Nah, my car is 56 years old and still running. Point me to a 56 year old Civic still on the road. I don’t hate Civics, but as a Californian, I am annoyed by the owners/drivers of Civics, just as I am BMW, Porsche, Tesla, and Mercedes drivers. And newer Mustang owners are just Civic owners but they have more money.
Civic owners are only different in that they think deleting the cat, deleting the muffler, and adding AutoZone stick-on ricer specials will make their car faster (none of them do). My cars got an engine putting out twice the power of a Civic but I don’t need to make it the loudest fart can on the planet. In fact, I have dual mufflers installed, one for each bank, as I have a separated dual exhaust. I don’t ever feel the need to race from a stop light, because I don’t have anything to prove and I don’t care. Go ahead, be stupid and get a speeding/exhibition of speed ticket. I’ll be driving past em grinning all day long.
Racing is for the track. Not the street. It is unfortunate that Civic owners seem to ignore this the most, but thems the breaks. In the old days it used to be Chevy and GM guys here in the States, but at some point in the 90s it switched to JDM guys, primarily Civic owners. And don’t get me wrong, I miss the 90s/00s West Coast car scene just as much as everyone else. But that doesn’t mean that I think people should be racing on the street.
I mean, obviously I am not talking about people outside of the car scene. Grandma and grandpa who own a stock Civic from 1973 arent in the demographic I am talking about. Let’s not be intellectually dishonest, I know you know what I am talking about.
I miss the 90s/00s West Coast car scene just as much as everyone else.
I can tell, this whole discussion is transporting me back to the “import vs muscle car” bs from high school
Try being less angry my dude. The civic modding scene is kinda dead outside the type R, but they have always made great enthusiast’s cars with a little work. Great, high revving engines that make decent power, good chassis, excellent suspension.
Btw, the street racers around my neck of the woods are mostly driving cars with V6s or V8s. I can’t leave the house past 11 without someone in a Hellcat or Corvette trying to get me to do pulls on the freeway.
I’d love to point you to a 56 year old Civic but I’m sad to say that’s impossible as they were first introduced in 1972.
Most Civics are getting a bad wrap from 350Z owners because I rarely ever see an SI or an R racing anything. More or less, they commute bros to and from shit. Even modified ones, usually the driver just likes mountain roads.
Mine’s lowered with BC coils and has a shift kit on it but it’s mostly just for feel. I’m not racing anything. Just enjoying my peppy little dude.
But I get it, some of these cars are like tossing a skateboard at 75mph down the road, they get all kinds of torn up if kids don’t take care of them.
Nah, my car is 56 years old and still running. Point me to a 56 year old Civic still on the road. I don’t hate Civics, but as a Californian, I am annoyed by the owners/drivers of Civics, just as I am BMW, Porsche, Tesla, and Mercedes drivers. And newer Mustang owners are just Civic owners but they have more money.
Civic owners are only different in that they think deleting the cat, deleting the muffler, and adding AutoZone stick-on ricer specials will make their car faster (none of them do). My cars got an engine putting out twice the power of a Civic but I don’t need to make it the loudest fart can on the planet. In fact, I have dual mufflers installed, one for each bank, as I have a separated dual exhaust. I don’t ever feel the need to race from a stop light, because I don’t have anything to prove and I don’t care. Go ahead, be stupid and get a speeding/exhibition of speed ticket. I’ll be driving past em grinning all day long.
Racing is for the track. Not the street. It is unfortunate that Civic owners seem to ignore this the most, but thems the breaks. In the old days it used to be Chevy and GM guys here in the States, but at some point in the 90s it switched to JDM guys, primarily Civic owners. And don’t get me wrong, I miss the 90s/00s West Coast car scene just as much as everyone else. But that doesn’t mean that I think people should be racing on the street.
I mean, obviously I am not talking about people outside of the car scene. Grandma and grandpa who own a stock Civic from 1973 arent in the demographic I am talking about. Let’s not be intellectually dishonest, I know you know what I am talking about.
I can tell, this whole discussion is transporting me back to the “import vs muscle car” bs from high school
Try being less angry my dude. The civic modding scene is kinda dead outside the type R, but they have always made great enthusiast’s cars with a little work. Great, high revving engines that make decent power, good chassis, excellent suspension.
Btw, the street racers around my neck of the woods are mostly driving cars with V6s or V8s. I can’t leave the house past 11 without someone in a Hellcat or Corvette trying to get me to do pulls on the freeway.
I’d love to point you to a 56 year old Civic but I’m sad to say that’s impossible as they were first introduced in 1972.
Most Civics are getting a bad wrap from 350Z owners because I rarely ever see an SI or an R racing anything. More or less, they commute bros to and from shit. Even modified ones, usually the driver just likes mountain roads.
Mine’s lowered with BC coils and has a shift kit on it but it’s mostly just for feel. I’m not racing anything. Just enjoying my peppy little dude.
But I get it, some of these cars are like tossing a skateboard at 75mph down the road, they get all kinds of torn up if kids don’t take care of them.