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Old Jun 17, 2005 | 10:08 PM
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I took my gf to test drive a 02 ep3 today. her father wil be buying her a car and I suggested it. she can't drive stick to well so i did most the driving. the car salesmen gave us the keys. I do admit i beat on the car a ton in traffic, and what can I say, i had a grin from ear to ear. Wow, this car was so much fun to drive. I always thought the dash mounted shifter was strange but I loved it. These cars grow on me more and more everytime I see em. I think I just might be buying for myself pretty soon...
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Old Jun 17, 2005 | 10:22 PM
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same here, my friend! they ride so smooth, too. =]
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Old Jun 17, 2005 | 10:41 PM
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i did have a lot of body roll but i couldhnt stop smiling it was so much fun
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Old Jun 18, 2005 | 12:55 AM
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pick one up! hehe
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Old Jun 18, 2005 | 07:28 AM
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when i got my car i didnt even hafta test drive it. just put my money down and left
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Old Jun 18, 2005 | 07:34 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by cbmprelude &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I took my gf to test drive a 02 ep3 today. her father wil be buying her a car and I suggested it. she can't drive stick to well so i did most the driving. the car salesmen gave us the keys. I do admit i beat on the car a ton in traffic, and what can I say, i had a grin from ear to ear. Wow, this car was so much fun to drive. I always thought the dash mounted shifter was strange but I loved it. These cars grow on me more and more everytime I see em. I think I just might be buying for myself pretty soon...</TD></TR></TABLE>


Are you 16? (HAHA) just kidding! It took me some time to like my ep3, but 2 years later I absolutly love my car now. (funny thing was a year ago i put it up for sale)
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Old Jun 18, 2005 | 04:51 PM
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i felt the same way when i first drove one, it was a black one with the HFP, man that was fun and it sounded pretty nice and the dash shifer was great.

as for body roll hook it up with some eibachs and you should be fine
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Old Jun 19, 2005 | 07:35 PM
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I'll wait for the new coupe w/ the K series
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Old Jun 19, 2005 | 10:29 PM
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if you think that was fun to drive, then you'd have a heart attack if you test drove a porsche haha.
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Old Jun 21, 2005 | 02:32 AM
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great to hear from guys who admire the minivan
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Old Jun 25, 2005 | 01:31 AM
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ep3's are ******* sweet, they look so much better with an oem lip (if they have one, never seen one with it on)... but yeah :tu
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Old Jun 25, 2005 | 02:58 AM
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We've converted another. "Excellent!"
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Old Jun 26, 2005 | 11:19 PM
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The EP3 is a good car. I've got a friend that drives/loves his everyday, and a friend who had one but was unfortunately in a bad accident on the freeway. The friend that still has his invested in some good suspension -- no more body roll. The friend that got in an accident had surprisingly minimal injury after being thrown around and into a freeway median by a truck. The EP is a good car!
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Old Jul 19, 2005 | 07:30 AM
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YESH! I finally got my parents to let me sell my truck. Now the search is on for a high mileage ep3. I found a high milage yellow but I'm not sure if I like the yellow. Do you guys have any shots of nicely done euro yellows?
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Old Jul 19, 2005 | 08:26 PM
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anyone know a good place to look to find a high mileage one?
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Old Jul 19, 2005 | 09:30 PM
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Yeah I drove a ep3 one time. It's seem like a very fun car. But I still like my DC5 more.
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Old Jul 20, 2005 | 01:06 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by KnightHawkEP &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">when i got my car i didnt even hafta test drive it. just put my money down and left </TD></TR></TABLE>\
me too
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Old Jul 20, 2005 | 01:29 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by KnightHawkEP &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">when i got my car i didnt even hafta test drive it. just put my money down and left </TD></TR></TABLE>SAME HERE
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Old Jul 22, 2005 | 12:46 AM
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haha! that's how it is. my friend kept raggin on my ep3 for the past few months and when i let him drive it, it totally grew on him.. it's just the effect ep3's have on people. :D
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Old Jul 22, 2005 | 05:44 PM
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they handle really good even with stock suspension.. pick one up man.. itz a really good car n savez gas too
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Old Jul 22, 2005 | 08:58 PM
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I really wanted one, but just couldn't convince my wife. I ended getting a gti, which I just traded (after 2 years) for an '05 ex coupe.

Despite most opinions I loved the engine and the smoother powerband. The shifter is the best I've ever driven. The only thing that should be changed is a 6th gear for highway driving.

I loved everything about it but just couldn't convince my wife...
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Old Jul 23, 2005 | 05:25 AM
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i have one and i love it just lower it and put some bars on it and see how big of a difference it makes itll be like night and day. plus you have many options on what you wish to do with seeing how you can use a fair amount of the rsx stuff too
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Old Jul 25, 2005 | 11:07 PM
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went car shopping one day, first ep to much, 2nd EP perfect, bought it after an hour, and drove it home, i couldnt resist the HFP kit.
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Old Jul 26, 2005 | 01:07 AM
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yeah when i first drove the ep3 i loved it. That was until i drove my friends modded rsx-s lol
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Old Jul 26, 2005 | 12:29 PM
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Yeah, I know what you mean. My brother has an 04' EP3. It's very funny to drive. Very spacey in there. Feels like a van sort of, but once you drop it, feels so good. My brother dropped his on some Tiens and the ride is amazing. I always liked the EP3. I say tell her to get it and learn how to drive stick. The stickshift in the front is sorta unusual but you'll get used to it, and so will she...
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