Was picking up some parts today, got back in my car, and noticed a 4-door Civic Si parked in front of me. Still had all the silly plastic thingies on it. It got my attention, so I jumped out and scoured it.
I didn't spend much time, but it is a pretty attractive car, has the same engine as the RSX-S, 4-doors, a very nice interior (as far as economy cars go), and according to the salesman it has a very good power to weight ratio, which makes it as fast as my S2000... Yeah, gotta love salesmen. MSRP was $22k, but he said he had a few in stock so deals were ready to be made.
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Thank god Honda is "getting it" again after half a decade or so of blandness.
Add yet another to my list of potential next cars  We now stand at: IS350 or 300, Civic Si Sedan, Civic Si Hatch, Forester XT, G35, TL-S, TSX, Legacy GT.
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2 wheels: '12 Surly Cross-Check Custom | '14 Trek Madone 2.1 105 | '17 Norco Threshold SL Force 1 | '17 Norco Revolver 9.2 FS | '18 BMC Roadmachine 02 Two | '19 Norco Search XR Steel (Formerly '97 Honda VFR750F, '05 Giant TCR 2, '15 WeThePeople Atlas 24, '10 Scott Scale 29er XT, '11 Cervelo R3 Rival, '12 Ridley X-Fire Red)
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those seats look awesome
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The exterior doesn't do it for me... looks like a Stratus buttfucked a TSX.
I'm pretty sure I dig the large center tach and heads up speedo though.
I'm opinion prolly means little to nothing because I'm an eurowhore though.
'76 911S | '14 328xi | '17 GTI | In memoriam: '08 848, '85 944
"Here, at last, is the cure for texting while driving. The millions of deaths which occur every year due to the iPhone’s ability to stream the Kim K/Ray-J video in 4G could all be avoided, every last one of them, if the government issued everyone a Seventies 911 and made sure they always left the house five minutes later than they’d wanted to. It would help if it could be made to rain as well. Full attention on the road. Guaranteed." -Jack Baruth
ugly as sin, and the performance specs would be passable...if it were 2002. It will sell a few because of the H on the hood, but its far from impressive.
Evan Wrote:ugly as sin, and the performance specs would be passable...if it were 2002. It will sell a few because of the H on the hood, but its far from impressive.
Its nothing revolutionary but its a pretty nice package for a econo-box @ $20k. 200hp, 6 speed, honda reliability, should be a fun chassis to toss around. Maybe I'll go get a test drive.
(09-25-2019, 03:18 PM)V1GiLaNtE Wrote: I think you need to see a mental health professional.
why does the view from the drivers seat remind me of the bridge on the starship enterprise? I bet if you could look to the right you'd see riker...
.RJ Wrote:Its nothing revolutionary but its a pretty nice package for a econo-box @ $20k. 200hp, 6 speed, honda reliability, should be a fun chassis to toss around. Maybe I'll go get a test drive.
Maybe inflation has left me behind but $20k seems like a lot of money for an "econo-box" no? I mean for that price I'm getting an '06 Mazda6. Actually, I'd probably sell plasma to get the extra $4-5k for a Mazdaspeed6.
The Si is probably an awesome car... if you're in high school.
'76 911S | '14 328xi | '17 GTI | In memoriam: '08 848, '85 944
"Here, at last, is the cure for texting while driving. The millions of deaths which occur every year due to the iPhone’s ability to stream the Kim K/Ray-J video in 4G could all be avoided, every last one of them, if the government issued everyone a Seventies 911 and made sure they always left the house five minutes later than they’d wanted to. It would help if it could be made to rain as well. Full attention on the road. Guaranteed." -Jack Baruth
I think calling a car that has 200HP, LSD, and 6spd an "econobox" would be misclassifying it a bit. Unless the ITR was an econobox.
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Apoc Wrote:I mean for that price I'm getting an '06 Mazda6.
