fatherpain
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- Tom
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- Dec 22, 2018
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- 2018 CTR - CW, 1996 Honda Accord EX coupe
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Well hey...alright! It has officially been (1) year since taking the plunge on the CTR and what a ride (literally) it has been. Have never had so much fun with a car, both driving, maintaining and modding which is a testament to Honda and sadly perhaps an indictment to my sheltered life pertaining to cars, heh. I envy those who have also experienced the S2000, Integra Type R or Mazda RX7 or any other great enthusiast cars out there... because the best I had was a 1996 Acura Integra base model RS, though was heavy into car audio back then.
Probably would still be on the sidelines had I not taken my youngest son to look at the car last December 1st. Almost escaped the Honda dealership with my wallet intact...was throwing out all kinds of excuses to the sales guy about why I wasn’t ready to buy at that moment and was home free...when my son literally begged “Please get it Dad PUHleeeeeeze!!” Note to self: next time I’m not serious and just want to look, go by myself.
Anyway I did not escape the salesman that fateful night, (my mother-in-law’s birthday no less).. and I’ve been having a blast ever since. Still smile each time I get behind the wheel, it has not gotten old. Then again, modding and learning to maintain the car hasn’t allowed things to really get stale. That said I’d probably feel the same if the car was still stock. Such a fantastic machine
What also has not gotten stale is this website and all the posters that make CivicX a fun and informative place to visit. There’s always something interesting to read every day on a variety of the sub forums.
Did not have a build plan or goal other than wanted to add an aftermarket exhaust to improve the sound.. then caught mod fever and it has snowballed from there...My wife has started to catch on and now asks what kind of new car, needs to be worked on so much? Heh... don’t worry about her, there are plenty of landscape mods and home improvement mods she has in mind, sigh.
I’m setting a goal of finally taking the car to the track and to get tuned. One of my retired friends has been pushing me to join him out there. It just seems like there are more mods needed to have a good experience...then again, I’m probably not close to being competent enough to push the car’s current limits anyways, lol.
My oldest son turns 16 in July and I need to start thinking about a car for him.. so not sure how much I’ll be able to continue to throw at the CTR, heh. He wants new (of course) but I’m thinking used...considered letting him cut his teeth on my old faithful 96 Accord.. but I kind of need that car as a solid backup ride. If anyone has car suggestions please lmk, I’m all ears
My mod pace will likely slow for year 2.... I’ve also racked up 24k miles in only a year, so another goal will be to limit my driving to 12k miles or less this next year. For that to happen, I’ll need to start driving the old put put 96 Honda Accord more, heh.
Have held off on (2) major mods that seem very important on this platform: wheels and a tune. Hoping to be able to do one or both next year, we’ll see
Probably would still be on the sidelines had I not taken my youngest son to look at the car last December 1st. Almost escaped the Honda dealership with my wallet intact...was throwing out all kinds of excuses to the sales guy about why I wasn’t ready to buy at that moment and was home free...when my son literally begged “Please get it Dad PUHleeeeeeze!!” Note to self: next time I’m not serious and just want to look, go by myself.
Anyway I did not escape the salesman that fateful night, (my mother-in-law’s birthday no less).. and I’ve been having a blast ever since. Still smile each time I get behind the wheel, it has not gotten old. Then again, modding and learning to maintain the car hasn’t allowed things to really get stale. That said I’d probably feel the same if the car was still stock. Such a fantastic machine
What also has not gotten stale is this website and all the posters that make CivicX a fun and informative place to visit. There’s always something interesting to read every day on a variety of the sub forums.
Did not have a build plan or goal other than wanted to add an aftermarket exhaust to improve the sound.. then caught mod fever and it has snowballed from there...My wife has started to catch on and now asks what kind of new car, needs to be worked on so much? Heh... don’t worry about her, there are plenty of landscape mods and home improvement mods she has in mind, sigh.
I’m setting a goal of finally taking the car to the track and to get tuned. One of my retired friends has been pushing me to join him out there. It just seems like there are more mods needed to have a good experience...then again, I’m probably not close to being competent enough to push the car’s current limits anyways, lol.
My oldest son turns 16 in July and I need to start thinking about a car for him.. so not sure how much I’ll be able to continue to throw at the CTR, heh. He wants new (of course) but I’m thinking used...considered letting him cut his teeth on my old faithful 96 Accord.. but I kind of need that car as a solid backup ride. If anyone has car suggestions please lmk, I’m all ears
My mod pace will likely slow for year 2.... I’ve also racked up 24k miles in only a year, so another goal will be to limit my driving to 12k miles or less this next year. For that to happen, I’ll need to start driving the old put put 96 Honda Accord more, heh.
Have held off on (2) major mods that seem very important on this platform: wheels and a tune. Hoping to be able to do one or both next year, we’ll see
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