1991 Honda Civic DX Review - Honda's "Golden Age"

[@Awhless]

Thanks again Zack for reviewing my DX sedan, it looks so good on your camera! Your review was spot on as always man (:

[@auntbarbara5576]

Ur sooo lucky to have this sweetheart. Kiddos, THIS is a true Civic. The new ones are hiddeous.

[@jonathanjones1064]

Would you ever sell it? I've looked for over a decade for one. It was my first car.

[@jonathanjones1064]

@@Awhless I don't have a CRX, but depending on where you live I could give you fair value for it. I'll DM you

[@willmatic84]

At least this civic is not modded and is very clean 👌 very rare seeing these in this condition thank you zach keep the videos coming

[@steveafanador6441]

Exactly nice and original

[@juliannaschroeder6857]

I got an 89 Civic DX in August 1989 and loved the hell out of it. Drove it until 2003, when I got tired of fixing it, and then for at least 10 more years I saw two or three more owners in town driving it around. I could always recognize it because it had a (ridiculous, dealer-installed) black *luggage rack* and "spoiler" on top of the trunk. I insisted the dealers not charge me for that garbage. Also, regarding the factory-installed radio/tape deck: I had them get rid of that, since in 1989, the factory-installed sound systems were usually pitiful, so it was common to save money at the dealer's on the base price, then go to Silo or wherever and buy a sweet Blaupunkt (or Jensen, JVC, Alpine, Pioneer, etc.) system instead. And have a friend install it. Finally, regarding the cup holder: first, you could buy cheap little hooky gizmos that slipped into the slit for the window, and those sufficed for common fast-food cups or soda cans, though don't slam the door too hard. Second, I found I could easily wedge my coffee travel mug or whatever between the parking brake and the seat, and it stayed put. I had my 89 Civic in Phoenix (hot-hot-hot!) and in Montana (with an engine block heater!), and it did great, though it lacked oomph in the mountains, especially with a/c running. It was a great car, and I would have bought another one just like it if they were available. I enjoyed it more than the 2003 Civic that replaced it. THAT car finally died last year at 280,000+ miles. Now I'm on to my third Civic, a 2023. Very happy.

[@karoltakisobie6638]

This was and still is one of my dream cars. Great handling and fantastic all around visibility that can't be remotely matched by any car made today. Honda, please make cars like that again.

[@mfscriptz2647]

Have a 91 5 speed dx sedan, the visibility genuinely amazed me when I first got it and is one of things I love the most

[@static_Tricolor_camry]

I used too see this Generation Civic everywhere on the road in the late 80's through out the early 2000's the Y2K era. The 80's & 90's cars were made better. The quality, the body styling. Everything lasted longer, they didn't have a bunch of useless technology garbage.

[@Ryan-xq1bv]

I owned this exact car, but in blue, in about 2004, for an upstate NY Winter rat. It is still one of my favorite little cars. At this point, I’ve owned 43 vehicles, from a Maserati all the way to a Geo. This little “go-kart with AC” as I used to call it, was a champ. You knew it’d start every time, you’d get great gas mileage, and if you didn’t take yourself too seriously, you could have a lot of fun. So glad you did this video, thanks for the memory flashback!

[@gabrielrogers2971]

I had a 1988 just a couple years ago I wish i had had you come do a review! It only had 108,000 miles, the engine stopped running but someone who knew Hondas came and bought it so this was special to see.

[@Hendo56]

My first Honda was a charcoal grey '91 Civic DX with automatic. I loved it, and am now on my third Honda. I bought cup holders that fit into the windows. After 11 years, I gave the '91 to my nieces, who drove it for 3 years.

[@BB-tc6gz]

Had a 1990 Civic Sedan Ex, had power windows and locks, light blue exterior (badly faded) and interior. Powered by a B20Z2 out of a ~2000 CRV and an early 90's Integra GSR 5 speed. Was fun, different looking, and cheap to operate. To date it is the only car I truly regret selling.

