Doghouse
Super Member
I'be had four Hondas.
In 1998, when I took early retirement, I was going to buy a new Honda Prelude, but when looking at one in a Honda showroom, my wife, (who doesn't drive), decided it was a "head banger" and with her MS she would have difficulty getting in and out.
"But I could manage with that" she said, indicating the CRV behind us.
I'd never seen one before. I took a test drive and was "sold." So that became our first, I traded it in, in 2005 for another CRV. In March this year I decided, at the age of 85, I didn't need a car that size, given the little amount I drive and it was getting on a bit. So I sold it. Neither CRV had been much bother and even after 20 years everything on the second one still worked, even the air/con which had never even been re-gassed.
I was contemplating another Civic, my original LSI I had new and traded in after three years for the first CRV.
But a little two year-old, Jazz Crosstar with 6000 miles on the clock in black metallic caught my eye at a Honda main dealers. So that's what I've got. It came with a lot of, "IT kit."
But why someone of my age needs a little car with impressive acceleration, that (reputedly), will do 108mph and has eight speakers, just for shopping and taking me and my gear to my golf club, could be questioned. But I really like it.
But there you go. I don't do a lot of driving, but so far, since I've had it, I've not seen another. I don't know if that's good or bad.
As for "stick shifts," at 17, in 1958, I bought a 1937 Austin Seven Ruby convertible, which was a four speed "stick shift" with a crash gear box, on which I taught myself to drive.
So I had to master the art of "double de-clutching," as all drivers of most pre-war cars had to do.
I didn't find it a problem and two months later I passed my test first time. The examiner made it more difficult as he didn't like my new "flashing indicators" I'd put on, to replace the old semaphore arm signals and he made me use hand signals throughout the test.
In 1998, when I took early retirement, I was going to buy a new Honda Prelude, but when looking at one in a Honda showroom, my wife, (who doesn't drive), decided it was a "head banger" and with her MS she would have difficulty getting in and out.
"But I could manage with that" she said, indicating the CRV behind us.
I'd never seen one before. I took a test drive and was "sold." So that became our first, I traded it in, in 2005 for another CRV. In March this year I decided, at the age of 85, I didn't need a car that size, given the little amount I drive and it was getting on a bit. So I sold it. Neither CRV had been much bother and even after 20 years everything on the second one still worked, even the air/con which had never even been re-gassed.
I was contemplating another Civic, my original LSI I had new and traded in after three years for the first CRV.
But a little two year-old, Jazz Crosstar with 6000 miles on the clock in black metallic caught my eye at a Honda main dealers. So that's what I've got. It came with a lot of, "IT kit."
But why someone of my age needs a little car with impressive acceleration, that (reputedly), will do 108mph and has eight speakers, just for shopping and taking me and my gear to my golf club, could be questioned. But I really like it.
But there you go. I don't do a lot of driving, but so far, since I've had it, I've not seen another. I don't know if that's good or bad.
As for "stick shifts," at 17, in 1958, I bought a 1937 Austin Seven Ruby convertible, which was a four speed "stick shift" with a crash gear box, on which I taught myself to drive.
So I had to master the art of "double de-clutching," as all drivers of most pre-war cars had to do.
I didn't find it a problem and two months later I passed my test first time. The examiner made it more difficult as he didn't like my new "flashing indicators" I'd put on, to replace the old semaphore arm signals and he made me use hand signals throughout the test.
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