My New Pocket Rocket: 1993 Civic del Sol Si "Samba Green"

As if I needed another car, right? This was too cool of a ride to pass up. I picked up a one-owner, 88,000-mile, 26-year-old Civic del Sol with extensive records and near perfect cosmetic & mechanical condition. It's so much fun! This video highlights the pick-up experience when I flew to Salt Lake City and drove it home. For more details and pics, see Drive to Five: drivetofive.com/2019/06/06/po...

[@JoesGoldenGarage]

I remember when these came out. I wanted one so bad. Seeing this video has made me want one all over again. The coolest lil car.

[@TysonHugie]

Totally innovative and fun 90's Honda! There are so many random little things I like about it. It will have to be a placeholder until I can find an S2000, haha.

[@JLHNeu]

I owned this exact 1993 Honda Civic Del Sol Si in Samba Green with DEL FROG personalized license plates when I was 19 and a sophomore in college at the University of Wisconsin in Green Bay except it had the spoiler and body colored moldings. It was the vehicle I learned to drive a 5 speed with as I didn’t have a choice but to learn and learn quick. Ended up selling it it on the same exact date I bought it 8 years later in 2003 after I bought a 2003 Land Rover Discovery Series II. Man I miss that little car and all the good times I shared with it pre-marriage and children. I was just telling my husband today that at 44 years old and with two kids who never want to accompany us anywhere I should buy one again. Fun fact, we once fit 6 people in that little Del Sol on our way home from going out to a club in Appleton as our college friends vehicle wouldn’t start - including a 6’7” basketball player for UWGB! My friend sat on his lap, a person sat behind the seats, I drove and two guys sat in the trunk as we drove the 40 minutes back to the Frozen Tundra at midnight in January. Enjoy every minute!

[@TysonHugie]

Haha that is an impressive story!

[@503pdxCars]

I feel like this is what R&D used to get the Targa right on the NSX a few years later. The mechanism on the top is identical and even the manner in which the top is stored without losing trunk space

[@TysonHugie]

I bet you're absolutely right! It's innovative and efficient. I wonder if the NSX-T folks ever have issues with the Targa seals leaking, though. I've come to learn that leaks are a big issue in the del Sol community.

[@503pdxCars]

@@TysonHugie Squeaks, not leaks are more common (or were when I was cool and head a NSX-T)

[@chrisgreen67]

I love this car! Thanks for showing off all the features so nicely. It really is a slick little package in the best color!

[@TysonHugie]

Totally! Glad you enjoyed the quick walkaround. Let me know if you make it out this way any time soon - otherwise, I'll just bring it out to an upcoming Radwood and you can take it for a spin!

[@markzuckerbergette6185]

I'm envious man that thing is CLEAN. I would love to see under the hood

[@TysonHugie]

Oooh, good idea for a future vid! I'll add that to the playlist ;) Thanks Nick!

[@redey1290]

God I miss these things. My mom had two of these - one was totaled before I was around and the other one I got to ride in as a kid before being sold to someone as a first car around 2007. I wish we would have been able to keep that car in the family.

[@TysonHugie]

It seems to be a great conversation piece. I love how a lot of people have history / experiences with them. Maybe you will find another someday.

[@eduardoaraujo2]

Amazing! Love to see these old Hondas well preserved. :)

[@TysonHugie]

Me too! Thanks for watching!

[@denvernn]

Sweet find man! Congratulations.

[@TysonHugie]

Thank you! I'm really happy with it so far :)

[@crownr0yalonice]

My neighbor had one in Milano Red. 😍😍😍 I’m right back to my childhood. Love it!

[@TysonHugie]

Definitely, I know how that goes. I was about 11 when this car first came out and I remember liking them a lot.

[@ZubesImportAutoSales]

Lookin good bud. You are the Honda King!

[@TysonHugie]

Haha, thanks P!

[@KabookiSan]

Always great to see the love for the sol. I recently picked up #8 from the second owner that owned the car since 1994!

[@TysonHugie]

That's awesome! Post some videos of it when you get the chance.

[@danteisme]

I completely missed this video. Good find on the Samba Green, thats probably the best looking one that i have seen. I am now even more envious of your fleet.

[@TysonHugie]

I know, I was in the right place at the right time for this one. Definitely having some fun with it. Thanks for watching!

[@classicrocker81]

Definitely a super clean and fun car! The green is growing on me

[@TysonHugie]

Thanks for meeting up! Agree, it's a pretty wild color but the uniqueness makes it fun.

[@Ntd508]

Great collection of Honda and Acura’s ! You got the best of the old Hondas.

[@TysonHugie]

Thank you!

[@Tahvyy]

It’s so clean 🤩, you don’t see these anymore 🤯.

