Do you miss your ITR? I'm going through some early remorse before I even have a buyer lined up for mine. All my friends are giving me shiat for selling. Some of their reasons NOT to sell are starting to stick.

 

Sold. Not missing her too badly, because...

... b00st ownz







Turbo Pig


[Modified by Splat, 6:32 PM 7/21/2002]

 

I was thinking of letting mine go to pay off a few bills etc... but it's just not worth it for how much of a Honda/Acura enthusiast I am... If I sold it I know I'd end up miserable and looking for another ITR... so why bother? Hehe..

 

i know a guy that sold his R with intention to get a supra. He ended up with a toyota camery.
poor guy.

 

i CANT live without my R

i guess i will never sell or trade with other car

but now it's in a body shop for over a month and now i miss my car like ****

 

adidas superstars.

 

i knew this one guy who sold his R, he died the next day!! J/K. What do you plan on getting if you end up selling it?


[Modified by whatREDLINE, 4:21 PM 7/21/2002]

 

i sold my first one, ... now i have another cuz i missed it. And, I'm again selling it. *shrugs*

Then again, this is the 24th car I've owned... so I tend to go through them quickly.

 

My 98 was stolen...Then i got a 97

 

stolen
same here
now I have an EG that would blow away the R
however I still miss and am looking for another 98R

 

As you guys know, my '98 ITR was stolen earlier this year and has never been recovered. I miss it every time I see a CW ITR. I now have a Suzuka Blue Pearl S2000!

 

would you do it again if you could? In other words are you happier with the s2k than you were with the ITR? i've always been curious about people that 'moved up' to the st00k

 

I'm happy about the fact that I don't have to worry about the S2K as much unlike the ITR. I'm definitely happy every time I drive my S2000. I definitely would buy another CW ITR again IF I COULD! Meaning if I had a place to garage it and lock it up. This was the deciding factor for me not to buy another ITR.

 

My 97CW R got totaled back in 12/99, I did tell myself to grow up and buy something civilized but after hard thoughts and
my friend's support, I bought a 00 . Now 2 yrs later, I drive a 94 Tercel beater for work and leavethe R for sunny days and weekend. Now I do have thoughts of S2K because of headache in theft but my gf who owns 01 Celica GTS w/ action package tells me i would much regretted it. Its a tough decisions being a car guy!
Good Luck on a wise decisions.
ed lee

 

I sold not one but two ITR's. (see signature) My reasons for selling were good ones. I was able to save money and buy a house after selling the first one and when I was laid off after 9-11, with a pregnant wife and a mortgage, I figured it was time to sell the second one. But now I am back on my feet and looking to purchase another CW ITR. My advice is, don't sell it unless you absolutely have to. You will regret it. I check Autotrader daily to see new posts for 98 ITR's and visit HT everyday and constantly get jealous of all the guys and gals on the board who are customizing their R's. This may sound a little Psycho but I have a shrine for my first ITR. I have the brochure framed along with the Realtime Racing Comptech ITR race car poster that Acura sent me after purchasing the ITR in 98' and I have the Window sticker framed with several pictures of my car at the track. BTW, I now share a 2000 VW Jetta with my wife.

 

Wow...you guys too are making me re-think this.

 

yeah don't sell, you jackass

**** a WRX

 

since Kelly is busy moving today, I'll answer for him

1990 Honda Realtime Civic Wagon aka EE

 

Daily driver: 02' M/T

Project: 92' vx

Getting rid of the R was like getting rid a headache. Yeah, sure it was a fun (oh my god, so much fun) car and all, but having to worry about it anywhere that I went was a pain. The IS is a very fun well balanced RWD car. It has plenty of torque and I have added some TRD sway bars, which has really helped the handling. The car is also much quieter and most of all, I don't have to worry (as much) about it.


[Modified by S&P500ITR, 10:07 PM 7/21/2002]


[Modified by S&P500ITR, 3:55 AM 7/22/2002]

 

Okay...so how do you feel now about selling your ITR and getting an IS300?

 

Look. This is really very simple for any ITR owner. If your R were stolen tomorrow and your insurance paid you a fair price for it, I gotta believe every one of us would have one of two reactions:

a. "Great! Now I have the chance to go buy something else, because I was tired of the R."

...or...

b. "Damn! I really loved that car. I don't know any other car I could get in the same price range that I would enjoy anywhere near as much. Now I'm stuck with trying to find another one that was as nice as mine."

If your answer is (a), get rid of it and don't worry what anyone else thinks. If your answer is (b), keep it (and don't worry what anyone else thinks).

My answer would be (b).

 

nsxtcjr ~ I guess you don't understand what I'm feeling right NOW. Who knows...what I'm just trying to ask is what you guys think. Maybe my fellow ITR boys can help me with this painful decision.

 

Yes, I do miss my ITR. I am certainly enjoying my 2002 M3 though. I do wish the M was a little lighter. That is what I miss most about the R, not only was it light, it *felt* light. I also miss the Honda tranny; it shifted sooo smooth. The BMW tranny is quite 'cluncky' and the throws are much longer....

That said, I would not trade the M for an ITR The R is special, but there are lots of special cars out there. No regrets here.

 

defcon1Racing:
did you get the manual or the smg? eitherway, great to see you 'moved-up' in car-grade. that is one fine 'mobile!!!

i think i would probably pick a). i do LOVE my car, but if it were stolen, then from my point of view, keeping the car forever wasn't meant to be. i would get something a little more practical. a wrx wagon would definitely be on the list.

 

the car was stolen in may '02, now I drive an '03 TL-S. I love the TL-S but I really do miss the R so much. I had a fbp 00, maybe in the future I will purchase a CW R, I've always wanted one.