3 Responses to “Honda del Sol thoughts”

1. admin says:

   January 31, 2010 at 2:58 am

   In article <Cs63K8….@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>  
   jf…@dayhoff.med.Virginia.EDU (James F. Dillman) writes:
   > My wife and I are seriously considering buying a Honda del
   > Sol.  Any feedback from current or previous owners would be greatly
   > appreciated.
   

   > Thanks.

   > Jim Dillman
   > jf…@dayhoff.med.virginia.edu

           Get the VTEC, or you’ll have fun in the sun while you get  
   embarassed by every car out there.
                           Mike
2. admin says:

   January 31, 2010 at 2:58 am

   James F. Dillman (jf…@dayhoff.med.Virginia.EDU) wrote:
   : My wife and I are seriously considering buying a Honda del
   : Sol.  Any feedback from current or previous owners would be greatly
   : appreciated.
   

       I bought del Sol VTEC 2 weeks ago & I like it! Let me explain.

       First don’t sucumb to those who claim that the del Sol is not a
   "true sports". It’s not, so there!  That said, not being a true
   sports car doesn’t make the del Sol better or worse than anything else,
   just different.

       To me the del Sol is a fun-to-drive-sporty-economy-car and if you
   get the VTEC it is a fun-to-drive-sporty-PERFORMANCE-OREINTED-economy-car.

       NOTE: For the benifit of all readers, the 1994 del Sol’s come in
             three models: del Sol, del Sol SI and the  del Sol VTEC.
             _Some_ salient features of the different models…

                       del Sol     del Sol SI        del Sol VTEC.
                       ———-  —————   —————      
             engine    102hp       125hp SOHC VTEC   160hp DOHC VTEC
                       [std civic]

             wheels    steel with  5 spoke alloy     5 spoke alloy
                       hubcaps

             outside   manual      power adjust      power adjust
             mirrors

             am/fm     opt?        std?              std?
             cassette

             brakes    drum/disk   4 wheel disk      4 wheel disk

             anti-sway n/a         front             front/rear
             bar

             Other differences include tire size, automatic transmission
   _not_ available on VTEC, power windows on VTEC vs manual on the
   others…going from memory hear so a complete list is not possible.

       So, why did I chose the del Sol VTEC?

       o Cost < $20k
       o Practicality, good gas mileage , large trunk space
       o low insurance rates WRT a "true sports car", approx 25% more than
         my ’92 civic four door.
       o good braking (4 wheel disk remember)
       o good acceleration
       o front wheel drive
       o styling, [I like it. If other readers do not, remember style is
                   is subjective so keep your rebuttals brief ]
       o crisp handling
       o "fun to drive factor" purely a subjective measure

   James, I hope you find this useful. If you have specific questions drop
   me a line.

   –

   Regards,
   Rod Cerkoney

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3. admin says:

   January 31, 2010 at 2:58 am

   My father-in-law owns a del sol and I a miata.  I like the del sol because
   it is quiet, less wind going through the compartment and you can lock it
   up with out as much worry.  He has had no problems what so ever with the car
   and is extremely happy with it.  He is a sports car ethusiast and still
   enjoys the car a great deal.  On the other hand, it does not handle as well
   as the miata or have as much power since he does not have the v-tech engine.
   

   Overall, its a fun, safe and secure car that will give you years of trouble
   free transportation.

   –Kurt
   khsch…@shrsys.hslc.org
   ’93 Cherokee, ’91 Miata