[@TysonHugie]

I was pretty lucky to end up with this beauty! Plus I've discovered the del Sol community is really strong and full of super cool people.

[@hectoure]

That samba green looks beautiful what a clean Del Sol

[@TysonHugie]

Thank you! I'm loving it so far.

[@Kaiser187]

Best color for the Del Sol. Great find!

[@TysonHugie]

Thank you! Loving it so far!

[@sentree9857]

Super clean! Congrats

[@TysonHugie]

Very happy with it! Thank you!

[@OhYeahAboutThat]

Love it! I want to see more videos!

[@TysonHugie]

I'll keep 'em coming Mike!

[@averytulak]

Yet another great score! It's hard to pass up these gems. can only afford to store one and have 2 in my driveway haha.

[@TysonHugie]

Haha, thanks, I know, I'm running out of space so I'm probably at my limits for now :)

[@kevinhenry177]

I remember when I had one of those Honda Del Sol , Mine was not a SI but it got fantastic mileage. But I clearly remember one thing about this car no matter how you washed it it always leaked where is the sunroof removable top and the window came together it always leaked there so I had to be very careful and to always carry a towel because it always ran down the inside of the window after washing it. But other than that it was a fantastic Honda product! Thank you for sharing your love of Honda products! So glad you found this little gem.

[@TysonHugie]

Thank you Kevin! I do love it. And yes you're absolutely right - I noticed in a thunderstorm on the way back from Utah, I got a few drops of water on my left leg while driving.

[@broganhogan3469]

That Samba Green makes my heart melt

[@TysonHugie]

It is such a cool color.

[@ruckus-rodney]

I just picked up one of these! Got from the original owner, no crashes, clean car fax and has 103k miles! It's amazingly clean, fun to drive, and everywhere I take it people are amazed at how clean it is! Enjoy yours!

[@TysonHugie]

Post some videos of it - congrats!

[@45AMT]

Wow! that car is beautiful! Looks like a new 93 Del Sol. I once bought a 96 Accord the owner did the same thing he logged every fuel stop. With the price of gas, how many gallons with the date and mileage. I remember back in the 90's a friend of mine bought his girlfriend a Del SOL it was a 94 black SI. It was a really fun car. Congrats on this one! Its gorgeous! I love that color!

[@TysonHugie]

Thank you! I know, it was such a lucky find. I had the oil changed yesterday at the Honda dealership near my house and I had a few service advisors and technicians ask about it. Love it. Hope you have a great weekend!

[@ElNelsonMundo]

Owned two del sol. One Si Automatic and a Base with a manual transmission. They’re not fast cars but not many cars can provide that kind of experience. I’d love to get another because I truly do miss them

[@TysonHugie]

Well said!

[@10cpaul]

How the heck did you find that? Wow. The owner must have been an engineer. Lol. Numbers people.

[@TysonHugie]

Haha, I don't know what he was. But seriously - that level of detail in fuel tracking is more than I've done for any of my cars!

[@anodinos16vgr]

hi my friend i own a same colour del sol.i have it about a month. its very nice and all time classic.old good honda.. i wish you to keep it for years and have fun.sorry about my english.greetings from Greece.

[@TysonHugie]

Thank you! I appreciate the comment. And hope you enjoy your del Sol as well.

[@bujin5455]

4:00 Great find my man. I hope you take great care of her. Clean examples of the del Sol are SUPER hard to find. They're a car that gets bought up and destroyed by young'n's, cause they can. Which is unfortunate since it's such a wonderful car which deserves a spot in automotive history.

[@TysonHugie]

Definitely, and thanks for watching! I agree with you.

[@midnightmystery544]

Nice find! :) My coworker wants a Del Sol!

[@TysonHugie]

Thanks Wes! I'll keep eyes and ears peeled if I see anything pop up in this area. They are cool cars.

[@ChrisWalksFast]

Such wholesome content too, wow.

[@TysonHugie]

Thanks for watching!

[@B95_P]

Fantastic pick up(not surprised). lol

[@TysonHugie]

Haha thanks! I'm always on the lookout for clean old Hondas and Acuras. This one fits in nicely.

[@jaythesizzler1691]

Congrats bro! It’s pretty hard to find one in mint condition like that nowadays.

[@TysonHugie]

Totally agree, I got lucky with this one!

[@sleekbeek]

Best color! Always think of the asian hitman from The Sopranos when I see this

[@TysonHugie]

Haha I'll have to look that up

[@basithph8958]

Oh man I remember seeing this car in old Indian movies and man it is so cool!

[@TysonHugie]

Haha I haven't seen it in any movies but there are some really hilarious commercials I've seen.

[@jack4553]

Nice example, roof seals even look good too!

