The Story

Well the time has come to part ways with my civic. This was a hard decision for me as all my friends can attest having heard me tell them more than a few times that I was going to sell it. I just never could bring myself to do so. A healthy mixture of events and circumstances have lead me to finally do so. Click on the "Read More..." link below for the story of this car.

I've wanted this exact car since I saw a lime green one with a full Bomex kit built by HP motorsports in SuperStreet mag back in 2000. It took me a few years to get one, which was fine because while I was saving money for it, I fell out of my ricer stage before I even got into it.

When I got my first EH2 hatch I was 24 and only had 2 kids, so it wasn't all that bad. It was teal and work progressed slowly. I started with an Apex-i WorldSport 2 exhaust because my OEM exhaust was rusted out and I failed my safety inspection in November of 2005. That next spring I got new Falken Azenis, Rota Circuit 8 wheels and a full Omni Power Sport Coilover kit, front upper adjustable camber plates and rear LCA's. That summer I autocrossed the crap out of my car and took 1st place overall in STS class. I then decided Miller Motorsports Park would be my next target. Little did I know, that it would destroy my engine. As I was being towed from Tooele to Clearfield, I was scheming how to convince my wife that I needed not only a new motor, but a bigger/better/faster motor. A couple months later I was the proud owner of a JDM B18C GSR mated to a JDM B16 LSD Tranny. 1 Autocross later and 2 months of fun in the sun, winter hit and I put my donuts on.

December of 2006, I was rearended by some lady on a cell phone, totaling my car. I bought it back from the insurance company for $600 and bought this current hatch with the remaining money. The two cars sat in my driveway (teal car) and garage (blue car) till the summer of 2007 when it was warm enough to swap the motor and I wasn't in school. Things went smoothly with the swap. No CEL's or mechanical issues.

A couple things were however different in my life. Still married (thankfully) but with 2 more children and a proud owner of a big fat mortgage. I had my dream race car, that only got to do not so dreamy commuting to work. I don't have the time/money to use this car for it's purpose and that's the main reason why I'm selling it. As I mentioned, there are some other factors as well. My wife and I are refinancing our home this August, I'm too old to have a toy as my daily driver and I need to be able to transport at least part of my family from time to time. I'm going to miss this car terribly as we've been through a lot together, and sometime down the road I hope to obtain another EH2 and start the process over again.