I am waiting to sell my Civic so I can put a DP on an RSX-S. I just test drove on today and I am very impresed to say the least. ( This post is meant for people considering a Type-S)

Interior:
All I can say is WOW. (I am coming from a Civic). It is very upscale and has a luxurious feel to it. My only gripe is the door panels because they feel like hard plastic (unlike my EK wich are vinyl wrapped). The seats a just perfect. Nice lateral support and just right for the American market.

The engine is powerful and the Vtec engagement is loud (i love it). Gobs of low end compared to other 4 cylinder cars. It has a very smooth power band. The tranny is very slick and the 6 speed take some getting used to but over all it has a great feel. The gear ratios really compliments the motors power.

I thought the car handles great and was very balanced (I wish the car was lower though).

Over all I am very impressed with the car and will be buying it as soon as my car sells

I was quoted $22190 before tax ...

I choose the Type-S out of the WRX (drive line problems) & GTI 1.8T (can you say coils packs).


Before i buy i would like to know if there are any know problems with the Type S I should know about. I have searched the whole net and not found a thing (which may be good)

 

be very careful going from 3rd to 4th..I sold my Type S to fiance my hatch..can't say that I miss it

 

I would love to live near roads like that.

I have owned 2 hatches 2 have been B16 powered a with boost running 12.7 @111 mph and the other 12.8 @ 108 MPH.

I have a b20 in my car now and its a lot of fun but to be honest I have sort of grown out of building a car and my priorities have changed. In the future I hope to buy another hatch and build it up but right now i just want to cruise in style and comfort.


Thanks for th input

 

i've been searching for my type s also, but make sure you get everything u want. i had a great offer but not the color i want. so i'm holding off on the purchase till i find another good price with the color i want.
i hear that FL has the best prices for the type S. so u could prolly go lower on the price quoted.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by sensation612 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i've been searching for my type s also, but make sure you get everything u want. i had a great offer but not the color i want. so i'm holding off on the purchase till i find another good price with the color i want.
i hear that FL has the best prices for the type S. so u could prolly go lower on the price quoted.</TD></TR></TABLE>

where did you hear FL has the best prices? out of curiosity..

 

man i cant wait to get my RSX-S as soon as i sell my teg ill get one.
the only thing that bothers me about that car is NO ARM REST
oh well ill probably get used to it

 

Wow thats a **** load or pics to explain a windy road!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 3 South &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I am waiting to sell my Civic so I can put a DP on an RSX-S. I just test drove on today and I am very impresed to say the least. ( This post is meant for people considering a Type-S) </TD></TR></TABLE>

True. I test drove an RSX Type-S last Wednesday and then drove the Mazda6s. I'm coming from an AT as my dd and I liked the Acura stick better than the Mazda 'floating' stick. I felt it had larger blind spots than what I'm used to (sedan). I also thought it was more 'raw' a car and more fun to drive.

I liked the Accord couple EX V6 with the A5 *alot* so I'm going to test out the EX 4cyl and with the V6+6speed. I'm kinda biased to the RSX now.

funk

 

What was the problem you found with the WRX driveline?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 3 South &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
Before i buy i would like to know if there are any know problems with the Type S I should know about. I have searched the whole net and not found a thing (which may be good)</TD></TR></TABLE>I bought an 02 RSX-S last March. My wife put 2k on the car and she went through 3 transmissions. She doesn't drive hard only to work and back. Seems that we were driving the loaner car more than our car

 

Got to
http://forums.nasioc.com/forum....html
It is ******* scary.

I have never heard of RSX-s tranny problems, thats a first.

 

didn't you blow your engine neomagus??? hehe

 

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Errr.......So what happened. What did the dealership do?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Scot project &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Wow thats a **** load or pics to explain a windy road! </TD></TR></TABLE>
Bah, that's not a "windy road." Come for a scenic drive around my local roads, and learn what a sporty Honda can really do.

 

AHF(American Honda Finance) bought the car back since it fell under the lemon law.

 

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Bah, that's not a "windy road." Come for a scenic drive around my local roads, and learn what a sporty Honda can really do. </TD></TR></TABLE>

I was in Pittsburgh last week and WOAHHHHHHHHHHHH

THOSE ROADS ARE CRAZY, each road u turn on to where ever you go is like a mountain curvy road from hell, or Heaven, depends on how u look at it,,,i say heaven considering i was in my RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR