AyeeDoniss

Hey Honda-Tech! I'm Adonis and I just joined the forums. Have heard a lot of good things about this community and would like to give it a try :D!

I'm 16 years old and my parents are getting me a new car for my birthday/christmas present. They told me my budget was $7-9grand and should last me until college (3-4 years) since this is probably the only car that they will ever buy me.

I was looking into the RSX/Type - S and had a few questions with it
-Is there any known problems with the car?
-Whats a good mileage on the car for the price?
-What not to buy/what to buy (Salvage title/modded/what not)
-Insurance rates on it considering I am a teen
-Is it bad to buy a semi-modded car from the dealer

This will be my first car and have been considering an RSX for quite awhile now.
I plan on maintaining this car very well.
My daily commute is usually going to school and the gym. (Pretty much point a to point b)

Thank you guys so much for helping! Really do appreciate it.
P.S Not spoiled, (Asian Household) + Good Grades = Award

Timmerrr

Just make sure all the regular maintenance has been done on the car. If you want the car to handle well don't buy something that is lowered excessively because that ruins the handling characteristics of these cars. If i was you try and find one that is stock and a little less expensive and do the mods that you want. It teaches you how to work on the car, you get it exactly how you want it and then you don't have to deal with any possible mess ups someone else made. As for millage as long as the car had the timing chains and such replaced after 100k and is running healthy, the k series motor is one of the most reliable that honda has ever made. Also don't buy a car with cheap suspension mods, no lowering springs on stock shocks or raceland coilovers, They blow out struts and the ride sucks

B serious

iTrader: (1)

Try to find a clean, stock one. Try to find a 05-06 if you can.

Insurance is probably going to be awful. Good thing you're not paying for it

There aren't many known defects that you'd be able to detect. Just make sure there aren't any CELs on and that the car runs well. If its stock...it was likely driven in a more gentle manner.