Back in the day when I launched enthusiastically in to 'classic' Civic ownership, I fondly imagined that parts sourcing would be a doddle - after all it's a Civic, how hard can it be?
When my AeroDeck was attacked by the cat thieves, as they cut either side, I had to replace three sections as front pipe & middle scrapped (great). Guy doing the fitting (I don't enjoy fitting exhausts) couldn't find a front pipe. After a really lengthy run-around I managed to find what looked like the only option, which proved to be a poor fit putting the whole system out of line & it now makes a racket where it intermittently touches the underbody. (Just to mention, even the exhaust is AeroDeck specific).
One other example - idle control. Plenty of scope on this, but all cheap & nasty aka Chinese copies. Just for entertainment I asked a Honda dealership for price & availability; great news, they're still available, price of £680 + VAT!
Are the other three AeroDeck owners in the UK facing similar problems? It seems the combination of model rarity & lack of parts remanufacture is killing the cars off.
(If anybody has a shed full of NOS please let me know)
Ivor
