Ken Block is god. =)

The car is still pulling strong as ever. I haven’t spent a single dime on repairs since the build (except for the broken glass – damn you thief!). The CRX has proven again and again to be light years more reliable than my 2005, 60k miles, Subaru Outback. This car has left me speechless in amazement. Now with no radio, speakers or amplifiers and virtually no electronics running in the car, it now gets 40 mpg easy!

My only gripe is the car has developed series of nasty rust spots. First, by the left rear wheel well, now on the A-pillar and all over the damn sunroof…

So, some low-life bastard broke the window of my CRX to steal a 10-year old CD player…! Maybe someone needed a radio that only plays CDs really bad….

A note to the thief: Thief, if you needed a plain ‘ol CD player, good for you. Otherwise, good luck selling it. That thing is worth less than the bunch of quarters in the coin tray that you forgot to take. Not to mention there was an iPod in the glove compartment that you also forgot to take. Was it too dark to see? Forgot the flashlight? Were in a hurry? Of course you were.

Anyway, thanks for taking the cheapest possible item in the whole car. Btw, there was a slim credit card Kenwood remote on the passenger seat that you also forgot to take. Oh, I understand. You couldn’t see it because it was buried under all those pieces of glass you broke. What a shame! You could have made about $12 on eBay with that remote which is about more than twice what the radio is worth.

Oh, there also was a Rockford Fosgate amp in the back. I guess you missed that, too. Also, thanks for kindly unplugging my Kenwood-to-iPod connector instead of cutting it like the rest of the wires including the RCAs. You know, the RCA cables do come off really easily. And lastly, thanks for making my car lighter. It’s faster now!

(p.s. Rockford Fosgate? it’s no longer there. I decided to make my car even lighter while I’m at it.)

Edmund’s Inside Line’s article comparing the Honda CR-Z to 1987 CRX Si…
2011 CR-Z vs. 1987 CRX Si

Of course, there was no comparison. The 1987 CRX crushed the CR-Z in every way. Not only these 2 cars have different purpose, the focus of Honda as a car maker has changed drastically over the past 10 years. It’s unlikely that Honda will be able (nor willing) to produce another car with the original CRX’s spirit.