[@TysonHugie]

Yeah the car's been garaged in a pretty friendly climate!

[@KingCarlofcarlWorld]

Wow, what an awesome find! I want one of these, but haven't found the right one yet. This is one of my favorites in your collection.

[@TysonHugie]

Glad you approve!

[@cptslowhobbs]

Love it bud!! 😍

[@TysonHugie]

Thank you!! I'm loving it too.

[@hardywright3302]

My dad had one just like this but in red. That car was so much fun to drive. So easy to take the top off. Only think he ever had to do was brakes and a new battery. Wish he had never traded it in.

[@TysonHugie]

They are really solid, fun cars!

[@PaulRJenkins]

clean looking car

[@TysonHugie]

Thanks Paul

[@Kaiser187]

If I owned that car in that condition I would never sell it. Damn I wish that car was mine. If I had the money I would own so many 90 to early 2000 Hondas.

[@ae613400]

Wow nice car! In Japan , this is CR-X del-sol, rare car.. I used to drive this car when I was a student.

[@TysonHugie]

I heard about that, sounds like this car was still referred to as the CRX in other parts of the world!

[@adamsmith9636]

I loved my 93 DelSol 5 spd Vtec .

[@TysonHugie]

They are super fun cars.

[@carlosalenduran4630]

I still have my delsol it's a 1994 si twin b16 black with 96000 miles original and still going strong I gat it brand new I am the first owner. I don't let everyone next to it lol it's my baby. So reliable and it has never had any kind of problems just regular oil change and new tires. I love the color of your delsol take good care of it it will last forever.

[@TysonHugie]

Thank you! Glad you are enjoying yours too.

[@carlosalenduran4630]

@@TysonHugie your welcome. Thank you

[@goldfishninja8086]

That’s clean af

[@TysonHugie]

Thanks, I really enjoyed it!

[@IN54ANE]

Man you got a clean one! I got my eg2 del sol with 280k miles on the b16. Everything works perfect and stock aswell. Obviously with 280k miles it needs some work. Well be rebuilding the b16. Best of all picked it up for 1000$

[@TysonHugie]

Congrats! It sounds like you got a great one. I'm looking forward to enjoying this one.

[@IN54ANE]

@@TysonHugie Im so jealous of how clean your sol is.

[@smallgreentreefrog]

Incredible! Looks just like mine except mine is automatic and 220K. I got mine a couple months ago from a salvage yard junkyard. It had been donated to charity and went to auction. I think I found the hard to diagnose periodic problem last week that might have inspired someone to donate it to charity.

[@TysonHugie]

That's awesome. Post some videos of it!

[@smallgreentreefrog]

@@TysonHugie I'll get a video up soon and inform ya when I do. Finally have some time on my hands so it's the time to do it.

[@sbains560]

Beautiful Much nicer than my black 93 del sol si I wish I had ac 😭

[@TysonHugie]

I miss it sometimes!

[@ElReySupr3me]

The side moldings are an oem option, and hard to comeby. Do not remove them, and if you do sell them to me.

[@TysonHugie]

Sounds good

[@josephsalcido9804]

Duse awesome grate car for that weather

[@TysonHugie]

Definitely!

[@robertpearce5553]

Oh duh you have an OG NSX! Beautiful Bonita Maganda!!

[@TysonHugie]

Thanks Robert!

[@blairbelch9807]

Nice car!

[@TysonHugie]

It was! I miss it

[@blairbelch9807]

You sold it?

[@i.t.8861]

How many engines did Honda Provide for the Del-Sol? In europe you only got the D16z5 with 125hp and the B16A2 with 160hp. Also the Samba Green was exclusive for the VTI Models with 160hp. And the Transtop was available in europe aswell as an option. You unlatched the front clips, then a bar lifted the back. The trunk was rising up and pullled the top into it. Quite rare to find one these days.

[@TysonHugie]

That's some awesome info. I'm not 100% sure on the available engine configurations in the states, other than for the first model year, the 1.6 with 125 hp on the Si like mine was the highest performance option available. The color is really growing on me. Thanks for watching!

[@SilverScarletSpider]

Do you have a list of other convertible and targa top Acura’s? As far as I’m aware there were only convertible Integras in later generations and the 1st Gen NSX. Also, do you use a spreadsheet to keep track of when you change oil or keep track of mileage/rust?

[@TysonHugie]

There has never been a convertible or targa Acura aside from the generation 1 NSX. Yes I have a spreadsheet on every car which tracks maintenance.

[@BrawlFreak786]

My dad has a Milano red 1997 del Sol with the b16a1 DOHC VTEC engine it's great

[@TysonHugie]

That's awesome, they really are such fun cars!

