Today I have owned my 1992 GSR for 20 years. I bought it with 22 miles on the odometer for $23,500 out the door and now it has 275,000 miles on it. I never thought that I would keep it for this long. I have thought about trading it in a million times, but it’s like part of the family now. I still use it as my daily driver.
When I bought my first Integra LS Special in 1991 there was a red NSX on the show room and I tried to convince my dad to let me buy that, by he just laughed at me. He said that I would just kill myself in that car. Of all the cars I thought about trading the GSR in for, I just couldn’t see wasting the money on them when I really wanted the NSX. I finally bought one 3½ years ago. I was going to sell the GSR and just daily drive the NSX. My wife convinced me to keep the GSR and just use the NSX for fun days.
I’ve still thought about getting a new daily driver just so I wouldn’t have to deal with all of the little things that keep breaking on the GSR. It’s still way cheaper than a monthly car payment though. I really want an Aston Martin Vantage but I think that might be a while.
I have written down my fuel costs and mileage since I bought the car also. My wife hates driving my car because I still make her write down the mileage when we get gas. Here are some pictures of the numbers and prices. I wish gas was still the same price that it was in 1992.
Back in 92
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77781443@N07/6967335363/" title="integra gas 001 by v-tecpwr, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7036/6967335363_31286a75ea.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="integra gas 001"></a>
From 2002
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77781443@N07/6821214124/" title="integra gas 002 by v-tecpwr, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7188/6821214124_ae4ebcff64.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="integra gas 002"></a>
Present
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77781443@N07/6821214320/" title="integra gas 003 by v-tecpwr, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7203/6821214320_cb16e42d36.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="integra gas 003"></a>
I just had the seats recovered again for the second time. I updated it and put heated seats in. I don’t know how I lived without them for the last 20 years. The last time I did leather was in 1997, and it was time to do it again. The rear seats still looked brand new of course, but the front were getting pretty tired. The rest of the interior is still holding up great. There are a few scratches on the center console, but the dash still looks great.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77781443@N07/6967393585/" title="DSC_0081 by v-tecpwr, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7185/6967393585_b7ce94ea62.jpg" width="500" height="332" alt="DSC_0081"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77781443@N07/6967393677/" title="DSC_0063 by v-tecpwr, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7195/6967393677_28aa0ae6b8.jpg" width="500" height="332" alt="DSC_0063"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77781443@N07/6967393469/" title="DSC_0080 by v-tecpwr, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7062/6967393469_fafc80fbfc.jpg" width="332" height="500" alt="DSC_0080"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77781443@N07/6967393377/" title="DSC_0085 by v-tecpwr, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7207/6967393377_debf4ff18c.jpg" width="500" height="332" alt="DSC_0085"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77781443@N07/6821271430/" title="DSC_0070 by v-tecpwr, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7062/6821271430_64d1019b92.jpg" width="500" height="332" alt="DSC_0070"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77781443@N07/6967393205/" title="DSC_0071 by v-tecpwr, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7182/6967393205_1342ba63b1.jpg" width="500" height="332" alt="DSC_0071"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77781443@N07/6967393085/" title="DSC_0079 by v-tecpwr, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7055/6967393085_df96bb2ee1.jpg" width="332" height="500" alt="DSC_0079"></a>
I put suspension on the car back in 1993. I changed the shocks out about 3 years ago. I got 200,000 miles out of a set of Tokiko Illuminas. They came with the lifetime warranty, so I got the new set for free.
I put a Wings West Kit on it in 1997 or 98. I changed the front end to a 90-91 front so I could use the Kit from that year on it.
I have put this car thru the wringer. I delivered pizza in it for about 8 years. I figure about 100,000 miles or so are delivery miles. I also tracked the car for about 12 years. I haven’t taken it to the track much lately, but I need to start doing it again. I have blown up a few transmissions and engines, but I can’t complain from all the abuse that I have given it.
I hope it still looks good in another 10 years. I think it’s time to change the wheels again. I’ve had these on for 10 years now. I’m thinking about Advan RG2’s but I can’t decide. I have an old set of Momo Quasars that I had on the car in 93 still in the shed, but they are about 20 pounds a piece for 15x7’s. Maybe I’ll get them refinished again and throw them on for fun.
Here are some pictures as it sits now.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77781443@N07/6968015361/" title="DSC_0029 by v-tecpwr, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7205/6968015361_5d93fd5143.jpg" width="500" height="332" alt="DSC_0029"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77781443@N07/6968015721/" title="DSC_0030 by v-tecpwr, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7179/6968015721_6bda632fb9.jpg" width="500" height="332" alt="DSC_0030"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77781443@N07/6968016185/" title="DSC_0034 by v-tecpwr, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7070/6968016185_e51238c517.jpg" width="500" height="332" alt="DSC_0034"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77781443@N07/6821893730/" title="DSC_0004 by v-tecpwr, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7207/6821893730_80161c7524.jpg" width="500" height="332" alt="DSC_0004"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77781443@N07/6821893948/" title="DSC_0038 by v-tecpwr, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7043/6821893948_297355aa6e.jpg" width="500" height="332" alt="DSC_0038"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77781443@N07/6821894200/" title="DSC_0021 by v-tecpwr, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7192/6821894200_6719307bcf.jpg" width="500" height="332" alt="DSC_0021"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77781443@N07/6968017177/" title="DSC_0055 by v-tecpwr, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7200/6968017177_381ca18f7c.jpg" width="500" height="332" alt="DSC_0055"></a>
And here is one more with the NSX.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77781443@N07/6968017463/" title="DSC_0013 by v-tecpwr, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7062/6968017463_d9737b26a3.jpg" width="500" height="332" alt="DSC_0013"></a>
When I bought my first Integra LS Special in 1991 there was a red NSX on the show room and I tried to convince my dad to let me buy that, by he just laughed at me. He said that I would just kill myself in that car. Of all the cars I thought about trading the GSR in for, I just couldn’t see wasting the money on them when I really wanted the NSX. I finally bought one 3½ years ago. I was going to sell the GSR and just daily drive the NSX. My wife convinced me to keep the GSR and just use the NSX for fun days.