I guess its just a matter of brand preference then. For the same MSRP you can get a V6 5-speed Mazda 6. The honda resale will probably be a little better in the end.
(09-25-2019, 03:18 PM)V1GiLaNtE Wrote: I think you need to see a mental health professional.
.RJ Wrote:Apoc Wrote:I mean for that price I'm getting an '06 Mazda6.
I guess its just a matter of brand preference then. For the same MSRP you can get a V6 5-speed Mazda 6. The honda resale will probably be a little better in the end.
Lets call it a "not driving an ugly car" preferece. :wink:
'76 911S | '14 328xi | '17 GTI | In memoriam: '08 848, '85 944
"Here, at last, is the cure for texting while driving. The millions of deaths which occur every year due to the iPhone’s ability to stream the Kim K/Ray-J video in 4G could all be avoided, every last one of them, if the government issued everyone a Seventies 911 and made sure they always left the house five minutes later than they’d wanted to. It would help if it could be made to rain as well. Full attention on the road. Guaranteed." -Jack Baruth
doesnt this car still have the same shitty suspension that the RSX did?
Evan Wrote:doesnt this car still have the same shitty suspension that the RSX did? Same Macstruts but apparently they fixed the motion ratio problem with the rear suspension.
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i think the only thing i don't like about this car is the exterior styling and the fact that it's FWD.
i think it's hot though
I'd prefer an MS3.
Hatch + Turbo = whupass.
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white_2kgt Wrote:why does the view from the drivers seat remind me of the bridge on the starship enterprise? I bet if you could look to the right you'd see riker...
Viewscreen on.
I remember reading a newspaper article a few years ago about considering the civic an up-and-coming vehicle. The body panel tolerances were getting very close, relative to the cars it was marketed against, it was starting to get better features, and so forth. I feel like the Fit is going to be the bottom run replacement for this go 'round and it'll be looked at much the same way we look at the Civic now... until then I guess the real Civic is making small steps out of the econobox-basic hole, into something a little nicer. A car for the first time professional or something.
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asteele2 Wrote:A car for the first time professional or something.
Isn't that what Kia's commercials say they are? Yay Korea!
'76 911S | '14 328xi | '17 GTI | In memoriam: '08 848, '85 944
"Here, at last, is the cure for texting while driving. The millions of deaths which occur every year due to the iPhone’s ability to stream the Kim K/Ray-J video in 4G could all be avoided, every last one of them, if the government issued everyone a Seventies 911 and made sure they always left the house five minutes later than they’d wanted to. It would help if it could be made to rain as well. Full attention on the road. Guaranteed." -Jack Baruth
Apoc Wrote:asteele2 Wrote:A car for the first time professional or something.
Isn't that what Kia's commercials say they are? Yay Korea! Andrew's on to something though. The cars that used to be stripper econoboxes are growing up a bit. Best example is the Mazda 3. It used to be the Protege and before that the 323. Neither car was what you'd call a 'destination car', but now the 3 is rather nice.
The Civic is getting that way too, which is partly how the Fit came into existence.
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Past: 2018 Honda Civic Type-R, 2015 Yamaha R1, 2009 BMW M3, 2013 Aprilia RSV4R, 2006 Honda Ridgeline, 2006 Porsche Cayman S, 2012 Ducati 1199, 2009 Subaru WRX, 2008 CBR1000RR, 2009 Kawasaki ZX-6R, 2000 Toyota Tundra, 2005 Honda CBR600RR, 1996 Acura Integra GS-R, 1996 Acura Integra GS-R, 1997 Honda Civic EX
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So Mike you decided not to go to work because of the inclement weather, but still made it to the Honda dealership to pick up parts? Hrmm.
I like the Si Sedan, it has an attractive interior, but my current car is hopefully the last FWD car I get.
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Feersty Wrote:So Mike you decided not to go to work because of the inclement weather, but still made it to the Honda dealership to pick up parts? Hrmm.
WTF? Did his boss ask you to keep tabs?
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