civic si ???
08-31-2006, 06:26 PM
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civic si ???
so last year I went out on impulse and bought an 05 accord 2 door for the wife, and its a really nice car, leather and xm and all that, but it has the 2.4 i-vtec and it is GUTLESS, now i pay enough a month for this car that i want it to a fun car when i drive it, which is actually quite a bit, so i want to trade it in and get something sportier, that actually has some *****, but i am limited to getting a car around $20,000 and i want a new car, not used, the first thing that came to mind is srt-4 because of out of the box performance, but then i decided that was not the right car because my wife will daily drive it in the snow etc. and i dont see that working out well, plus its a chrysler piece of poopy, and i want reliability, with all the things i want and the price i can spend, the "06 civic si seems to be the clear winner in my book, just wanted to know what everyone else thinks? any other ideas? i dont want to buy the wrong car again, because the accord was a mistake.....
08-31-2006, 06:44 PM
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Re: civic si ???
well i had 2 deposits on a new Si at 2 different dealerships and after getting screwed out of them both (seriously) i got the 04 Acura TL. Its faster, feels better built and i bet the insurance would be less than a new Si, and the price for a low mileage slightly used TL isnt wayy too much more than an Si/navi (if you look around you can find them for way under 25000) and you get the added pimp factor of such a nice car, and you can get in 6 sp man
08-31-2006, 06:51 PM
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Re: civic si ???
i'm for sure feeling the TL bug, but in order to get it financed the way i want it, i will have to buy a brand new car, 84 month term isnt available on a used car, but it makes the payments much easier...
08-31-2006, 06:56 PM
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Re: civic si ???
the 2.4 i-vtec has 165 hp/135 tq. in the accord
the 3.0 vtec in the v-6 accord has 240 hp, if i had that i wouldnt be getting rid of it, but that car cost about $30,000 mine was $24,000....
but i financed about $30,000 on it because i was upside down on my trade, as i will be this time, thats why i need a car around $20,000, sounds like a dumb thing to do, but if i have a car i want, then i will keep it...
the 3.0 vtec in the v-6 accord has 240 hp, if i had that i wouldnt be getting rid of it, but that car cost about $30,000 mine was $24,000....
but i financed about $30,000 on it because i was upside down on my trade, as i will be this time, thats why i need a car around $20,000, sounds like a dumb thing to do, but if i have a car i want, then i will keep it...
09-01-2006, 03:32 AM
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Re: civic si ???
civic si is complete garbage and that is not sporty or quick. just economy car.
if i was in the market for an economy car cobalt SS supercharged all the way. not as fast as the srt4 but i think it looks a lot better
if i was in the market for an economy car cobalt SS supercharged all the way. not as fast as the srt4 but i think it looks a lot better
