Specs on my car are here:

http://t24ever.com/trevorcivic.htm

I owe $7500 to the bank for the EK (and maybe $5-10k in credit card debt for her... sucks).

Dude wants to trade me his 2001 Yellow ITR with AEM CAI, Apexi N1, CF hood, (2) 12" subs, and an amp. I would take his ITR and loan for $12,500 if I got it, and he would take my EK and $7500 loan.

What does everyone think? Is either one of us getting screwed over or being an idiot? Just want your opinion.

 

Well, the decision lies solely upon you.... by the way, you do have a nice car though... with all the Type R goodies... no matter what you do to your Civic.. it will always be a Civic... a hybrid with a B18C5... on the other hand... the ITR will always be an ITR--authentic, limited edition, one of a kind, etc.... and now it just comes down to your and your preferences... you've spent tons of money on your investment already... it's up to you whether you want to trade.... and then comes this question---why does the other guy want to trade his car for you car????

 

yes get rid of that hatchcrap

 

Thanks.

True, true.

Probly because it's lighter weight, and an EK/ITR hybrid isn't too common. Especially with the mods I've done to the car itself. I dunno... he's the one that made the post here wanting to trade.

 

I think the trade is on him, but this "hatchback crap" someone sounds bitter.. Did someone get worked by a "civic"
Hatch backs are the Kings of the Race scene and Type-r, they are the prince's. and we all know the type-r integ's can never touch the endless limits of a hatch

 

I think you should save money, stick with the hatchy and pay off your credit card debt.

 

Personally, I wouldn't.
pay off debt and save up for better suspension setup and be happy with the ek.



[Modified by scott_k, 10:36 AM 10/14/2002]

 

 

heyall no...

keep the EK.

 

Wow, hostility. I'm an EK Forum mod (not here..duh..lol) . I have loved EKs since I've known cars.


And..


I'd rather have a ******* Integra Type-R over any EK anyday of the week. Becuase they're faster, enough said.

Whats up w/ the whole hatch vs. R thing? its hatch/R vs. stunna

 

Thats one nice hatch you got there..

 

Personally, I would keep the EK with the ITR swap, and try to pay off some of that debt. But thats just me.

arno-who loves nice, clean, fast EKs

 

I dont think you guys have a fair trade there.

It would be fair to trade straight up car for car. But the current deal means you end up paying about 4-5k more.

So basically you get a slower car that will get stolen if you raent careful, and 5k more in debt.

 

i will say keep ur EK since so much chits that u had done to it~!

if u want some car that u might keep for ur entire life, trade it.

so... its all up to if u have that 5000 loan or not.

 

Heh thanks, I've been doubting my worthiness to consider my car an "R" for a while now.

Well geez guys, I was 99.5% convinced to go ahead on the trade, but now I'm having second thoughts. My wife wants me to 'cause she thinks we'd have an easier time selling an ITR vs. selling my car if we ever decided to get completely out of debt, and also the resale value on the ITR would be higher. EK hybrids go for $15-20k depending on condition and stuff. The ITR high books at $23k.

Now I don't know what to do...

-T

 

Keep the hatch....hands down, no question about it. Take pride in something you built yourself...

 

keep your hatch. it's VERY nice looking and i'd say buy a better suspension and track that bad boy!

if i ever crashed my itr.. or whatever to it, i'd build an EK hybrid from my ITR.

 

You have a valid point there, but is putting yourself further into debt a valid solution?

 

Selling a car not as modified as your EK is far easier to sell. I'm glad you realize that (or your wife does). There are many different things to consider when thinking of this trade. I'm glad you are considering your future plans as one of them, IE selling/trading the car down the line.

I'd keep the hatchbeezy f0 sheezy, y0. Its very clean, and somewhat a sleeper. Good luck either way.

 

keep the ek..thats what i would do....if i didnt find an ITR i would have an EK just like yours.

 

well, it seems the consensus is to keep the EK. i'll definitely have to give this more thought before I make a final decision. I think if it was straight across, and I only ended up owing $7500 for the ITR i'd go for it in a heartbeat, but I do have a lot of time/blood/sweat/tears/energy/etc... invested into my EK.

 

oh yeah, pix are here for those of you interested:

http://t24ever.com/images/1999cx/

 

Well if you do trade, keep in mind that you will still be carrying that credit card debt on purchases you will no longer enjoy. I always try to put myself into debt with tangible things that I can see, touch, and enjoy while I'm paying INTEREST on them. Trust me is sucks paying those interest fees on things that I don't even have anymore.

Good luck!


[Modified by jstock107, 4:14 PM 10/14/2002]

 

You should have thought of this question before you turned your EK into a type-r. Keep it, you can always go out and buy a type-r (if you have the money) next month, next year or whatever. You spent your money and put in the time already and have a dope *** hydrid to show for it, you have everything a type-r has on your civic plus weight savings...enjoy

 

this is exactly what i was thinking.

i'd keep the EK man