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The Shuttlecraft Galileo (1987 Honda Civic DX hatchback / 1985 10Best) (Edit 6/7/18)

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I have a lot of history with this car. It's the only car I've ever owned twice, the first car I can remember buying after logically assessing what made the most sense, the only car I've ever had broken into (twice) and the only car I've ever had to repair because of crash damage. And, so far, one of only two cars I've ever had a sense of emotional attachment to. In the spring of 2005, my (then) wife and I were considering moving out of state. At the time, I was using a 1994 F150 as a daily driver. It was a nice enough truck - SuperCab, 351W, auto transmission. At the first of the year, I had donated the 1991 Tbird we had bought her in late 1996 - before she got pregnant with our son.  I inherited it (twice) when she wanted something with four doors, but it was starting to show it's age and mileage and I was tired of fixing it. Knowing we might move out of California, we took the tax write-off and I drove the truck for awhile.  In looking for somewhere to mo...