I’ve still thought about getting a new daily driver just so I wouldn’t have to deal with all of the little things that keep breaking on the GSR. It’s still way cheaper than a monthly car payment though. I really want an Aston Martin Vantage but I think that might be a while.
I have written down my fuel costs and mileage since I bought the car also. My wife hates driving my car because I still make her write down the mileage when we get gas. Here are some pictures of the numbers and prices. I wish gas was still the same price that it was in 1992.
Back in 92
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77781443@N07/6967335363/" title="integra gas 001 by v-tecpwr, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7036/6967335363_31286a75ea.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="integra gas 001"></a>
From 2002
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77781443@N07/6821214124/" title="integra gas 002 by v-tecpwr, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7188/6821214124_ae4ebcff64.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="integra gas 002"></a>
Present
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77781443@N07/6821214320/" title="integra gas 003 by v-tecpwr, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7203/6821214320_cb16e42d36.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="integra gas 003"></a>
I just had the seats recovered again for the second time. I updated it and put heated seats in. I don’t know how I lived without them for the last 20 years. The last time I did leather was in 1997, and it was time to do it again. The rear seats still looked brand new of course, but the front were getting pretty tired. The rest of the interior is still holding up great. There are a few scratches on the center console, but the dash still looks great.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77781443@N07/6967393585/" title="DSC_0081 by v-tecpwr, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7185/6967393585_b7ce94ea62.jpg" width="500" height="332" alt="DSC_0081"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77781443@N07/6967393677/" title="DSC_0063 by v-tecpwr, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7195/6967393677_28aa0ae6b8.jpg" width="500" height="332" alt="DSC_0063"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77781443@N07/6967393469/" title="DSC_0080 by v-tecpwr, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7062/6967393469_fafc80fbfc.jpg" width="332" height="500" alt="DSC_0080"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77781443@N07/6967393377/" title="DSC_0085 by v-tecpwr, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7207/6967393377_debf4ff18c.jpg" width="500" height="332" alt="DSC_0085"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77781443@N07/6821271430/" title="DSC_0070 by v-tecpwr, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7062/6821271430_64d1019b92.jpg" width="500" height="332" alt="DSC_0070"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77781443@N07/6967393205/" title="DSC_0071 by v-tecpwr, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7182/6967393205_1342ba63b1.jpg" width="500" height="332" alt="DSC_0071"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77781443@N07/6967393085/" title="DSC_0079 by v-tecpwr, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7055/6967393085_df96bb2ee1.jpg" width="332" height="500" alt="DSC_0079"></a>
I put suspension on the car back in 1993. I changed the shocks out about 3 years ago. I got 200,000 miles out of a set of Tokiko Illuminas. They came with the lifetime warranty, so I got the new set for free.
I put a Wings West Kit on it in 1997 or 98. I changed the front end to a 90-91 front so I could use the Kit from that year on it.
I have put this car thru the wringer. I delivered pizza in it for about 8 years. I figure about 100,000 miles or so are delivery miles. I also tracked the car for about 12 years. I haven’t taken it to the track much lately, but I need to start doing it again. I have blown up a few transmissions and engines, but I can’t complain from all the abuse that I have given it.
I hope it still looks good in another 10 years. I think it’s time to change the wheels again. I’ve had these on for 10 years now. I’m thinking about Advan RG2’s but I can’t decide. I have an old set of Momo Quasars that I had on the car in 93 still in the shed, but they are about 20 pounds a piece for 15x7’s. Maybe I’ll get them refinished again and throw them on for fun.
Here are some pictures as it sits now.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77781443@N07/6968015361/" title="DSC_0029 by v-tecpwr, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7205/6968015361_5d93fd5143.jpg" width="500" height="332" alt="DSC_0029"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77781443@N07/6968015721/" title="DSC_0030 by v-tecpwr, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7179/6968015721_6bda632fb9.jpg" width="500" height="332" alt="DSC_0030"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77781443@N07/6968016185/" title="DSC_0034 by v-tecpwr, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7070/6968016185_e51238c517.jpg" width="500" height="332" alt="DSC_0034"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77781443@N07/6821893730/" title="DSC_0004 by v-tecpwr, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7207/6821893730_80161c7524.jpg" width="500" height="332" alt="DSC_0004"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77781443@N07/6821893948/" title="DSC_0038 by v-tecpwr, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7043/6821893948_297355aa6e.jpg" width="500" height="332" alt="DSC_0038"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77781443@N07/6821894200/" title="DSC_0021 by v-tecpwr, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7192/6821894200_6719307bcf.jpg" width="500" height="332" alt="DSC_0021"></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77781443@N07/6968017177/" title="DSC_0055 by v-tecpwr, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7200/6968017177_381ca18f7c.jpg" width="500" height="332" alt="DSC_0055"></a>
And here is one more with the NSX.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/77781443@N07/6968017463/" title="DSC_0013 by v-tecpwr, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7062/6968017463_d9737b26a3.jpg" width="500" height="332" alt="DSC_0013"></a>
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