1985 Honda Civic Reviews, Pricing & Specs

" My 1985 Honda Civic was a Car Of Cars !, The Silver exterior, with Grey Velor interior was one of the nicest 4 door Honda's I had been in in 1993. I had several friends who owned Honda Preludes, And Accords, The Car's performance was not realized until I had The motor tuned, and such, but that was the beginning of a n ongoing assault Of my wits.The car lived At Plaza Honda In Brooklyn N.Y. The service Dept personell all knew me by name. It had to be taken back 27 times!Jun 26, 2010

I should be clear, it's not allowing me to choose the model of my car. I had a Civic Si 1500, Hatchback. It was not a fast back. This was my 2nd car. Performance: Acceleration - fast for my time. Don't know the specs. Braked on a dime. Handled perfectly, even at 120 MPH. Build Quality: Maintained it fairly well, but it did need repairs, mostly my brakes, seeing as how I drove so fast everywhere! And also needed A/C repairs every summer. Not just freon added, but actual repairs. Alternator died twice. Once in Nevada, once here in Arizona. Appearance: Not as sleek as the CRX, but still newer nicer than people my age were driving at the time. Cost of Ownership: MPG great! 20-25 MPG, which was really good for the time. That never decreased even when I sold the car years later. Fun Factor: Zippy! I loved to street race and it was fun in this car. Turned well at high speeds.Jul 20, 2009

i drive Fire Trucks for a living, and i wouldent drive anything else other then a 1985 Honda Civic CRX SI Hatchback while i am not on the job. It get me to work in a hurry when i need it, i get about 40 to 45 MPG, and with gas these days that adds up compared to everyone else in my company where there lucky to get 20 MPG. i have no extras on the exterior, i think the car is sexy just the way it is.Apr 28, 2008

This was my first car when I went to Uni. It had been in an accident previously, so had the newer (more powerful) engine dropped into the older lighter body - hence it went pretty fast! (Well, for an 80's civic, anyway). A very fun car to drive - feels like you're racing all the time. Also very forgiving. But with all old cars it was starting to get a bit tired and needing ongoing maintenance.Dec 28, 2007

Bought a white and silver CRX new in fall of 1984. Quick and fun to drive, easy to do parking brake and 'J' turns or moving 360's in the snow. Great mileage...unleaded gas...fiberglass fenders...room in the back for lots of junk and a dog. Traded it in on new '91 Interga and got almost half of the $9,5000 I paid for it. Only had to put tires brakes and exhaust on it. Nov 23, 2007