ok forget the 03' civic what now
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ok forget the 03' civic what now
earlier i posted a question to drop a b18c5 into a 03' cvic...now that people are sayin dont do that...what car should i get cause my parents are buyin my *** a car next spring or somethin and i really havent decided...so i just need some opinions.
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Re: ok forget the 03' civic what now (shawnhayes)
RSX type S is a decent new car. Not A WRX class car, but still quite good.
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RSX's are pieces of crap! Get the WRX or VW gti 
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Re: ok forget the 03' civic what now (shawnhayes)
Yeah, my girlfriend bought one when they first came out and she already traded that piece of **** in...ask her if you want... They are nothing but junk, made cheaply and worst of all, they are slow!
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Re: ok forget the 03' civic what now (JRsRoLLiN)
How much are your parents spending?
03 WRX if they are giving you $24,000.
Used 02 WRX if they give you $18,000.
You could also check out the new Protege Mazdaspeed. They look promising.
03 WRX if they are giving you $24,000.
Used 02 WRX if they give you $18,000.
You could also check out the new Protege Mazdaspeed. They look promising.
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Re: ok forget the 03' civic what now (eg_nezay)
Buy an older Prelude or Civic Si. The new WRX and others are nice but they are way to expesive. A knew Civic Ex is only like $14K for double that youcould buy a WRX or just fix the crap outta some older car.
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Re: ok forget the 03' civic what now (JRsRoLLiN)
depends on your budget.
15-20k: 02 SI. I like them and my buddy at Comptech talks about his all the time.
20-25k: WRX or RSX Type S leaning more towards the Acura because of the reliability and resale value. I honestly have no idea how the WRX will hold up after 30k, which is why I wouldn`t buy one.
25-30k: RX8
30-35: SVT Cobra
Few of the you said Supra, the upkeep and mods are a grip. I don`t think a kid could afford it, especially if he can`t work on his own car.
15-20k: 02 SI. I like them and my buddy at Comptech talks about his all the time.
20-25k: WRX or RSX Type S leaning more towards the Acura because of the reliability and resale value. I honestly have no idea how the WRX will hold up after 30k, which is why I wouldn`t buy one.
25-30k: RX8
30-35: SVT Cobra
Few of the you said Supra, the upkeep and mods are a grip. I don`t think a kid could afford it, especially if he can`t work on his own car.
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Re: ok forget the 03' civic what now (jdmsol)
BOOOOOOOO!!!!!! RSX's are pieces of crap! Get the WRX or VW gti
RSX's are pieces of crap! Get the WRX or VW gti
Outside of the MacPherson strut suspension, care to back that up?
Yeah, my girlfriend bought one when they first came out and she already traded that piece of **** in...ask her if you want... They are nothing but junk, made cheaply and worst of all, they are slow!
. I mean with all that information theres no way im going to go out and buy a RSX now. Gee man you really know your ****.[Modified by Dr.Kimball, 10:10 PM 10/14/2002]
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Re: ok forget the 03' civic what now (vtecvoodoo)
well true the resale valve of the acura may hold up.. but I have always followed WRX/Lancer and Skyline GTR test cars from AUTOCAR magazine in the past years.. all three cars always do great and never seem to have any major mechanical problems.. true the older WRX trannies couldn't hold torque..but the new STI version trannies are been built in house (sorry got off subject lets get back to the standard US WRX =p) but if u want reliable go honda.. I have known of a few NEW WRXs that had there PS fail on them.. talk about freak accidents but it happened and the RX8 looks need some work.. hey ryan u missed that RX-7 meet man down in irvine they had the concept model or actual RX8 there ..oh yeah why not the FORD FOCUS SVT I saw one get owned by the 110 FWY (Pasadena -L.A) smacked the wall probably taking one of the lovely sweepers to hard .. what about the Mazda Protege mazaspeed version...NEON SRT4 =p new si is good but would of been nice of honda to give it a tad more UMMPHH but u can drop in the new 2.4L I-VTEC engine from the accord EURO type R =P blah blah blah.. whatever u can afford
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Re: ok forget the 03' civic what now (jdmsol)
Yeah, my girlfriend bought one when they first came out and she already traded that piece of **** in...ask her if you want... They are nothing but junk, made cheaply and worst of all, they are slow!
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Re: ok forget the 03' civic what now (hatchback)
buy a 5th gen hatch and go hybrid.
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Re: ok forget the 03' civic what now (vtecvoodoo)
I`ve already seen it, Bob. My buddy is the advanced planning manager for the rx8 