[@messedup4538]

1st time seeing you do a handheld backseat review and, in my opinion, it’s sooo much better! Gives us a better vibe of how it looks and feels. I hope you keep this technique going forward. This Civic was absolutely awesome. Especially the seats

[@mat13174]

If you haven’t done so already, you should try reviewing a mid/late 80s civic wagon if you ever get the opportunity. I had an 86, and They were extremely unique cars

[@jamesturpin8271]

I just found a 90 DX. For $1000.00.Well taken care of. All original with 108k original miles with maintenance records and owners manual. It died on the original owner. I got it home, did some investigating, and the screw backed out of the distributor rotor button. I simply put it back together, and the car runs perfectly now. Nice little car. Thanks for reassuring the reliability. I think I'll keep it.😊

[@wilsonreyes7258]

Wow you bring me a lot of nostalgia my parents gave me one when I started driving back in my country same exact car except was a fully loaded ex of this generation lot of nostalgia thanks for this review

[@TheIncredibleJumpman]

Always good to see another 90s civic!

[@Maplecook]

Owner of a MINT condition 1991 Civic Si Hatch here. Yes, this WAS Honda's golden age. They will NEVER, EVER make better cars than they were making back in the 90s.

[@Carbon3979]

love this era of car. Im actually in the process of getting a 92 honda accord for my new daily driver

[@wigletron2846]

I had a 91. Best car I ever owned. The original transmission went out at 300k and it was too rusty to fix.

[@kwasia4882]

Had a ‘90 DX in 98, and I can vouch, this car was a game changer then. Had a lot of impact and made tuning and modding financially accessible to even teenagers (me) then.

[@lukerinderknecht2982]

Loved my 1998 Civic LX sedan, one of the best cars I've owned. Ah how I miss 90's Japanese cars!

[@oldskool1979]

I own that now... love it.

[@baluchi430]

I still have a 1995 civic with 247,000 miles. Still runs fine

[@AcuraLvR82]

Zack if you love the EF line of civics, you absolutely must drive a 1990-1993 DA or DB Integra. I think you will also be quite impressed with them as well, as they are the cars that brought B series, vtec, and Formula 1 engineering to the American masses.

[@dimxeimwnas]

Love this car! ❤❤❤ Fantastic music, can anyone tell me the title?

[@robertcroft2352]

I love that style Civic.

[@grantbrown8312]

Back when cars where simple, and you could run down to autozone to fix issues.

[@sheldonlamey7010]

Hope that one day you'll have a collection of cars Zach, and a 4th, 5th or 6th gen Civic would be a part of it.Whats your favorite Honda product? If any.

[@hewasdeadwhenigotthere46]

Loved my 91 dx hatchback 5 speed. Miss it. Had 289k miles before I sold her.. you don't know what you have until its gone

[@elkoraestrada85]

Yo tengo un igual .ya le Ise reparaciones en el motor y trai 273mil Miyas y corre como un corvet.estos carros son lo mejor

[@hondagamer79]

Nice car. I have 3 of them EX and GL, and 3rd, idk I guess LX

[@nolahahnshouse3389]

I’m planning on buying a eg or ek hatchback soon only because I’ve wanted one since high school & I might add that I like the handheld view better in my opinion, but that’s just me.

[@NDNMochie]

Omg my first car i ever own was a 91 crx DX when i was 14 yrs old still have it to this day with the original interior

[@michelleh9153]

I used to have one of these! My first car! I told my grandfather my dream car at the time was a white Honda civic…mind you I was 21 in 2005 when he surprised me with the car lol it had a big red bow on it and I was so excited

[@JBAutomotive794]

I have the same car, all original... But mine is 5 speed manual.

[@mexdrago3009]

Had a 91 l8ght blue one. Lady breaked checked me and lost her court case. Shes never showed to court and I still had to pay 3k to the court. The car was super reliable. I had 17" Giovannis, Alpine type r and one 10 inch Jensen sub. Didn't even get to out an amp to power the alpine speakers.

[@joanblogging]

I worked at Pizza Hut for a year and split this car with my dad in 1997..drove it for about 5 years.

