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Post #594123

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captainsolo
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What do you drive?
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Date created
7-Sep-2012, 2:55 AM

1987 Acura Integra LS 4 door white with light blue interior. This isn't my photo, and this one's in a lot better cosmetic shape.

The 4 door version is much rarer than the 2 door.  Mine has a broken a/c, headliner nearly gone, slow gas gauge, power windows that act up, broken stereo and cassette, but still this is the best car I've ever driven. It was my first car and I keep coming back to it. (Plus it doesn't die!) Modern cars always make me feel awkward when driving them, I don't know if it's because I have a weird frame or head or something but I just can't stand driving them. Then there's all the plastics they use nowadays that constantly off-gas and give me a massive headache.

The funniest quirk is that the right flip up light is broken so that it always stays up, as if it's winking permanently. At one point I attached some pieces of black paper and felt to look like eyelashes. ;)

Over 215K and she still purrs and gets good mileage. And this is with an automatic too. (Not that I'm any good with stick, but I've never had the opportunity to really practice.) Great grip, power steering is fantastic which always gives me the impression that she's very nimble, and surprisingly for a 25 year old car pretty quick acceleration.

It also helps that this is the same car driven by Chow Yun-fat in The Killer. (That was a head explode moment when I realized this. though it was the Japanese version with the Honda branding.)

I did name her, and like a ship it had to be a she. The name is because of the personality and origin. Akiko or Aki for short. Yes, I named my car after a Bond girl. Go figure.