I had a 97 Integra with 200k+ miles, it was a fun car for a kid. I was driving home from about 30 minutes away, and 10 minutes on the highway I realized it was at 1/4 tank. I always fill up at 1/4 tank to avoid the aforementioned gas scares, so I got off and after accelerating around a U-Turn to get to the closest gas…

Took the long way home from work to enjoy the rebuilt motor in my yellow 96 Integra, and when the road goes to 2 lanes a very clean EF hatch pulls up alongside me. Made small talk with the guy about our cars at the redlight, I happened to mention that I was going to the local drag strip for the Test & tune night to…

Long story short my mother has a sweet tooth despite being a very healthy woman for her age. But one of her weaknesses is Dairy Queen, so I would often make runs to DQ roughly 15 minutes away from my house mostly on 4 lane road. I was 18 and had just spent the last 9 months rebuilding a 1996 Integra, which I would run…

I think any enthusiast has this conundrum when you get deep enough into your “niche” that you start acquiring cars that are REALISTICALLY only good for parts but that you WANT to see back on the road. The gravity of the comparison really pales to the vintage Bimmer scenario, but every now and then I’ll come across an…