[@jonathanjones1064]

If anyone has one of these for sale, or knows where I can find one, please message me. The 1991 Civic DX Special Edition was my first car. I have dreams to fully restore one.

[@RazoE]

My dad had a nearly identical one. Same colors and trim levels, but it was an 89 or 90

[@kevinm2025]

Remember my mom had one way back in the day the engine blew up, last Honda she ever had. Years later bought a new Ridgeline another pile of trash, always one sensor after the next and oil burning. In short don’t drink Japanese cool aid for reliability.

[@Mrnormalsense]

What’s a fair price for this car used now days? Miles over 100K

[@nickvice]

It's rare . Someone could ask 5 to 10k if the car is in good condition and running

[@Mrnormalsense]

@@nickvice yeah true

[@bazilwreckerloughead]

I used to have one of those, the motor was bulletproof, the body rusted away though.

[@termiterasin]

Bring back brake light bars!

[@davinp]

The Honda Civic was redesigned for the 1992 model year, meaning 1991 was the model year for this style

[@trumpsmum9210]

Yup that’s why it’s says 91 Honda lol

[@ddhsd]

I had the 89 Civic LX in Grey with the power windows mirrors and a 89 CRX-SI. They were fun cars when I was in my early 30s in San Diego very zippy. Now they seem way too small or I have gotten bigger,,,nah I think they shrunk the cars! 😂 I had the LX the longest to 2003 and 319K miles. CRX far shorter it was stolen twice ! I was told at time of purchase that the Honda 1000,2000,3000 factory radios were made by Alpine I didn't believe that later found out it was true until 91 when Clarion replaced Alpine as Hondas factory radios. Result I bought a Panasonic Head unit with anti theft that cost as much as the Honda/Alpine 2000 🤕 A note on the keys I had two the LX had a locking fuel door and trunk release on the floor left of Driver seat so you got a valet key that wouldn't work there. I agree on the look I think the 88-91 Civic Sedans had the best styling of the era. I just wish I had bought the 90 EX when that came out it had the 105hp SI engine vs the 92hp 1.5 my car had.

[@jk8557]

I had a 1991 black sedan 1.5l gli automatic and it's one of the few cars I miss. It was very slow but otherwise very fun to drive when I was a teenager because you could throw handbrake turns even on dry asphalt without feeling like it would tip over and in winter it was even more fun.

[@mjhickson4339]

100% ebrake fun especially in winter oh good memories on that :)

[@davidseto2199]

Japanese cars in the 80 and 90s look so much better than American cars.

[@craigm4204]

I miss this car so much

[@Where_is_Waldo]

If it had a 5spd I'd be in love... as it stands I'm almost in love.

[@andregonsalvez9244]

These older Hondas were pretty cool and very reliable !

[@watchingitallhere]

Holy balls it still has the tape deck.. Nice.

[@aaronsesula2033]

My 85 accord and 87 prelude were the best cars

[@janulsteen7428]

Thank you for the review of the 1991 Civic DX. I bought a 5-speed one used in 1993 and drove it 250,000+ miles before it succumbed to Hurricane Katerina in 2005. I loved that car and missed it so much that I bought a replacement one at the end of last year (2022) and had it shipped to me. It has a 5-speed manual, and is white like the one you demonstrated. And it has only 210,000 miles on the odometer. Greatest little car ever made! I am restoring to as close to “new condition” one can make a 32-year old car.

[@bapa6396]

Two 91 Civic sedans! Haha you reviewed mine too a few months ago. really nice to see a good example of the DX trim level

[@paulblackman8159]

I know it’s a little bit before your time, but let me tell you that in the United States in the early 90s four-speed automatic was not the norm for compact cars. The Dodge Colt and Chevy Cavalier were only available in 3 speed. Even the Hyundai Excel and Toyota Corolla still offered 3 speed even though 4 speed was available at the time. Ford and Honda did have 4 speed boxes as standard but I remember growing up in Australia where there seemed to be a lag in four speed take up. The Neon was directly exported to Australia in the mid 90s and junked by the press for a three speed auto in 1996.