[@colombimac]

I found a 93 Honda del sol Si only 70K excellent condition I love del sol cars :-)

[@TysonHugie]

Very nice!

[@HiFiInsider]

i used to have a blue Del Sol. It was totaled by a hit and run at the mall.

[@TysonHugie]

I’m sorry to hear it

[@ChrisWalksFast]

What’s a list of all the cars you own? If you can rank from favorite to least favorite that would be cool, but just listing them would be sweet.

[@TysonHugie]

Oh wow, that's a tough question to answer! I'll have to spend a bit of time thinking about that, haha.

[@torreyinnewyorkcity334]

You found somebody that was actually more meticulous than you were with recordkeeping. Ha ha. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@TysonHugie]

Haha you must be binge watching my channel today! Thanks!

[@journeyquest1]

Couldnt figure out how to get the hood open so we could get an engine shot?

[@TysonHugie]

Lol, you haven't seen a 1.6 liter B16 before? I'll get it on a future video. This was just an intro :)

[@akuaku3496]

I dont like the transtop version its heavy and you dont get alot of space in the back this version is much better! 👍🏽

[@TysonHugie]

Thanks for watching!

[@lenity4208]

I want another one so bad. It was my first car I completely regret getting rid of it after i crashed it (could have been fixed tbh

[@TysonHugie]

Hopefully you can get another one.

[@lenity4208]

They should remake this car i would definitely buy a new del sol that looked the same just updated interior

[@TysonHugie]

Agreed on that!

[@Vhicken]

Did you end up selling this? Haven't seen it on your channel recently.

[@TysonHugie]

It's gone. To a friend in New Jersey.

[@thomasmarcela5007]

@@TysonHugie what was the amount that you paid for it?

[@tuftwrld]

I'm looking at a 93 Del Sol Si, and it looks like on the Tac the red line (red zone) starts at 6.9k, where on your cluster it looks like 7.1k rpm do you possibly know the reason for the difference?

[@TysonHugie]

These cars had different engines depending on trim level.

[@TysonHugie]

Not sure though! Since what you described is the same year / trim I had.

[@tuftwrld]

@@TysonHugie I figured it out 96-97 del sol had a Rpm redline of 6.9k and the 93s 7.2k rpm The car I'm going to look at has a swapped cluster, so the mileage is up in the air now 😬 Side note how much did you pay for this back then? I'm looking a minty for $6.5k 185k miles, still seems steep

[@tuftwrld]

@@TysonHugie I'm aware of the B-series / D-series difference hope the previous comment explains it thankyou for having this video!!

[@cesarnuno309]

Should I get one that is 3,300 dollars,1994 del sol si in samba greens, 1 owner garage kept, 170,000 miles. The outside inside and engine is basically brand new. Should I buy it

[@TysonHugie]

Yes

[@cesarnuno309]

@@TysonHugie any problems I might expect with the car?

[@roberthouston3809]

These cars are unfairly expensive now. If at all found!. The nostalgia movement is a huge bu$iness$$

[@TysonHugie]

Big time!

[@clymerscarport961]

Targa for the win! I wonder how long this one will grace the garage?🤔

[@TysonHugie]

The Targa life is grand! I'm not sure which vehicle will get the chopping block next, but I'm at 10 and that's a little beyond my comfort zone so it's bound to happen!

[@albertodasilva6700]

Is the Honda Del Sol for sale

[@TysonHugie]

It's already sold

[@alanarzate93]

But did y'all see that nsx👌

[@TysonHugie]

Haha good eye

[@ElectoneGuy]

We used to call Del Sols the 'flexible CRX' because it handled so much more poorly than it's predecessor. A 91 CRX Si with only 33,000 miles just sold for $33,600 on bringatrailer. bringatrailer.com/listing/1991-honda-crx-8/

[@Chorizomicks]

How much did u buy it for

[@TysonHugie]

I can't remember. I think $3-4k but it needed some maintenance and cosmetics.

[@carlosalenduran4630]

HONDA IS #1

[@TysonHugie]

That's right!

[@ol4962]

Do you still have this car ?

[@TysonHugie]

No it went to a collector in NJ a while back

[@ol4962]

Dang! Super nice sol!

[@integrafreak1]

Once again, GARAGE UPDATE PLEASE!! lol

[@TysonHugie]

Haha, I wonder what the best way to do that would be. Maybe spotlight 1 car each week and do a detailed video? Or try and summarize by going through the garage and featuring all at once?

[@integrafreak1]

@@TysonHugie Either all once video or split it into 2 parts 🤔

[@JR-li4ik]

Would you sell this car?

[@TysonHugie]

Sold 2 years ago

[@ChrizCrozz]

The stock-ness of it bothers me lol beautiful car tho.

[@TysonHugie]

Thanks!