS im like lets see how realistic is this re..... SHEMALEPORNADDICTION!!!!!! and im just like dam hes good!

86 VW Scirocco 16V

The two weaknesses with the Honda Civics of that era, which other owners agreed with me on, was the position of the front axle CV rubber boots being next to the exhaust pipe. The high heat from the exhaust pipe made those CV boots to deform and crack in a matter of years; where, if the car operator didn't have the underside checked at times, the grease from those CV boots could drain away, resulting with the axle to seize due to lack of lubricant. The second weakness was with the brakes, which could be attributed to the car's automatic transmission, as the front brake rotors were prone to warp. I had to have mine "turned" and replaced several times over the car's lifetime.

Still got my blue 1991 ED6 STD Hatchback which I bought in1998. It has over 360K miles on it now and it is on its 2nd engine (D15B1). Use it as a spare car now. I made a few upgrades to it over the years: - MPFI Swap (Fuel injection system from the SI with 4 injectors replacing the 2 injector DPFI system; this involved changing the intake manifold, throttle body, injectors, distributor, ECU, adding an injector resistor and running 4 extra wires from the ECU in the front passenger foot-well) - SI instrument cluster with tachometer - SI 3-spoke steering wheel - Added Right hand side mirror (didn't have one!) - Added Cigarette lighter socket (didn't have one!) - Added Digital clock in center console vent assembly (location was previously filled by a plastic trim piece) - Changed the 4-speed STD transmission for a 5-speed DX one (also replaced shifter knob) - Changed the windshield wiper control arm to a DX one that has an interval setting and rear wiper control, changed the multi-function control box behind the fuse box to a DX one that supports the wiper interval setting. - Changed the whole rear hatch to a DX hatch that has a rear wiper & washer - Added a washer motor to the washer reservoir tank plus wiring and ran hose to the rear for the rear washer. - Installed and wired in a '94 Integra map light in front ceiling. - Hardwired in power cable for Garmin GPS (with 12V to 5V adapter) - Installed DX/SI long style center e-brake console that wraps around the gear shifter. (in total ran 10 extra wires to each door: 5 for power locks, 3 for power mirrors and 2 for power windows) - Installed a curved lower center console piece that connects the center dash console to the center e-brake console - Installed center e-brake console arm rest - Installed a AutoLoc Power Lock kit with keyless entry - Installed trunk popper that works from the keyless entry remote - Installed an aftermarket Power Window kit (window switches are installed on the center e-brake console) - With the window crank handle eliminated/removed, there was room to install Sedan style door storage pockets. - Installed OEM (sedan) power mirrors - Changed the damaged and worn out vinyl seats to blue cloth seats (front and rear) from a DX. - Changed the carpet while I was changing out the seats - Installed a cargo cover (hat shelf) over the trunk area - Installed white reverse glow gauge covers and painted gauge needles in orange reflective paint - Changed glove box to Si style that is padded on inside - Added a DX/SI trunk light - Installed a Short Ram Intake with cone type air filter - installed after market exhaust header - installed after market Cat.converter - Added a small buzzer plugged into fuse box that sounds when engine is off and headlights are on - Using converted 9005 headlight bulbs in the 9004 bulb sockets (much brighter!) Probably forgot a few things here. but it is a pretty complete list.

Vomit could get into the vents if someone puked on the scuttle panel(the grill under the wipers), which can happen if the car is parked outside, near a pub, & it clogged up the drainage holes so it couldn't drain away & just sat in the ventilation plenum.

this is the greatest car ever made

I had that same hatchback in the early 2000's. Tinted the Windows, added exhaust, installed and Kenwood system in it and drove until it broke down. Sold it to a friend and he fixed it and drove it at least another 3 years.

I had nearly this exact car in red, the only difference was it had one mirror and the 1.5l with all the glory of 72 hp. This was one of the last 4 speed manuals that could be bought on the US market and was a strange treat. The A/C never worked right even after fiddling, rust was encroaching, there were random bits of green paint from where my buddy had tried to paint it or something. He was the previous owner, his parents bought the car new and put 197,000 miles on it. I drove it for 3 years and only gave it up after I slid into the the back of a 2010 Civic and just kissed the rear bumper when it was just barely rainy. With no airbags, no ABS, and no modern structure, I decided that it was eventually going to kill me, and so I sold it to an enthusiastic kid who wanted a manual for $50 less than I paid. Loved that car, but I didn't feel like dying for the experience.