[@SJHFoto]

I had a 1988 Honda Civic sedan from 1993 to 1997. A great car. I got hit and bought my '97 Civic new. Despite it being 25 years ago, I still miss the '88 in some ways

[@willyhwang1059]

can you please do reviews on the earliest gents of Civic, Corolla, Camry and Sentra?

[@damilolaakanni]

He has done a first gen Civic and a second gen Camry. The earliest Corollas would be impossible to find these days.

[@Big_Panda_]

I love the EFs.

[@philiparonson8315]

I bought new a ‘90 with manual transmission in red. Sold it in 2003. The most reliable car I ever owned. I really enjoyed it.

[@emmanuelponce6380]

You Should Add A Timeline To The Videos To Be More Up To Speed On What World The Car Was From

[@oldskool1979]

Nice.. check out my 1988 civic

[@mjhickson4339]

Actually these cars did have cupholders, it’s where that giant auto seatbelt brick is, mine had regular belts and you could easily slip a drink right there, large coffees all the time there.

[@dominicfong6341]

Enjoyed this video thoroughly, maybe you should have mentioned about the 4 wheel double wishbone suspension, because not even the modern day counterpart can touch that.

[@reymustanggt4082]

I miss this car SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much!!!!

[@philiparonson8315]

Oh, I do recall that this model consumed mufflers. I did have to replace the full exhaust system once as well. Other than that it was bulletproof.

[@aaronsesula2033]

Those older Hondas were bullet proof had many over the years if it’s a car or suv it’s gotta be a Honda for me my favourite was my 87 prelude

[@termiterasin]

This car wins "peak 80s styling" award, also the "totally not a skyline r31 styling clone"

[@asianmanfromasia]

I have a 89 DX that I recently did a b series swap on. Despite it being a a lot faster, I sometimes miss the auto D-series

[@fj717]

Bruhhhh 😂😂 9:16 on point 😂😭

[@dariusandrade5801]

My Mom Had The Same Car 😃

[@FogartyAvenue]

Magnificent.

[@DigitalSubset]

Ae101 corolla dx better

[@danielcamacho6123]

WRONG HUBCAPS LOL

[@RealSB83]

I had the ef hatchback

[@Mewtwoisabeast]

I just bought one of these for 850 bucks, what a steal!

[@JohnDoe-md2sb]

@Mewtwoisabeast Not much of a steal considering its age...but you won't regret it. Still miss mine. 😉

[@tientrinh943]

There’s two of you huh? No way you upload everyday and do all this work

[@michaelcoffey7362]

Cool 😀

[@ZeroBlackfire]

You are what I call an "Automotive Historian"

[@dave11686]

I do like the sedans from that era

[@clemonjgraham6650]

This was my first car 😅

[@redneon06]

The E brake area was the bottle holder.

[@davinp]

cigarette liters have been replaced with a 12V outlet. the 12V outlet could be going way in the near future

[@trumpsmum9210]

You’re full of useless information 😂

[@scottoleson1997]

I had an 88 and it’s interesting the slight differences. The hazards were a switch on top of the steering wheel, no ac on mine, but a nice 5 speed

[@scottoleson1997]

Oh no auto seatbelts in the 88 either. 89 had it in the Camry Wagon

[@kevlarazalea]

oh heck yeahhhhh🎉

[@davinp]

Usually sedans have a center console, so it's interesting this Civic didn't have it

[@trumpsmum9210]

lol

[@robertcroft2352]

Love that type Civic.

[@stephenlaux7455]

Keep up the great work.👍

[@steveafanador6441]

I love that car 😀😀👍👍

[@auntbarbara5576]

I would totally daily this car. I hate all new cars.

[@thekrimsonchin6023]

I would too, unfortunately, it sucks to drive older JDMs where I live due to their rarity and they love to be stolen for parts and joyrides, especially 90s civics and corollas. Almost had the chance to get my hands on a 1990 AE92 GTS but I didn't want to take the risk.