Honda CRX Page

VI

   As time passed, my newer CRX began to resemble the old one.  I
added most of my electronics and improved the circuitry for even
more control.  New options included projector style foglights,
a new circuit switchboard, an active radar jammer, and a custom
exhaust.  The car wasn't as fast as the old one (116mph compared
to 124 mph), but it cornered just as easily and nimbly as the '84.

   Remember Carlos, the guy who rammed my old car and got away with
it?  The best "revenge" came one day when I was driving back up
to school one morning.  I was zipping along the highway, when I came
up behind his car.  I remembered the license plate... sure enough,
Carlos was driving.  I pulled up alongside and waved hello.

   The look on his face as he saw what appeared to be my old destroyed
car looking better than before was golden.  I am certain he thought
my '86 was the '84 he totalled.  His look completely conveyed that
impression.  I even smiled at him.  I passed him and left him far
behind me.

The story continues with a heart-breaking oil system failure,
snuffing the life out of its little engine.  Following that, a
third CRX, a silver 1987, was purchased with 172,000 miles but the
rear suspension rotted out, leaving the car non-roadworthy.
Incidentally, a Honda with 178,000 miles runs just as well as
my first CRX with 82,000 miles.  They really DO keep coming back
for more!  After the third, though, it was time to move on.

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