9:31 I know many would look at the 2 and choose the newer Honda. But IMO the EF looks 100 times better than most modern, overly angular, poorly proportioned cars.

"fuel tanks exploding like a guy failing the no fap community" god youre a gold mine, rcr.

I'm very proud having this car. Mine's not the hatchback but a sedan with a sunroof and a spoiler. Powered by fuel-injected non-vtec D15B make around 102 hp. The cool thing about EFs is that it has independent double-wishbone suspension, which is very rare at the time.

The old Mr. Regular keeps popping up here and there in these new reviews and it feels great. I love the first few lines of this video. Keep up the excellent work; you guys are my favorite challenge on KZfaq.

You can get a new Nissan Versa S for under 10k if you look around. Manual trans, crank windows. Just a horrific car. I almost bought one just for the novelty of buying a new car for the price of an inexpensive motorcycle and beating the hell out of it for a few years.

My first car was a 90 Si. It was a good car

The last line about what cars really are has touched me, and makes me think of cars in such a different sense; since I watched this

Just managed to pick up an ED7 from a family friend today and I had to come back to rewatch this video. Our lives are full of cyclical patterns.

That A/C vomit story is amazing

"Poof! It's the 80s and crack has just been invented" 😂

This video was GOLD. Looking at an EF (ik it's and ED6) rn, and it's definitely earned you a sub dude. 4 years later too!

I have had my 88 hatchback for 20 years now. It didn't start off as a 70hp base model like yours, it was the 92hp DX, 5 speed, front sway bar, and AC. But still, very light. 4 motors later, has a built '96 DX motor with a TD05 16G on 24 psi and runs on E85. Rear disc brake conversion, front Wilwood 11" rotor 4 piston set up, converted to OBD1 and using eCTune. You wanna talk about fun.... Full 91 Si interior, clean as can be. I love 4th gen civics and I'll tell you what, mine looks pretty close to stock. Just lowered 2" and a clean Honda 4th gen silver paint. I liked your video. Cheers..!

Holy shit he finally reviewed my car. I mean yeah, this is the hatch, and I own the sedan, and yeah he reviewed the CRX before this, but still

Mine IS an ef, it's also the si version brought straight from canada :) It also flies now that it has a b16

I bought my wife a new red '89 Civic Si to replace her '81 Ford Escort, and it was like comparing a Nash Rambler to a Ferrari, and was a total blast to drive. Bought her a new 2000 Civic sedan and the '89 became my work car, which I drove until I bought a new 2012 Civic EX-L sedan for myself. I was always having young guys try to buy that little red pocket rocket, and as far as I know it's still going strong. They were great little cars.

I got a used one with 170,000 miles, a former company car in 1997. In america, the B1 motor was rated at 70 hp, and by 220,000 the motor was on its last legs. I found a solid B2 motor (rated at 92 hp) and a 5 speed tranny at the local junkyard, and they took my old motor and tranny in return as part of the deal. A few evenings in my neighbor's garage, along with a new alternator and I was back in business, and drove it another 40,000 milles until I got new car fever and dropped 20 grand on a new Accord. I sold my old Civic to a friend for $500 to help him out of a nasty Ford EXP, and he put another 125,000 miles on it before he sold it recently (for $500). Another fun fact is that there were actually 3 versions of the 1.5 liter motor available for that car in the US. The D15B1 was the base 70 horse motor 16 valves with a Throttle Body, the D15B2 was also 16 valves with a throttle body, and rated at 92 horsepower. There was also the D15B6, which I originally was going to swap in, It was a port injected motor, but was only 8 valves. It went into the CRX-HF models, and would have been very good on gas, but was only rated at 62 hp in the 88-89 models, and 72 in 90 and 91. I would also have had to change out the ECU and some of the wiring. The D15B2, along with the 5 speed definitely perked the car up, despite the fact that I should have gotten the PM5 ECU to replace the PM9. There were a total of 8 different versions of the motor, but the B1, B2, and B6 were the only motors made for the American market for the 88-91 model years

You've obviously never heard of the Nissan Versa. It has an MSRP of $11,990 in 2016.

that's a regular ass car

I remember watching this like half a year ago. Now I am watching this with Civic ED6 in my yard. This car is so fun, if you can find one in good condition and thinking about it. Do it. Couldn't ask for a better car, yeah, its old but its gold.

My buddy bought one new in 1990. Absolutely fantastic car, so much space inside for how tiny it was, great gas mileage, and as you noted, really fun to drive. Shame that most have been turned into ricers.

3:54 poor souls who left this playing in the background missed the awesome bizarreness of the stop motion visuals in that segment ^^

crx and civic hatches are stolen like crazy in Houston and then Integras are stolen to put those motors in the crx and civic hatch it's brutal

I got a 91 sedan with a 5 speed manual off Craigslist that went very smoothly. She's all stock, and less than 100k miles. Possibly my favorite car I have owned, and I am never getting rid of her.

Man this makes me miss my 1991 Civic Si. Black on Black... I loved that car. But family, kids, bigger car needs and 189,000 miles and it was time to go. Nice review.

best civic of all time.

you get every review right, and nail the stereotypes every damn time, thank you for, well making me not feel like I'm drinking alone, again.....................hurry up and find a K car, you know what I'm saying

I had a 1990 Civic wagon. It was one of the best cars I have ever owned. Best manual ever! The only issue it had was brake line rusting that required them to be replaced. My Honda got nearly 40 MPG highway and around 30 to 32 in the city. It was pretty bare bones except for A/C paid for through the stereo delete option. You could rev it up and it would move along at a decent pace. Fold the back seat down and it had a surprising amount of room. Now I am feeling nostalgic for those days.

My first Honda (2nd car overall) was the 4 door sedan version of this, but an '89. It turned me on to the next 4 Hondas I would own.

That ending song made me cry a bit

Amazing song at the end

So to give the story of my civic. My grandad bought the car from new in 1986, trading in his ford escort. . And me and my cousins used to go in the back, (no seat belts back then so no one complained with 4 kids in the back. My grandad then 8 years later gave it to my auntie who drove it around a fair amount and gave it back to my grandad who gave it straight on to me because i was at university and needed a car to get me to the shops and work. I got it when it was about 18, I learnt how to drive and took my test in it. I once checked the service history and noticed some thing in 15 years it had only ever needed a new exhaust!! Nothing had ever needed replaced (other than tyres, b.pads ect). I drove this car through some great times of my life and some bad. And it never really gave up. After uni i moved to glasgow, and wasnt earning enough money to keep it going and it started to rust. I paid a few really expensive bill (i thought at the time, I've paid tripple on garage bills later) and a bill came up I couldn't afford came up. I made the decision to scrap it. A decision i still regret to this day. I had tons of memories in it. I lost a bet once and I had to buy a Type R badge for it. I took a girl I loved to the cinema in it. I drove it out of Glasgow and in to the Highlands when my flatmate pissed me off to much in it once. Man I miss that car,

I had a '91 hatch back in the day, fantastic car. Sure it had a few mods, full exhaust from the heads back to the muffler, wasn't some rice fart can either, was a proper stainless that only really got loud when you got into the higher revs. Was lowered on proper suspension, H&R all around lowered an inch and a half, none of the cut spring shit. Had Integra GSR (blade) rims with some good hankook rubbers. Full AEM cold air intake, did do much for power, but gave you some nice engine noise. Aside from a short shift kit, it was bone stock. Manual windows, no power steering, AC was the only real luxury it had, and I loved it. I didn't drive it like an idiot, didn't try to race mustangs, or show it off. I did autocross and track day it a few times, but it was nothing special. Was fantastic on gas, and aside from oil changes, timing belts, and regular maintenance, it ran like a champ, put almost 750,000KM (466xxx miles) on it. What really let this car down was rust. I did my best to keep up with it, but after so long you get tired of replacing sheet metal and decide it's time for a new car. Wish I had been able to keep the engine and trans out of it though.